THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3RD 10:30 TO 11:30 FOXFIRE
Home Assessment Practice and Technology
Ms. Carolyn Sithong, Home For Life Design
About The Session:
Home assessment practices are often not standardized, do not facilitate outcomes measures and are challenged by productivity standards. Recent technology advances have made this practice more efficient. Moving beyond checklists and outcome measures that list home hazards, professionals will be empowered with knowledge of tools that quantify and measure intervention skills and have technology platforms, re-energizing practice in this important area of home assessment and environmental modifications for clients across the lifespan.
About The Presenter(s):
Carolyn Sithong:
has fifteen years of experience as a clinical, educational and community-based occupational therapist with award winning practices. She is specially certified in the area of environmental modifications (SCEM) by the American Occupational Therapy Association and is nationally certified as an Aging in Place Specialist (CAPS) by the National Association of Homebuilders. She has served the Florida Department of Elder Affairs, AARP, National Rebuilding Together, Home Depot and the American Occupational Therapy Association, with her expertise in the home modification area. Carolyn is the Founder & Chief Health Officer of Home for Life Design®, where she helps healthcare and aging in place service providers meet the needs of homeowners through technology and evidence-based practices, specifically in the area of home assessment.
Home Assessment Practice and Technology
Ms. Carolyn Sithong, Home For Life Design
About The Session:
Home assessment practices are often not standardized, do not facilitate outcomes measures and are challenged by productivity standards. Recent technology advances have made this practice more efficient. Moving beyond checklists and outcome measures that list home hazards, professionals will be empowered with knowledge of tools that quantify and measure intervention skills and have technology platforms, re-energizing practice in this important area of home assessment and environmental modifications for clients across the lifespan.
About The Presenter(s):
Carolyn Sithong:
has fifteen years of experience as a clinical, educational and community-based occupational therapist with award winning practices. She is specially certified in the area of environmental modifications (SCEM) by the American Occupational Therapy Association and is nationally certified as an Aging in Place Specialist (CAPS) by the National Association of Homebuilders. She has served the Florida Department of Elder Affairs, AARP, National Rebuilding Together, Home Depot and the American Occupational Therapy Association, with her expertise in the home modification area. Carolyn is the Founder & Chief Health Officer of Home for Life Design®, where she helps healthcare and aging in place service providers meet the needs of homeowners through technology and evidence-based practices, specifically in the area of home assessment.