OTW 5270 Mental Health in Occupational Therapy

2 Hours

This course addresses theories, standards of practice and evidence as they apply to occupational therapy and its role in mental health promotion, prevention and intervention. Students discuss the context of practice and study the lived experience of mental illness and recovery. This course will offer learning experiences that will introduce the student to the roles and functions of the occupational therapy practitioner in this area of practice. This course will be offered in the spring semester of the first year of the program.