Description
This course examines occupational therapy service delivery in private and community mental health settings and
services. Individual and group leadership skills are developed for use in addressing psychosocial deficits encountered in
practice. The implications of illness for the individual, within various cultures and society, are analyzed. Individual and
group services and the leadership and safe management of complex behaviors are included within the course. The role
of OT and the use of evidence based assessments and interventions to promote occupational performance,
participation and engagement are addressed within the lab. Lecture for this course is online and the lab is face-to-face.