This laboratory is run by the staff of the School of Occupational Therapy of Hadassah and the Hebrew University with the assistance of professionals from various Jerusalem based clinics.
1. Outcome evaluation tools
(in collaboration with the laboratory for the Rehabilitation of Individuals with Cognitive Disabilities)
Population: Individuals with functional, motor or sensory deficits
Goal: Measuring the effectiveness of rehabilitation intervention and equipment is essential. We intend to develop evaluation tools that measure functional outcomes, translate and adapt existing tools to the ect will deal both existing tools to the Israeli population. Israeli population and assess the psychometric properties of existing tools.
2. Driving rehabilitation
(in collaboration with the Virtual Reality laboratory)
Population: Individuals with Acquired Brain Injury and geriatric populations
Goal: Driving is an essential part of independence in daily living. Elderly clients and individuals after brain damage often wish to continue driving and frequently do so without being assessed as safe drivers. In recent years, many occupational therapy clinics in Israel have become involved in driving rehabilitation. However, there is still a need to provide a training laboratory for safe driving practice, develop a comprehensive assessment of driving skills and develop methods of assessment of treatment effectiveness.
3. Teaching skills laboratory for activities of daily living
Population: Various populations
Goal: We intend to build and promote a simulated environment for training purposes. Here, students and clinicians will be able to acquire the requisite skills to assist clients in gaining independence in their everyday living tasks. Training will focus on learning to assist in skills such as dressing and bathing, caring for the house and accomplishing tasks outside of the home.