OCCU 535 OT Process: Psychosocial Practice

This course focuses on the occupational therapy process as it applies to persons of different ages with psychological, social and/or cognitive disabilities. Frames of reference and theories will be reviewed and applied to guide clinical reasoning and evidence-based decision making for assessment and intervention. Students will learn group process and group dynamics as they apply to occupation-based evaluation, intervention, and outcomes assessment. Students will analyze the contextual factors that contribute to psychosocial disorders and consider how issues of disparity, social injustice, and occupational deprivation affect the individual's ability to re-enter into society.