Occupational Therapy Assessment and Theory Across the Life Span

Catalog description

Students learn the role of theory in the development of assessments and how this theory can be utilized to frame selection of assessments and intervention techniques that follow. Occupational performance contexts found within the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework are utilized to emphasize the role of the occupational therapist in both standardized and non-standardized formats. Students learn the process of data collection, scoring, and interpretation of evaluation tools in order to develop appropriate treatment and discharge planning strategies across the life span. This course prepares the student to evaluate quality of tools and to understand how to select intervention tools within practice settings.