WHO Wheelchair Service Training Package. It is estimated that there are more than 7. People in developing countries often depend on the donation of wheelchairs, which are frequently of poor quality and not suitable either for the users or their environment. Health and rehabilitation professionals are not always trained adequately to ensure people with disabilities have a quality wheelchair. After extensive expert consultations, field trials and an expert review, WHO in partnership with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), has developed the Wheelchair Service Training Package - Basic level.
WHO is in process of developing the Wheelchair Service Training Package – Intermediate level which is expected to be launched in June 2. Purpose of the training. The main purpose of the training package is to develop the minimum skills and knowledge required by personnel involved in wheelchair service delivery.
Wheelchair Service Training. package in the Website for the training institutes and wheelchair service. trainer’s manual and set of posters. Service delivery is the provision of wheelchair skills training, mobility skill among older adult novice manual wheelchair (MWC) users. Wheelchair skills training. . WHEELCHAIR SKILLS. Wheelchair Falls; Training. The PoinTIS SCI Physical Therapy site of the SCI Manual for Providers is based on information. DeGroot 1 Development of a training program for manual wheelchair skills and an assessment of effects of training on participation Keri DeGroot. 'Low tech, high impact' This website deals with the Wheelchair Skills Program (WSP). The WSP includes the Wheelchair Skills Test (WST), the questionnaire.
An important aim of the training package is to get it integrated into the regular paramedical/rehabilitation training programs such as physiotherapy, occupational therapy, prosthetics and orthotics, rehabilitation nursing. Towards this, WHO is posting the whole training package in the Website for the training institutes and wheelchair service providers. The easiest way to make use of the training package is to download the complete package (requires 3 GB space). How to use the materials. The package contains all the necessary forms and checklists, manuals and guides including trainer’s manual and set of posters and presentations. First click “Strat.
Manuals and guides” - open the Trainer’s manual to prepare yourself to deliver the training. Then click the “Timetable and sessions” tab to open the timetable. Click the hyperlinks of each session, which lead you to the exact slides and video location.
Wheelchairs operated by their users. several wheelchair skills and to become familiar with the evaluation and training. Wheelchair skills, required for manual. 'Wheelchair skills training program for. 'Reliability of the performance and safety scores of the wheelchair skills test version 4.1 for manual wheelchair. The sessions are always tailored to the group and we run both manual and power chair training. Back Up wheelchair skills training is supported by the Big. Table of contents: Safety. Safety: Safety of the clinician; Basic movement skills. Propelling forward; Propulsion patterns; Propelling on carpet; Turning left and right.
The best way to deliver the training is to proceed through the lessons in sequential order respecting the timing allotted for each session as much as possible. WHO would be happy to receive your feedback about this training package in order to make future improvements. Link to the full package in English. Link to the full package in other languages (without videos)Link to the Reference manual. Link to the Trainers manual. Link to the Participants workbook. Link to the Posters.
Link to the Training of Trainers Card Decks (ENG)Related links.