Posture, Seating and Wheelchair Mobility Across the Life Course - Postgraduate Certificate
Enhance your skills to provide an evidence-based approach to assessment and management of wheelchairs and seating.
Key information
EU fees per year
€6,000
Non-EU fees per year
€6,000
NFQ Level
NFQ Level 9 Minor
Duration
One year
Attendance
Part-time
Programme type
Taught, Professional / Flexible
Delivery
Blended
Start date
September
Award
Postgraduate Certificate
Enhance your skills in supporting wheelchair, seating, and mobility needs with UL’s one-year, part-time Postgraduate Certificate in Posture, Seating, and Wheelchair Mobility Across the Life Course.
Aimed at Health and Social Care Practitioners and Clinical Engineers, the programme helps students to become proactive, reflective and responsible when addressing complex issues affecting people with wheelchair and seating requirements.
The programme will support you to become an evidence-based practitioner who is better positioned to grow and develop in your discipline.
During this programme, you will
- Acquire an advanced level of skill, knowledge and clinical reasoning to improve interventions with people with postural seating and wheelchair mobility needs.
- Develop an evidence-based approach to the assessment and management of wheelchairs and seating for different client groups across all life stages.
- Examine professional issues relating to the provision of wheelchair and seating services in different contexts.
- Integrate research, knowledge and practical solutions with your expertise and client preferences to providing the most effective, high-quality services to the user.