The practice environment, the roles of health care professionals and a variety of influences on occupational performance will be examined and discussed. An emphasis will be placed on the impact of long term care issues for consumers in medical, non-medical and community settings. Teams, social systems, interdepartmental and intradepartmental relationships are part of the health care delivery process. Occupational Therapy Theoretical Perspectives on Children. This course presents an exploration and study of selected theories and frames of reference as applied to the practice of occupational therapy with children and adolescents.
Emphasis is given to theoretical constructs and their application to occupation based practice.
Occupational Therapy Assessment and Intervention with Children. This course presents an overview of the planning and implementation of occupational therapy for children and adolescents. Students will gain introductory experiences in the practice of integrating activity analysis, the theories of development and human occupation and the process of clinical reasoning with the observation, evaluation, delivery and documentation of occupational therapy services. O.T. Theoretical Perspectives on Children. This laboratory course examines the centrality of human occupation in promoting, maintaining and remediating health throughout the life span.