Unit 31: Rehabilitation Services

Rehabilitation services (or "rehab") are a form of healthcare designed to help you recover, maintain, or improve skills and abilities you need for daily life.
What it is: Physical therapy focuses on improving your physical movement and managing pain. A physical therapist (PT) helps you regain strength, flexibility, balance, and range of motion.
What it is: Occupational therapy focuses on helping you perform daily activities (or "occupations") independently and effectively.
What it is: Speech-Language Pathologists (SLPs), or speech therapists, help with communication and swallowing. This includes everything from speaking clearly to understanding what you read.
What it is? Respiratory therapy is a healthcare specialty that focuses on the diagnosis, treatment, and management of respiratory (lung) disorders.
What is mental health therapy? as psychotherapy or counseling, is a form of evidence-based treatment that involves working with a trained mental health professional to address and improve mental health conditions

Students will learn to correlate theory into real life world and learn vocabulary associated with these services.

Multiple formative

Assessments

Group projects

RN demonstrations/videos to increase pathway interest