FREE CEU for Social Workers and Case Managers

Amputees – Living Life to the Fullest

This 1 hour course, titled “Amputees: Living Life to the Fullest”, will educate social workers and case managers on the fundamentals of amputee rehabilitation and resources that will play an imperative role in their patients’ everyday occupations. With the incidents of diabetes and peripheral vascular disease escalating around the country, social workers and case managers are faced with the challenge of helping these patients return to their lives in the most functional way possible. During this course we will discuss various classifications of amputations, types of prosthetic devices, common complications, phantom limb pain, and life altering resources. After this course, social workers and case managers will have the knowledge to empower amputees to live life to the fullest, despite all obstacles.

Presenters:
Karen Frank PT, Certified Fall Prevention Specialist, Home Improvement Contractor
Gregg Frank OTR, Certified Aging In Place Specialist, Home Improvement Contractor
Both Gregg and Karen are owners of Back Home Safely, and GreenLight Mobility Franchising which are home safety and accessibility organizations.