Mental Health Intervention

Catalog description

This course provides in depth study of the occupational therapy process for clients across the lifespan with psychosocial and/or cognitive dysfunction. Theories, principles assessments, and interventions focus on performance of activities and routines in daily life tasks and participation in society. Psychiatric diagnoses that are highly prevalent in children, adolescents, emerging adults, adults and older adults who can benefit from occupational therapy services are defined and described. Etiology, signs, symptoms, clinical course, psychiatric management, morbidity and prognosis for benefit in corresponding occupational therapy intervention are reviewed. The influence of psychiatric pathology on day to day life tasks and routines, and engagement in societal participation are examined. Clinical reasoning skills for making diagnostic judgments and planning for occupational therapy interventions for clients with psychosocial and/or cognitive dysfunction are studied in-depth. The course focuses on critical thinking for the design and implementation of occupational therapy assessments and interventions for prevention, adaptation and compensation to restore and sustain health and wellness across the lifespan in a wide variety of contexts in the community.