Online and In-Person Education for Seating and Mobility OTs 
Coming Soon 

The Ontario Society of Occupational Therapists (OSOT), the Ontario Home Medical Equipment Provider’s Association (OHMEPA) and Motion are collaborating to develop a comprehensive education program for occupational therapists who prescribe and authorize mobility devices. This program will be available on-demand through Motion’s online learning portal. Focus groups comprised of administrators, authorizers, vendors, and manufacturers are working to inform the content and structure of the program. program will also feature some in-person learning. As we continue to develop the content – we’d love your input. Please complete our short (five minute) survey to identify which criteria you think are most important for vendors presenting the ‘hands-on’ components of the program, to have. The survey deadline is August 26. Thank you in advance!

Interested in volunteering? Reach out to learning@motioncares.ca if you would like to participate in a focus group, contribute content, or if you would like to receive notification when the program is launched.

Accredited Education Program for Occupational Therapists (OTs) Prescribing Mobility Devices

Key Features for Learners:

  • Sessions are offered in a modular format so you can select the path most relevant to your practice, such as type of devices prescribed, and population served.
  • Content is based on best practices as Motion is an accredited provider with the International Accreditors of Continuing Education and Training (IACET).
  • Information covered directly references the Assistive Devices Program (ADP) manuals including: assessment, goal setting, prescription, and types of equipment.
  • Training includes both online and in-person sessions. The online sessions focus on clinical practice, theory and ADP policy, while the hands-on sessions focus on equipment demonstrations.

Program Details:

  • Modules with a grey bar are online and available on demand through Motion’s learning portal.
  • Modules with a gold bar are hands-on, in-person equipment workshops.
  • To meet the IACET standards, the equipment workshops will follow a standardized lesson plan and be taught by vendors who are knowledgeable experts as determined by OHMEPA.
    • The hands-on equipment workshops will be available from OHMEPA.
  • OSOT members participated in the review of this program.

Thank you to all who have volunteered and continue to participate.