ADULT OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY INTERVENTION

Catalog description

This course introduces students to treatment interventions to improve functional performance in various environmental contexts. Students will learn to identify and apply frames of reference and models appropriate to employ in the intervention process with the adult client. Students will also develop skills in clinical reasoning for the selection and administration of interventions for improving independence in occupational performance. Students will also examine contextual modifications, advocacy, interdisciplinary problem solving, communication with caregivers, effects of disability on the family, and supervision of the OTA. There is a focus on the importance of purposeful activity in interventions in acute, rehabilitation, skilled nursing, and home environments. Offered Fall semester only.