OCT 613Rehabilitation: Neurological

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This course focuses on the motor control, cognitive-perceptual, and learning theories as they relate to occupation-based intervention for those individuals across the lifespan whose engagement in activity are impacted by traumatic and non-traumatic injuries and diseases that affect the neurological system. Using the International Classification of Functioning Disability and Health (ICF) as an overarching framework, the student will learn how the assessments covered will yield information about the client's occupation across the levels of function, activity and participation. The student will learn to design occupation-based interventions and develop therapeutic skills to implement and monitor the interventions including the designing and fabrication of adaptive devices, slings and support devices to facilitate function and support. Assessment and intervention applications for clients with various neurological deficits are presented in seminar discussion, case study, problem solving, and laboratory experiences. Special attention is paid to the use of the new emerging technologies to enhance performance capacities in the area of physical rehabilitation processes.