Kara Welke & Sue Doyle – Home Modifications

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Home Modifications
Speakers: Kara Welke, OTD, OTR/L, CLT, CAPS, SHSS |  Sue Doyle, PhD, OTR/L, CAPS, SHSS
Duration: 2 Hours 01 Minutes
Format: Audio and Video

Description

Most people want to remain in their own homes as they age.  Therapists have unique skills that allow them to identify the interaction between the client’s skills, values/goals, and the impact of the environment on their ability to perform valued or necessary activities. This session provides an introductory overview of why therapy professionals should be completing home accessibility and safety assessments and the initial steps in order to start a business completing home modifications the right way.

Speakers

Kara Welke, OTD, OTR/L, CLT, CAPS, SHSS
Kara Welke, OTD, OTR/L, CLT, CAPS, SHSS, has had a wide variety of experiences and has worked with pediatrics through geriatrics in various settings. She even ventured away from traditional occupational therapy for a few years and had the privilege of starting an Early Head Start program from the ground up and was the director of the EHS program. Kara taught in an OTA program as well as served as the academic fieldwork coordinator for approximately 8 years. In order to provide client-centered, occupation-based, and evidence-based practice, Kara started her own Mobile Hybrid Practice to help older adults age in place in 2018. This business has grown significantly over the years, and she now has over 15 employees and contractors providing a wide array of services. Her business not only has its own client population, but they also provide services to other agencies and businesses. Due to the lack of resources for helping therapy professionals start their own business, Kara created the Next Level Occupational Therapy Facebook group. It was through this group that it became apparent that all therapy professionals needed assistance in starting their own business and that is when the Therapy Business Builder program was started. Kara has helped hundreds of therapists get to the next level in their career through her programs.

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Kara Welke is the owner of Home Therapy Solutions, LLC and Next Level Occupational Therapy. She receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc. Kara Welke has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Kara Welke has no relevant non-financial relationships.

Sue Doyle, PhD, OTR/L, CAPS, SHSS
The Home Accessibility Therapist LLC
Sue Doyle, PhD, OTR/L, CAPS, SHSS has decades of experience across a broad area of occupational therapy practice and includes more than 11 years in academia teaching both adult and pediatric treatment courses, neuroscience, and research. Sue has written several chapters in occupational therapy textbooks, presented at multiple conferences including as part of AOTA’s Stroke Specialty Conference team, and has multiple international peer reviewed publications including a Cochrane systematic review. Her research areas have included evidence-based practice, therapists’ decision making and clinical reasoning, and sensory impairments after stroke. Sue has worked on developing her private practice serving adults in their homes and her clinic, which she started in 2016. Her practice includes working with stroke survivors, aging in place and home safety, and contracts with the Developmental Disability Administration and Area Agency on Aging.

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Susan Doyle is the owner and occupational therapist for OT Lifestyle Solutions PLLC, Next Level Occupational Therapy. She receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Susan Doyle is a member of the American Occupational Therapy Association. She serves on the review panel for Occupational Therapy in Health Care.

Objectives

1. Evaluate the research behind why occupational therapy professionals are best suited to complete home modifications.
2. Determine how you can address accessibility and safety in your current or future practice setting.
3. Develop a framework to help older adults age in place for improved quality of life.
4. Articulate the needs for and benefits of home accessibility and safety assessments.

Outline

• Increased need for therapy services for older adults
  • Review of research about increasing #s of seniors and people with disabilities
  • Current state of the housing stock in the USA
  • Older Adults Desire to live at home
  • Impact of living at home on quality of life etc
  • Benefits of seeing clients in the home
• Research Supporting therapy in the Home
  • Reduce Hospitalizations
  • Reduce Falls
  • Improve Cognition, quality of life, and mental health
  • Reduce Caregiver Burden
• Research Supporting Occupational Therapy Professionals as experts for Home Modifications
  • Complex versus simple interventions
  • Multi visit versus 1 consultation visit
  • The “magic sauce” person-tasks-environment interaction that is client centered/led
• Basic Steps to starting a Home Modification Business

Target Audience

• Athletic Trainers
• Occupational Therapists
• Occupational Therapy Assistants
• Physical Therapists
• Physical Therapy Assistants

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