LIVING WELL: OCCUPATION-BASED INTERVENTIONS PROMOTING HEALTH AND WELLNESS
Critically analyze the rigor and evidence supporting current occupation-based interventions for populations served by occupational therapists, create a professional presentation based on this research, and create materials to translate this information for consumer use. Understand key issues and current occupational science trends in fostering access to and equitable participation in occupations.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: Declared in Occupational Therapy OTD Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe and critically analyze the research supporting current cutting-edge occupation-based interventions for clients/populations served by occupational therapy. Audience: Graduate 2. Create professional presentations, and client-friendly materials describing these occupation-based interventions and the evidence supporting their use. Audience: Graduate 3. Describe and critically analyze how our client’s access to occupations and equitable participation in occupations are shaped, limited, and/or supported cultural, social and ecological factors Audience: Graduate 4. Recognize and critically analyze key characteristics of collaborative relationship-focused practice in Lifestyle Change Interventions. Audience: Graduate 5. Achieve competency in motivational interviewing skills for independent use with clients and partners in capstone projects Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Describe and critically analyze the research supporting current cutting-edge occupation-based interventions for clients/populations served by occupational therapy. Audience: Graduate 2. Create professional presentations, and client-friendly materials describing these occupation-based interventions and the evidence supporting their use. Audience: Graduate 3. Describe and critically analyze how our client’s access to occupations and equitable participation in occupations are shaped, limited, and/or supported cultural, social and ecological factors Audience: Graduate 4. Recognize and critically analyze key characteristics of collaborative relationship-focused practice in Lifestyle Change Interventions. Audience: Graduate 5. Achieve competency in motivational interviewing skills for independent use with clients and partners in capstone projects Audience: Graduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027