Description
This course prepares students to critically appraise and deliver occupational therapy interventions for children and youth in various settings as they apply to persons, groups, and populations. Topics include common diagnoses, funding, equipment, evidence-based interventions, referral, consultation, discharge, transition of care, inter- and intra-professional collaboration and cultural considerations of the individual, and cultural considerations of the individual's family or community. This course provides opportunities for developing occupation-based practice skills while considering children and youth, families/caregivers, and their communities across a variety of practice settings and levels of care.
Prerequisite: OCT 5101 Introduction to Occupational Therapy; OCT 5127C Occupational Analysis and Professional Reasoning; OCT 5133C Evaluation and Assessment; OCT 5142C Human Function; OCT 5151 Conditions