Advanced Occupational Therapy Theory and Practice

Catalog description

This course is designed to deepen students’ understanding of contemporary local and global occupational therapy theories and enhance their competencies in critically applying these theories to diverse situations, including traditional and emerging practice settings. The sequence of learning experiences is intended to empower students as creators and assemblers of theory best suited to their professional interests and mandates for evidence-based and socially responsive practices. For the final course presentation, students will apply theory to a real-life situation; they will also critically evaluate their applications with respect to considerations of evidence-based and socially responsive practices, views of occupation, political, historical, spiritual and cultural influences, the profession’s core ethos, and situation-specific occupational reasoning processes.