Master of Clinical Science in Upper Extremity Rehabilitation
London, Canada
DURATION
1 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
Request application deadline *
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2024
TUITION FEES
CAD 37,000 **
STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning
* Official Application Deadline to the program is May 1st, 2024 but later applications will be considered up until August.
** international: $37,000 CAD | for domestic: $14,000 CAD
Introduction
Designed for practicing occupational and physical therapists in search of advanced-level knowledge and skills in upper extremity rehabilitation, this program helps you develop the skills and knowledge to provide enhanced patient care for upper extremity injuries and conditions and to seek advanced accreditation and recognition nationally and internationally. The ideal candidates for the program are:
- Therapists who are interested in gaining initial experience and preparing for employment in upper extremity rehabilitation.
- Experienced therapists seeking to advance their practice in upper extremity rehabilitation.
- Those who have some direct practice experience in upper extremity rehabilitation would like to prepare to challenge the Certified Hand Therapist Examination.
Offered fully online, with face-to-face clinical mentorship experiences, this interprofessional educational experience helps you develop clinical skills, research methodology, depth of knowledge, and the professional behaviors to assess evaluate manage, and rehabilitate complex upper extremity conditions. This unique program’s curriculum is mapped to the Certified Hand Therapist (CHT) exam.
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Curriculum
With courses offered fully online, through synchronous and asynchronous virtual learning environments, this program allows students to achieve their learning goals while balancing the demands of their professional and personal lives.
The curriculum and course offerings of this program are built around the idea that specialized rehabilitation of the upper extremity reflects a synthesis of occupational therapy and physical therapy theory and practice that combines comprehensive knowledge of the structure of the upper limb with function and activity to inform evidenced-based rehabilitation.
Exposure to specialized practice will position graduates of the program to effectively manage the complexity of clinical presentations and enable best practices in upper extremity rehabilitation.
Fall Term (September - December)
- Research Methods
- Foundations of Upper Extremity Rehabilitation
- Clinical Mentorship
- Research Experience
Winter Term (February- April)
- Advanced Professional Practice
- Rehabilitation of Hand Conditions
- Clinical Mentorship (continued)
- Research Experience (continued)
Spring Term (May-August)
- Rehabilitation of Shoulder and Elbow Conditions
- Clinical Mentorship (continued)
- Research Experience (continued)
- Includes Research Day
Program Outcome
Upon successfully completing the program, students should have the ability to:
- Critically analyze and integrate the principles underpinning upper extremity rehabilitation to inform interventions across the lifespan
- Evaluate clinical history and examination findings to inform individualized client-centred rehabilitation within a biopsychosocial and interdisciplinary framework
- Implement and justify evidence-informed rehabilitation interventions to optimize clinical outcomes
- Synthesize knowledge, skills and attributes to demonstrate advanced practice in upper extremity rehabilitation
- Develop research skills enabling active participation and competency in clinical research
- Communicate and apply ethical principles and practices in patient care and research activities
- Develop communication strategies that foster therapeutic alliance and shared decision-making with the client
- Develop iterative self-reflection skills and continued life-long learning