Education
The Rehabilitation Centre
for Children contributes to the education of students,
colleagues and members of the general public, both at
the Centre and at educational institutions and international
conferences.
Rehabilitation team members share
their expertise with high school students and with students
in various post-secondary educational programs.
Therapy and Assistive Technology team
members regularly contribute to the training of occupational
therapists and physiotherapists through lectures at
Universities. Onsite, students enrolled in services
related to rehabilitation and developmental needs receive
valuable practical training at our facility.
The following are some of the educational
opportunities provided by the Rehabilitation Centre
for Children:
Lectures and presentations
- School of Medical Rehabilitation
at University of Manitoba
- U of M Human Ecology and Physical
Education
- Major conferences, community groups
and school inservices
Student
Training
- Undergraduate OT and PT students
- Rehabilitation Assistants from
Alberta and Thunder Bay, Ontario
- School and day care assistants
- U of M and Red River Community
College Nursing students
- U of M Physical Education and
Recreation students
- Speech-Language Pathology students
on practicum
- Students on work experience
The staff of the Rehabilitation
Centre for Children are pleased to offer their expertise
to families, educational facilities and the pediatric
rehabilitation community.
Research
The RCC, and formerly the Shriners Hospital, has a
long history of research and development in the areas
of Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology.
Beginning in the 1970s, the Biomedical Engineering Research
Department was a national leader in the study of locomotion.
Over a period of nearly 20 years the
Department studied normal and abnormal patterns of walking
and published 20 papers and presented findings at over
20 conferences on the results of research studies. During
the same time, many assistive devices and a modular
seating system were developed to aid in the positioning
and mobility of children with physical disabilities.
Over the last decade, the focus of
research and development has changed in response to
evolving client needs and to the availability of technology.
The unique design of Assistive Technology is regularly
integrated into the provision of customized devices
and as such, is not funded separately nor written up
for publication.
Three dimensional motion analysis
has been a part of a research partnership between RCC,
the Department of Electrical Engineering and School
of Medical Rehabilitation at the University of Manitoba.
Currently a faculty member from the
Department of Mechanical Engineering has become involved
in our Assistive Technology Clinics with a view to initiating
clinically relevant literature.
The Electronics Department is
currently involved in a research project to develop
an inexpensive device to allow individuals to use vocalizations
to control a limited number of functions to operate
a computer, environmental control system, power wheelchair
or an alternative communication device.
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