Mental Health & Geriatric Prac

Catalog description

This course presents the role of the Occupational Therapy Assistant in the psychosocial area as weel as the geriatric population of Occupational Therapy practice. Students will learn selected frames of reference, and explore the effects of psychosocial dysfunction on areas of occupation. Students will learn skills necessary to assess, implement and document intervention in a variety of mental health settings. Client factors, including culture and diversity, therapeutic interactions and methods are studied. Students will develop skills in administering individual and group interventions, professional communication, conflict negotiation, and advocacy. This course integrates the Occupation Therapy process and collaboration with the Occupational Therapist through its review of advanced, appropriate select Occupational Theraphy therapeutic interventions and techniques used to enhance functional ability and independence in daily life tasks and occupation for the Geriatric and Mental Health populations. The student incorprates knowledge of the infludences of environment, individual, family, culture and access to Occupational Therapy services on occupational performance. Lab activities, in-class activities, and Level I fieldwork opportunities will enable students to participate in and apply psychosocial and geriatric principles to practice. Lecture 3 hours/Clinical 4 hours/Total 7 hours per week.