OT With Children, Youth, and Families I

3 units

This is the first in a 2-course series designed to immerse students in the OT process with children, youth, and families. In this course, students will explore foundational knowledge regarding typical developmental trajectories and their associated adaptive functions within multiple contexts and applications to occupations. Students will then apply this knowledge to the OT process through case studies, exploring and practicing standardized assessments, non-standardized assessments, and functional observations. Common pediatric settings and their associated legislation will be discussed. Hands-on pediatric interaction will be provided in 1-2 lab sessions. Themes of identify-affirming practice (race, neurodiversity, gender, etc.) will be a thread throughout the course.