Rehabilitation Sciences FLEX

This course is designed for students that have an interest in health science such as medicine, nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, prosthetics and orthotics, exercise science, and physical rehabilitation. 

Students will participate in a fun-fact search and share each week. At the end of the course the fun facts will be merged into a final booklet of fun facts. Students should expect sporadic "quick quizzes" in which students will demonstrate their knowledge via small quizzes. These quizzes allow me to review areas of confusion.

Everyone's career goals and interests are different; students will also have the opportunity to schedule 1:1 chat sessions with me to discuss any specific questions they have about course content. This course is designed to provide several short (10-20 minute) activities  such as movement labs and collaborative scavenger hunts. Posted lectures and demonstrations (30-minutes or 2 15-minute sessions)  will be posted each week. 

Each week we will discuss a branch of rehabilitation sciences. Our discussion will include careers, educational requirements for the field, general overview of the field, fun facts, and a demonstration. 

Topics: 
Week 1: What are Rehabilitation sciences?
Activities: Fun fact search and share, career quiz,  Final project discussion, Rehabilitation Sciences around me Scavenger hunt 

Week 2: Physical therapy 
Activities: Fun fact search and share, Human Movement challenges, Joints scavenger hunt 

Week 3: Occupational therapy 
Activities: Fun fact search and share, Grips movement lab, Hand anatomy coloring sheet 

Week 4: Prosthetics 
Activities: Fun fact search and share, Casting demonstration, Components demonstration, Components coloring sheet 

Week 5: Orthotics 
Activities: Fun fact search and share, Components demonstration, Lower Limb anatomy coloring sheet 

Week 6:  Durable Medical Equipment 
Activities: Fun fact search and share, DME Scavenger Hunt 

Week 7: Speech Pathology 
Activities: Fun fact search and share, Speech Movement Lab and Matching game 

Week 8: Adaptive sports 
Activities: Fun fact search and share, Adaptive Activity proposal, Paralympic athletes  

Week 9: ADLs (activities of daily living) 
Activities: Fun fact search and share, ADL scavenger hunt , What is your routine? 

Week 10: Review, Career readiness 
Activities: Fun fact search and share final presentation