Hand Therapy in Practice

About this module 

This module runs online with five days of live teaching, and online activities, followed by an online assessment the following week. We advise students will require time off from work in order to attend the sessions. Please contact the Programme Leader for dates of the live teaching and assessment. 

Who is this course for 

Occupational therapy, physiotherapy

On completion of this course you should be able to:

1. Develop knowledge and practical skills in various aspects of practical hand therapy.
2. Demonstrate clinical reasoning for a variety of treatment techniques/interventions used in the specialist clinical field of hand therapy.
3. Critically evaluate the effectiveness of a practical hand therapy intervention.

• an undergraduate degree (at least 2:2) or a diploma in occupational therapy or physiotherapy, or an equivalent qualification;
• an English Language GCSE grade C or equivalent;
• You’ll also need to currently work in the clinical field of hand therapy.

If you are funding your own study, the module price will be confirmed shortly.

Contact

Learning Beyond Registration (LBR) E: 

• Email: lbr@derby.ac.uk T: 
• Phone: +44 (0)1332 591992

   

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Additional information about your studies

Minimum numbers

Please note that this course is subject to minimum numbers in order to run.