Name: Assisting with Mobility - Safer Client Handling
Start: 2026-01-30T09:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-03-27T12:30:00-05:00
Location: Regional Learning Centre

Assisting with Mobility - Safer Client Handling

This in-person course will provide a refresher on safer moving and handling skills and techniques.
About this Event

Safer Client Handling - Hands on practice

Care providers working in a community setting face a number of unique challenges when it comes to assisting clients with their mobility. This session will provide participants with targeted and relevant information and hands on practice.

Topics will include:

Principles of safer body mechanics, and discussion on why body mechanics is not always enough to keep you safe.
The difference between lifts and transfers
Recognition of high-risk client care activities
Responding to unsafe client handling situations and requests from others

Opportunity to practice using a Hoyer lift, sit-stand lift, and ceiling track lift
Assisting with a variety of manual transfers such as sit-stand
Assisting with repositioning using a variety of techniques and devices
Discussions on safe patient handling challenges unique to community care
Opportunity to problem solve current patient handling situations with peers

* Self-screen before coming to class. If you feel sick please do not attend.

Please note a minimum of 6 participants are required to run this training.

REFUND POLICY

For cancellations:

Cancellations received within 15 or more business days prior to the training/orientation start date will receive a refund minus Eventbrite Fees. Alternatively, paid registrants unable to attend a course for which they have registered may opt to apply their fees to a future session. Fees must be used within one year of the original course date. In some instances, paying registrants may have the option to transfer their paid seat to another staff member in their organization to use within the year of the original course date.

Cancellations can be submitted via email ([email protected]) or by phone (905-829-7006).

Refunds will not be provided in the following circumstances:

· Cancellations received less than fifteen business days prior to the training session/workshop start date this includes the orientation date.

· ‘No shows’ (defined as individuals registered for a training session, workshop or course who do not attend the training or orientation and do not submit a cancellation to the RLC education team)

· Participants who have already received course materials such as e-learning keys or manuals.

In the event that a course is cancelled by the Regional Learning Centre, registrants who have already received course materials (e-learning keys/access) are not eligible to receive a refund, but can use the fees towards the same session in the future within one year of the cancelled course. All other paid registrants will have the option to receive a full refund, including Eventbrite fees or use the fees towards a future session. Fees must be used within one year of the cancelled course date.

Please note: . To reduce interruptions during the session, no one will be admitted after 15 minutes of the start of the session.