OT for Adults with Functional Cognition Challenges

3 units

This course explores the person, environment, and occupation factors that influence occupational performance of adults and older adults with cognitive challenges in outpatient and community settings. Emphasis is on strengthening interviewing and interpersonal communication skills, administering/interpreting/documenting performance based functional cognitive assessments, and being able to select/implement functional cognitive interventions according to evidenced based theories and frames of references. Clinical reasoning is strengthened through development of observational skills, decision making processes, therapeutic use of self and cultural sensitivity/awareness utilized as part of the OT process.