Home Modification Resources

Home modifications for occupational therapists – Building a leadership role on the home modification team

“Occupational therapists conduct home assessments and have specialist knowledge of the impact of the physical home environment upon the participation of people in their everyday lives. Qualitative and quantitative results emphasized the importance of external access to the home and internal access to bedroom and bathroom facilities, with remarkable consistency across hospital discharge and aging in place.” (Wellecke et al., 2022)

This online workshop is ideal for occupational therapists, from both private and public sectors, who wish to improve their ability to contribute to a home modification project and collaborate with other members of the home modification team.

Online delivery

September 22 to October 6, 2022
Live session: October 6, 2022 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Time)

Presenters

Marnie Courage, O.T. Reg. (MB)

With over 20 years of clinical experience and an Executive Certificate in Home Modification from the University of Southern California, Marnie is an international expert on home modifications and accessible housing. She sits on the Canadian Home Builders’ Adaptiv Home Council, the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists’ Home Modification Task Force and is on the Technical Committee of the CSA’s Accessible Housing Standard. Marnie is a content contributor for both the Canadian Age Safe Senior Safety Specialist course and the Canadian Home Builder’s Associations Adaptiv Home training course. Marnie leads the national home modification assessment and consultation division of Enabling Access Inc. to support people living with disabilities and those wanting to live in place as they age. Marnie continues to make positive local impacts and have global influence in the areas of life care planning, accessible housing, and home modifications.

Lesya Dyk, OT Reg. (Ont.)

Lesya Dyk is an occupational therapist who has been in private practice since 1998 and is currently President and Clinical Director of Lesya Dyk O.T. Services Inc., a company that offers complete occupational therapy services to those injured in motor vehicle accidents, as well as the needs of the aging population. Mrs. Dyk has extensive experience in home modifications related to MVA clients, chronic pain management, functional capacity assessments, vocational assessments, and treatment of acquired brain injury. She holds a clinical lecturer appointment at McMaster University, and has held the position of President of the College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario for three consecutive terms, ending in 2014. She Chairs the Advisory Board for the National Research Council’s “Ageing in Place Challenge”, and is a founding member of the Home Modification Council ) now Adaptiv Council at the Canadian Home Builders’ Association. She is a founding member with Don Fenn of Home Modifications Canada.