Welcome to the “Basic Care for People with Spinal Cord Injury” blog!
My name is Suzanne Touahria and I’m the course creator and instructor. I’m a Registered Nurse and I have a BScN from the University of Victoria. I have eleven years experience working with people with ventilator dependent quadriplegia and four years in emergency medicine. I recently earned a Masters of Education: Curriculum and Instruction Post-Secondary at Simon Fraser University. I have been teaching nursing at a community college for the past four years and am currently enrolled in the Certificate in Online Learning at Vancouver Community College. This course represents some of my work in this program, as well as from the Provincial Instructors Diploma Program.
Basic Care for People with Spinal Cord Injury is a course intended for anyone wishing to learn how to assist a person with a spinal cord injury to accomplish activities of daily living and manage the challenges that come with their disability. This 30-hour course was originally intended to take place in a face-to-face classroom environment. However, in recognition of the vast geographical area students come from, it was decided to conduct a large portion of this program online and combine it with a weekend of practical experiential learning.
As an online community of learners, we will differentiate some of the most common spinal cord injuries people endure, and identify the resultant challenges they face. Specifically, we will explore the potential physical, mental, sexual and spiritual effects of spinal cord injury and identify various ways in which we as caregivers, might provide assistance. When meeting face-to-face as a class, we will engage in scenario-based learning activities intended to equip you with the skills necessary to provide safe and competent physical care. We will work primarily in small groups in order to benefit from frequent peer and instructor feedback, and to learn from each other. Throughout the course, you will be afforded opportunity to network and get to know each other because a strong learning community can provide a rich source of information and support long after the course is over!
A Certificate of Accomplishment will be issued to students who achieve a 68% grade on required assignments and pass skills testing. If you choose to audit this course, completion of assignments and testing will be optional and you will not be eligible for a Certificate of Accomplishment.
My name is Suzanne Touahria and I’m the course creator and instructor. I’m a Registered Nurse and I have a BScN from the University of Victoria. I have eleven years experience working with people with ventilator dependent quadriplegia and four years in emergency medicine. I recently earned a Masters of Education: Curriculum and Instruction Post-Secondary at Simon Fraser University. I have been teaching nursing at a community college for the past four years and am currently enrolled in the Certificate in Online Learning at Vancouver Community College. This course represents some of my work in this program, as well as from the Provincial Instructors Diploma Program.
Basic Care for People with Spinal Cord Injury is a course intended for anyone wishing to learn how to assist a person with a spinal cord injury to accomplish activities of daily living and manage the challenges that come with their disability. This 30-hour course was originally intended to take place in a face-to-face classroom environment. However, in recognition of the vast geographical area students come from, it was decided to conduct a large portion of this program online and combine it with a weekend of practical experiential learning.
As an online community of learners, we will differentiate some of the most common spinal cord injuries people endure, and identify the resultant challenges they face. Specifically, we will explore the potential physical, mental, sexual and spiritual effects of spinal cord injury and identify various ways in which we as caregivers, might provide assistance. When meeting face-to-face as a class, we will engage in scenario-based learning activities intended to equip you with the skills necessary to provide safe and competent physical care. We will work primarily in small groups in order to benefit from frequent peer and instructor feedback, and to learn from each other. Throughout the course, you will be afforded opportunity to network and get to know each other because a strong learning community can provide a rich source of information and support long after the course is over!
A Certificate of Accomplishment will be issued to students who achieve a 68% grade on required assignments and pass skills testing. If you choose to audit this course, completion of assignments and testing will be optional and you will not be eligible for a Certificate of Accomplishment.
