Pediatric Evaluation & Intervention w/Lab

Catalog description

This course explores evaluation of occupational performance, performance components, and occupational environments among adults. Typical occupational performance problems evaluated by occupational therapists will be investigated. Issues related to screening, assessment, evaluation, and the interpretation of such will be addressed. This course explores aspects of typical and atypical development across childhood and adolescence, focusing on occupational performance, performance skills, and occupational environments rehabilitation or habitation among children and youth. The primary focus is on occupation-based program/intervention planning. Students will utilize evidence-based decision-making and clinical reasoning necessary to practice with these special populations will also be an emphasis during this course. (prereq: MOT 606,MOT 613)