Occupational Therapy in Psychosocial Practice

Catalog description

This course is designed to teach students how to deliver occupational therapy practice for psychosocial challenges and mental health conditions, across the lifespan. Factors affecting psychosocial functioning will be explored and students will apply the OT process to develop treatment plans, goals, a variety of intervention strategies, and discharge plans for persons facing psychosocial dysfunction. Evidence-based practice and theoretical framework will be used to guide clinical decision-making. Students will learn to maximize the occupational performance of psychosocial clients by using intervention approaches per the occupational therapy practice framework (e.g., establish, prevent, or modify). Psychosocial issues will be presented across practice domains and throughout the lifespan.