Bathroom Assistive Technology in Practice- Clinical education for Therapists

Bathrooms are one of the most challenging environments our clients navigate every day — and often where confidence, safety, and independence are first impacted.

This hands-on, practical education session is designed for Therapists who want greater confidence translating assessment findings into the right bathroom assistive technology for each client.

In this two-hour workshop, you’ll work through real-world scenarios and practical assessment strategies for toileting, showering, and bathing. You’ll see, handle, and discuss a range of bathroom aids while strengthening your clinical reasoning around why one option may be more appropriate than another.

Whether you’re a new graduate or an experienced Therapist, this session will provide practical tools, clearer decision-making, and takeaways you can use immediately in practice.

What You’ll Learn

Assess toileting, showering, and bathing tasks with a clear function and safety focus
Apply key clinical considerations including mobility, pressure injury risk assessment and management, balance, endurance, postural support, continence, and carer involvement
Identify physical and environmental factors influencing bathroom AT prescription
Differentiate between similar bathroom aids and make confident, clinically-justified prescription decisions
Recognise contraindications and red flags where equipment may increase risk for a user and/or their supports
Understand when equipment can be appropriately trialed in a showroom environment versus when an in home trial is functionally/clinically essential
Apply practical setup, adjustment, and client education strategies

2 CPD points

Presenters:

Sarah Uncle- Head of Clinical Education at ILS

Natalia Aftanas- Assistive Technology Professional Light Rehab

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