AHA 18-18 Refresher
English06 – 24 Nov 2026Online course
The Assisting Hand Assessment (AHA 18-18) Refresher Course is a short course for clinicians who already hold AHA 18-18 certification. It is designed for participants to review important updates about the AHA 18-18 and recalibrate scoring accuracy against the criterion-referenced standards, helping maintain the consistency and reliability required to score the AHA 18-18 in clinical practice and research. This course is strictly limited to currently certified AHA 18-18 raters only.
The course is conducted in two steps:
Self-directed learning and scoring (6-7 hours, within 2 weeks). Self-guided modules on the CPTeaching Learning Management System (LMS) covering the most recent AHA 18-18 updates, with practice scoring of four (4) AHA 18-18 test sessions. This step must be completed within the specified time frame to attend the live forum. There are no exceptions.
Live online forum (3 hours). Discuss your scoring with your AHA 18-18 teacher, clarify any questions about specific items, and score one (1) AHA 18-18 test administration together with the teacher.
Who should attend
Occupational therapists and physiotherapists who hold current AHA 18-18 rater certification.
Course objectives
On completion of this course, participants will be able to:
Summarise the recent updates to the AHA 18-18, including the online score form, automated reporting and the CPTeaching Learning Hub.
Score AHA 18-18 test sessions reliably according to the criteria in the manual (AHA Version 5.0).
Identify the items on which their own scoring tends to be "too nice" or "too harsh" and correct these against the scoring criteria.
Course requirements
Participants must hold current AHA 18-18 rater certification. Evidence of completion of an AHA 18-18 certification course may be requested.
Please do not register for this course if you:
Are not a certified AHA 18-18 rater.
Have planned leave or other factors that will impact on your ability to complete all steps within the time frames specified.
Course outline
- 1
- Due
- 24 November 2026
Modality: Self-directed learning
Time requirements: 6-7 hours (including the scoring calibration below)
Time for completion: 2 weeksSelf-guided modules accessed via the CPTeaching Learning Management System (LMS). Download the current AHA 18-18 manual (Version 5.0), review four recent papers on the AHA 18-18 (linking Mini-AHA and AHA 18-18 scores, the AHA-Plex, longitudinal bimanual outcomes, and the development of Version 5.0), and watch the videos on the new online score form and the score summary sheet.
You must complete this step before the online forum. There are no exceptions.
- 2
- Opens
- 10 November 2026
- Due
- 24 November 2026
Modality: Self-directed online scoring
Time requirements: Included in the 6-7 hours above
Time for completion: 2 weeksIndividually score four (4) AHA 18-18 test sessions that have been calibrated by our most experienced AHA 18-18 teachers. This step is not pass/fail. You have two (2) attempts per session; after an unsuccessful attempt you receive feedback on whether your scores are “too nice” (too high) or “too harsh” (too low), and after a successful attempt you receive the correct scores. Ideally you should have 5 or fewer scores that differ from ours.
You must complete this step before the online forum. There are no exceptions.
- 3
- Starts
- 24 November 2026 at 7:00 am AEDT
Modality: Live online forum
Time requirements: 3 hoursDiscuss your self-directed scoring and specific items with your AHA 18-18 teacher, score one (1) AHA 18-18 test administration as a group with the teacher, and take part in a general discussion. Attendance is required to receive the attendance certificate.
- 4
- Due
- 24 November 2026
Modality: Self-directed learning (optional)
Time requirements: As neededOptional reference videos introducing each of the 20 AHA 18-18 test items. Refer to them at any stage of the refresher course to support your scoring calibration.