LIFE OCCUPATIONS:MENTAL HEALTH

Catalog description

This course addresses psychosocial development throughout the lifespan and explores assessment and intervention to facilitate occupational engagement. Developmental theories and models of psychodynamics, cognition, behavior and occupations are examined. This course also explores psychosocial aspects of occupational performance among various populations. Using the DSM-V criteria, occupation and function are explored in various contexts and phases of wellness, illness and disability. Students will engage in clinical reasoning in the areas of evaluation, goal setting and treatment planning using a collaborative model. Level I fieldwork is integrated within the coursework affording students the opportunity to apply knowledge gained in the classroom to hands-on clinical experiences.