Rehabilitation Sciences 4212A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Icf International, Main Course, Health Promotion
26 Dec 2018
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Course description: focus on real-life practice = a very practical perspective, rehabilitation programs @ parkwood institute (regional rehabilitation. Centre) = tertiary: for all of south western ontario (some introduction to conceptual/theoretical basis/principles of rehabilitation, how theory (concepts or principles) translate into practice, main course theme innovations in rehab practice. Incorporating : high-intensity activity-based approaches, self-management (health promotion) perspective, evidence-informed ways to implement practice change, sub-themes, secondary health conditions (frequently encountered by persons with disability, role of physical activity / physical therapies in maintaining health and wellness. Importance of embedding approaches to facilitate self-management (behaviour. Introduction to implementation science (as applied to rehabilitation) = how to improve practice sustainably. In order to illustrate course concepts: focus on persons with spinal cord injury (sci) & acquired brain injury (abi) Icf background: essentially it is a hierarchical classification system that can be applied to many activities of rehabilitation (e. g. , assessment, goal-setting, intervention planning, etc. , each level gets larger and larger.
