The AFIT (Adult Functional Independence Test) for Optimal Aging


Wouldn’t it be great to have a performance-based functional assessment tool to be used with adults 50 years and older to evaluate the key aspects of fitness central to optimal aging: posture, flexibility, balance, endurance, and strength? This course presents & demonstrates such a tool – The AFIT (Adult Functional Independence Test) for Optimal Aging. All of the measures that comprise The AFIT are supported by research and include predictive analytics; many include national norms.

It is our hope that The AFIT will be a mandatory component of annual visits to a physicians. As one physician commented in our beta test, “I love this. Just like I order blood work, I can order the AFIT for each annual visit. This will provide me with vital information on my patient’s functional status that I don’t have time to get.”

Participants will learn the importance of these measures and observe how to correctly perform the assessment as well as explain the implications to their patients/clients. Evidence based exercises will be provided as suggested resources for the problems identified. Course participants will observe 3 case studies, which include counseling patients with regard to the appropriate course of action. Information on marketing this tool to physicians, health agencies, and the community is provided and practical, how-to handouts are included that the course participants can download and use immediately.

What participants are saying . . .

“I love learning something new and this course definitely taught me a great deal.”

“A unique opportunity to watch an expert complete assessments in a way that was very comprehensive and illustrates how we can really impact our aging adults in a way the is unlike the current PT/OT typical framework. Innovative.”

“Everything in this course is very relevant to our practice!”

“Everything in this course was based on research. I love that!”

  • Pretest + Let’s Get Started: What is AFIT? (35 min)
  • AFIT Eval 1: A 90 Year Old Cougar (36 min)
  • AFIT Eval 2: A 73 Year Old Busy, Fit Go-Getter (43 min)
  • AFIT Eval 3: A 79 Year Old Retired Professor (51 min)
  • Take Home + Remedies: Exercises for Optimal Aging (39 min)
  • Motivation and Adherence (34 min)
  • Resisters & Interviews (49 min)
  • Marketing Strategies + Post-test (13 min)

List of AFIT course handouts

  • AFIT: Adult Functional Independence Test
  • AFIT Instructions
  • AFIT Score Implications
  • Completed AFIT – 90 Year Old Cougar
  • Completed AFIT – 73 Year Old Busy Fit Woman
  • Completed AFIT – 79 Year Old Retired Professor
  • AFIT Exercises for Optimal Aging
  • Exercise Adherence Theories & Strategies
  • Exercise Action Plan Template
  • Exercise Coping Plan Contract
  • Motivational Interviewing Strategies and Techniques
  • Exercise Recording Form
  • AFIT Promotion Strategies
  • AFIT Physician Flyer
  • AFIT Community Flyer
  • AFIT References

  1. List the 15 assessments that comprise The AFIT, determine where patients/clients fit within the norms and cutoffs for these assessments, demonstrate competence in administering these tools, and describe their implications for optimal aging.
  2. List 15 exercises for the remediation of the problems found in the The AFIT and identify the evidence for using each exercise to address the specific deficit.
  3. Select the appropriate intervention for the problems found on the The AFIT.
  4. Choose a marketing strategy for the medical and general community.
  5. Identify motivation strategies to exercise adherence.

Upon completion of the course, a certificate of completion for 5 contact hours of educational credit will be awarded.

PHYSICAL THERAPY

Great Seminars Online (GSO) is an Approved CE Provider for PTs and PTAs in CA, IL, NM, NY, OK, TX.

This course has received CE approval from the following state licensure boards or associations: AR, FL, LA, MD, NV, NJ, OH.

This course meets the guidelines for CE approval in: CO, CT, ID, IA, KS, ME, NH, NE, SD.

This course has been accepted for CE credit by these states because it has been approved by another state’s board or association: AK, AL, AZ, DE, GA, HA, IN, KY, MA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NC, ND, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, UT, VT, VA, WI, WY, WA.

INDIVIDUAL APPLICATIONS

If you do not see your state listed, please visit your state board or association’s website and request information for an individual application.

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY

   This course has received CE approval from the following State licensure association: FL

Great Seminars Online courses meet occupational therapy state licensure renewal requirements including but not necessarily limited to these states:   AL, AR, AZ, CO, CT, GA, ID, IA, KY, MI, MN, MO, MT, NE, NH, NM, NV, NY, NC, ND, OH, OK, OR, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WV, WI, WY

5 Contact Hours - $149.00


Your Instructor

Dr. Carole B. Lewis, PT, DPT, MSG, MPA, PhD, GCS, GTCCS, TRC/CTR, FSOAE, FAPTA


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Course Format: Online video course
Target Audience: Physical Therapist, Physical Therapist Assistant, Occupational Therapist, Occupational Therapist Assistant.