Functional Capacity Evaluation Training
Course Description
OccuPro’s Functional Capacity Evaluation training program is designed for professionals who are looking to expand their knowledge and/or implement Functional Capacity Evaluations into their practice. Following the completion of this three day continuing education course you will be able to plan, administer, and perform evidence based FCE’s that meet industry reliability and validity levels. Upon course completion attendees are certified as trained FCE testers and this course is one of two best steps in attaining the Certified Functional Capacity Evaluator certification.
You will receive hands on experience performing a kinesiophysical Functional Capacity Evaluation with a full FCE being performed by each attendee on day three of the course. The protocols and training are built around assessment tools that have been court tested with published reliability and validity studies. Following the completion of this course you will receive ongoing testing support as you grow and expand your FCE practice. OccuPro’s Online Assessment Application will be utilized during the course as a training tool. This software is an optional piece of equipment that will greatly improve your productivity and efficiency in completing Functional Capacity Evaluations.
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Satisfactory course completion as an assessment of learned outcomes includes:
- Participation in all three days of training
- Classroom demonstrations/critique of your hands on evaluation practicum
Learning outcomes
By the end of this training program learners will be able to:
Demonstrate ability to perform/document safe, reliable, and defensible FCE’s
- Consistently identify safe occasional, frequent, or continuous abilities
- Demonstrate understanding of consistency of effort and reliability of pain
- Accurately extrapolate data to an 8 hour day
- Demonstrate knowledge of kinesiophysical lifting protocols
- Recognize FCE documentation that enhances your reports
- Back up your FCE results in a court of law
Course Overview
Who Should Attend: Tuition: Physical Therapists $900.00 Occupational Therapists Athletic Trainers Education Level: Exercise Physiologists Introductory - Intermediate Allied Health Professionals No pre-requisites required Content Domain: Evaluation Course Instructors: Contact Hours: Jim Mecham, MS, OTR/L, CPE, CFCE 24 hours (3days)
course approval
OccuPro' prides itself in meeting the highest standard of continuing education course approval and providing medical professionals with continuing education units. This course has been approved by the following state and national approval bodies:
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