OCTA 214:OT Strategies and Intervention to Psychosocial Challenges

Credit Hours: 2
Lecture hours per week: 1
Lab hours per week: 3

Prerequisite(s): OCTA 203, OCTA 204, OCTA 205, OCTA 206, OCTA 208
Corequisite(s): OCTA 210, OCTA 213, OCTA 215, OCTA 216, OCTA 217, OCTA 218
This course will provide knowledge in occupational therapy strategies and intervention techniques for individuals, groups, and populations with psychosocial issues that alter performance in areas of occupation (ADL, IADL, health management, education, play, work, play, leisure, rest and sleep and social participation). It will explore occupation-based treatment approaches and techniques for the client with psychosocial dysfunction. Topics include common psychosocial diagnoses, assessments, treatment environments, and treatment interventions for areas of occupation. Lab activities will focus on applying skills necessary to promote therapeutic use of self, safety, culture, professional behaviors, communication skills (oral and written), group techniques and planning strategies for individual, group, and community interventions. The evaluation process, appropriate assessments, and documentation skills will be expanded upon. Program courses are sequenced by semester and must be taken as a group each semester per program requirements. (Spring semester only)