OT 840 - Assessment and Intervention III: Adults

4 Credit(s)

Occupational therapy assessment and intervention approaches are explored as they apply to adults experiencing physiological, musculoskeletal, cognitive, psychological, neurological impairments, or other medical conditions that impact function, health, and participation. Students learn the historical and theoretical basis for a variety of assessment tools and client-centered intervention strategies. Learning activities designed to promote professional reasoning and collaborative team skills help students to develop a repertoire of strategies to assess and analyze occupational performance in context, establish goals appropriate to the individual and practice setting, and design client centered occupation based intervention plans. Hands-on techniques, consultative models, reimbursement and practice domain challenges and opportunities, documentation strategies, patient/client and caregiver teaching, and theoretical constructs are explored. Adaptive equipment, assistive devices, group protocols and dynamics, and emerging technology are examined. Finally, assignments and in-class activities focus on developing a repertoire of strategies to enhance interprofessional collaboration and client-centered care with a wide array of health and human services professionals.