Introduction to Home Automation for Occupational Therapists

An introduction to using home automation to support people living at home

  • 2 hours CPD

  • Client case studies

    • Quizzes

    • Earn your Certificate of Knowledge

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    Home Automation – Utilising technology solutions to remotely control appliances and devices at home

    You can support your clients to:
    • Maximise their potential
    • Access home appliances
    • Control their living environment
    • Remain active and engaged despite limitations. 

    Learning Objectives
    • Understand the Process of Assessment for Home Automation and home adaptation for disability related conditions using technology solutions.
    • Determine if you should recommend a home automation component or system to meet clinical needs.
    • Apply clinical reasoning for cost-effective recommendations of home automation.
    • Build Capacity to train your clients to use the system to be independent to meet their goals.
    What We Offer

    What's included in this online course?

    A step-by-step guide

    Gain skills and expertise to help you be able to use home automation as an intervention to support clients with physical and cognitive disabilities.

    Study at your own pace

    You can enrol in this course whenever you want, and study at your own time and pace.

    Unique learning experience

    You will not learn just by watching many hours of videos. We are offering interactive courses with different media and quizzes, to improve your knowledge.

    Course Lessons

    Karen Maurer

    Karen Maurer is an Occupational Therapist with over 27 years’ clinical experience, who runs Capable Spaces, a boutique community-based Occupational Therapy service in Newcastle NSW. Karen and her team support adults with progressive neurological conditions, palliative care and spinal cord injuries, using interventions to help people live as independently as possible in their homes, such as assistive technology, home modifications, home automation, and technology access. Karen has a passion for providing clinical supervision and practical training, supporting clinicians to grow their scope of practice to help maximise people’s independence, function and safety in the community.