Faculty serve as mentors in this process. Ethical, scientific, historical, sociocultural, political and economic factors provide both a foundation and an ongoing perspective of the search for truth that is essential to education. The occupational therapy curriculum provides a professional, entry-level, generalist education that prepares students for a variety of practice areas. A person is an active being whose development is influenced by the use of purposeful activity. Using their capacity for intrinsic motivation, human beings are able to influence their physical and mental health and their social and physical environment through purposeful activity.
Human life includes a process of continuous adaptation.
Biological, psychological and environmental factors may interrupt the adaptation process at any time throughout the life cycle. Dysfunction may occur when adaptations are impaired. Activity as used by the occupational therapist includes both an intrinsic and a therapeutic purpose. We take a holistic view of the person, believing that the mind, body and spirit are interdependent. We believe in the value and uniqueness of each individual.