Use of adaptive equipment in laboratory and clinic settings. Diagnosis and treatment of disabilities associated with development. Intoduction to major categories of physical dysfuntion, with emphasis on intervention strategies and appropriate treatment protocols. Development of therapeutic relationships, data gathering, treatment methods, and use of adaptive activities to fit the needs of individual patients or groups. Introduction to general rehabilitation principles.
Course work emphasis on treatment planning, documentation, and introduction to clinical reasoning.
Introduction to major categories of physical dysfunction, with emphasis on intervention strategies and appropriate treatment protocols. Introduction to disorders and diseases. Addresses age as a developmental stage of the normal life span. Treatment intervention in terms of the model of human occupation frame of reference. Laboratory emphasizes the influence and dynamics of social roles in the context of structured occupational therapy group exercise.