Health Literacy Universal Precautions

Catalog description

This course examines the relationship between occupational therapy and health literacy and explores the core determinants of health literacy, which include occupational therapy professionals’ communication competencies, their clients’ communication abilities, and client-professional exchanges throughout the clinical process of OT. It is aimed at educating participants on the direct relationship between health literacy, access to health and social services, and patient outcomes. Evidence and theory presented support the need for occupational therapy professionals to consider their clients’ health literacy levels by adopting universal precautions that effectively address what some consider a health literacy epidemic on organizational, departmental, academic, and individual levels.