ASOP instructor-led education

Hands-on casting training for orthopedic staff.

Hands-on casting workshops for the people who care for orthopedic patients. Bring practical education to your practice, hospital, or training program.

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Local instruction. Hands-on practice. ASOP education.

Your ASOP Instructor:CHARLES BAROCAS, ROT

Serving: Tampa Bay and surrounding areas

Charles Barocas, ROT — your ASOP instructor
LEARN. APPLY. PRACTICE.Skills you can keep building.
Since 1996Hands-on casting education
6+ attendeesPrivate group workshops
1 or 2 daysAt your facility
Up to 7 or 14 CEU hoursWorkshop continuing education

A practical fit for your team

Your facility.
Our shared commitment to learning.

For orthopedic technologists, medical assistants, nurses, athletic trainers, and other orthopedic healthcare professionals. Coordinate your group’s experience and goals with ASOP.

ONE-DAY WORKSHOP

Build the foundation.

Upper-extremity casting, materials, patient protection, molding, and supervised practice.

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Up to 7 CEUs · One-year ASOP membership

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TWO-DAY WORKSHOP

Take your practice further.

Build on day one with lower-extremity casting and additional application and molding practice.

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Up to 14 CEUs · One-year ASOP membership

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Contact us for current private-workshop tuition. Instructor travel is additional; the host provides required casting supplies and equipment. Final scope, costs, dates, and instructor availability are confirmed with ASOP.

Choose your learning focus

Practical education.
More ways to participate.

Introductory casting

Explore materials, tools, patient positioning, safety, and upper- and lower-extremity applications through guided practice.

Advanced casting

Discuss specialized applications such as patellar tendon-bearing and total contact casting, along with troubleshooting and case-based learning.

Splinting

Develop padding, molding, and fabrication skills for temporary immobilization, acute injuries, and postoperative care.

Live Zoom instruction

Ask about interactive virtual sessions, questions and answers, and scheduling that fits your practice.

Ask ASOP about course availability, prerequisites, session length, group size, tuition, and CE hours for your selected topic. Specialized and virtual formats are quoted separately from the standard private-workshop options above.

From demonstration to application

See the technique.
Then put it to work.

Instructor demonstrations, guided application, and repeated practice help participants develop their casting skills.

Explore the ASOP casting manual ↗
  1. 01

    Start with safety

    Cast room tools, patient protection, safe cast removal, stockinet, padding, and fiberglass handling.

  2. 02

    Practice upper-extremity casting

    Short arm, long arm, and thumb spica application, with attention to molding and fit.

  3. 03

    Expand with the two-day format

    Short leg non-weight-bearing casting, ulnar gutter demonstration and practice, and further molding techniques.

Make it happen

One team. Three simple steps.

01 / CONNECT

Start the conversation.

Tell your instructor or ASOP about your facility, group size, preferred dates, and training goals. Share the workshop topic and learning objectives that matter most to your team.

02 / COORDINATE

Set your workshop up.

Confirm the format, instructor, tuition, travel, supplies, and equipment with ASOP before inviting participants to register.

03 / LEARN

Bring your team together.

Prepare with ASOP learning materials, then spend your workshop applying techniques with instructor guidance.

Your next workshop starts here

Let’s bring ASOP to your facility.

Tell us your preferred format, dates, and group size.

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Tell us about your workshop.

Share your facility, workshop interests, and preferred dates. Review your request, then open your email app to send it directly to your instructor.

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