August 1 & 2, 2024 - Winamac, Indiana

Continuing Education Hours: AOTA Approved  for 16 hours & ADED approved for 14 hours.  


Abstract

Successful engagement in the occupation of driving extends beyond the operation of primary and secondary controls – it also requires consideration of vehicle selection.  This process requires that the following areas must be carefully considered: 

  • Ingress/egress, 
  • Loading/unloading, 
  • Stowage and securement of mobility devices,  
  • Seating and positioning, 
  • Access to primary and secondary controls.  


Specialists are often called upon to identify, problem solve and assist with vehicle selection, and vehicle modification solutions to fit an individual’s specific client factors and performance skills. Work in the field of driver rehabilitation inevitably requires the ability to problem solve a range of complex and challenging cases. This is especially true as vehicles continue to advance, reshape, and evolve. 

This course is for the specialist looking to expand their foundational knowledge and apply careful analysis of these areas and provide clients with a list of vehicles and modifications that will fit their needs. 

  • We will review both historical and current vehicle conversions and modifications. 
  • Then, through the lens of the specialist, we will discuss current trends and learn about stakeholders engaged in the vehicle modification process from the manufacturer to modifier to final fitting to the end user. 
  • Connections will be made between the impact of medical conditions and/or injury on client factors, performance skills, and environmental demands. 
  • Expert-led discussions will engage learners to identify methods for clinical reasoning, prioritization of decision-making, and identification of community mobility solutions for complex client cases, including both drivers and passengers. 
  • Recommendations will be discussed utilizing industry best practice guidelines, current evidence, expert knowledge, licensing regulations, and industry standards in order to support fitness to drive.

Learning Objectives

1.       Discover current trends and about stakeholders engaged in the vehicle modification process from vehicle manufacturing to modification to final fitting to end user. 

2.       Understand expert clinical reasoning methods to identify solutions for challenging situations including both drivers and passengers.

3.       Prioritize decision-making process for identifying solutions for ingress/egress, seating and positioning, fit with vehicle safety features, stowage and securement of mobility devices, and operation of primary and secondary controls.

5.       Evaluate case study outcomes and solutions with industry best practice guidelines, current evidence, expert knowledge, licensing regulations, and industry standards to support fitness to drive and passenger applications.

6.           Apply understanding and applications of vehicle modifications of case studies for both the driver and passenger through discussion and tour of plants, incorporating client factors, performance skills, and environmental demands.

7.      Understand BraunAbility specific vehicle applications to support ingress/egress, seating, and positioning, fit with vehicle safety features, mobility device securement, and access of primary and secondary controls.

Speakers

  • Cassy Churchill, Sr. Marketing Manager, BraunAbility
  • Tammy Phipps, OTR/L, CDRS, President & CEO, Driver Rehab Center of Excellence
  • Susie Touchinsky, OTR/L, SCDCM, CDRS, Adaptive Mobility Services
  • Trista Windows, COTA, CDRS, Director of Driver Rehab, DRCE


Program Details

This workshop is being held at BraunAbility in Winamac, Indiana and will include education by driver rehab specialists and BraunAbility staff.  A tour of the BraunAbility conversion plant will provide greater understanding of the conversion process and other modification products offered by this manufacturer. 

Since 1972, BraunAbility has focused on connecting wheelchair users with their communities via vehicle conversion and modifications.  They are one of the industry's leading companies that is providing transformative mobility solutions.  BraunAbility offers wheelchair accessible vehicles, and many other innovative product solutions for ingress/egress, loading/unloading, stowage and securement of mobility devices, seating and positioning, and access to primary and secondary controls.  This wide offering of products and vehicles, gives both instructors and attendees a “lab setting” where they can apply the methodology and evaluation process learned in the classroom setting to our client’s with a comprehensive mobility solution.  By touring the BraunAbility plants the attendees will gain valuable knowledge about the manufacturing process.  They will be able to confidently provide their clients with solutions that support safe and independent access to the community. 

This is the first offering of this course.   This collaboration of presenters with manufacturers is a model that we hope to continue to expand to other manufacturers in our industry.  

Light breakfast and lunch will be provided.

  • AOTA Approved Provider #6874 Adaptive Mobility Services, LLC is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. PD activity approval ID# 0000006660. This Distance Learning-Independent activity is offered at 0.3 CEUs, introductory level, OT Service Delivery/Foundational Knowledge. The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA.
  • ADED CHAP Provider #63563136. Adaptive Mobility Services, LLC is an ADED CHAP Provider. ADED does not endorse specific course content, products, or clinical procedures. The assignment of CEUs/contact hours does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by either group.

Audience & Education Level

Target Audience – driver rehabilitation specialists

Prerequisites – This workshop is for the specialist who has completed one of the following courses:   Adaptive Mobility’s Part 2: OT Driver Rehabilitation Specialist Training, ADED’s Application of Adaptive Vehicle Modifications, or the Veterans Administration 2 week Driver Rehabilitation Instructor Training Course. 


Please email your course certificate to [email protected] within 48 hours of course registration to demonstrate competency and confirm your spot. Please note it is the responsibility of the student to provide proof of meeting the prerequisites. Inability to provide proof will result in course refund minus credit card processing fees. If you do not meet the prerequisites, but are interested in attending, please reach out to [email protected]. The instructors may consider previous or alternative study you have completed.  Disclaimer about case by case. 


Educational Level – intermediate.


Justification for intermediate level of education - the objectives of this course encompass higher-order thinking skills such as application, analysis, evaluation, synthesis, and problem-solving. Participants are required to not only understand concepts but also apply them in real-world scenarios, demonstrating a level of cognitive complexity consistent with an intermediate level course according to Bloom's Taxonomy.


Additional Details

Contact hours: This course has been approved by AOTA for 16 hours of continuing education and by ADED for 14 hours of CE. 

Registration Fees: $499 – This includes a continental breakfast & lunch each day! 

Method of Learning: Live, in person

Course Completion Requirements: attendance of full course attend and course survey

Course Review Date: August 1 & 2, 2024

Does this course contain a direct driving component: YES

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