Occupational Therapy Practice III

Catalog description

This course presents the occupational therapy process for older adults emphasizing evidence-based practice for individuals, groups and populations. Students apply theory to practice with older adults in various contexts. Students select and apply appropriate models of practice and frames of reference, especially those related to wellness and health promotion to cases presented via various media. Students examine wellness, health promotion, community-based practice, and multiple chronic conditions, and apply these principles to aging populations and individuals. Students refine skills related to safety, clinical reasoning, therapeutic use of self, and intra- and interprofessional communication presented in the previous occupational therapy practice courses. The lecture, lab and concurrent Level I fieldwork experience allow students to practice skills and documentation from evaluation to discharge planning.