OT 524 Physical & Mental Health Conditions Across the Lifespan
This course will explore the characteristics and implications of major categories of mental and physical health conditions that occupational therapists may encounter when working with clients across the lifespan. The course is designed to build a common language and foundation for future coursework, requiring occupational therapy assessment choices and intervention strategies for clients with mental and physical conditions (disability/deficits/pathology) across the lifespan. Human conditions will be examined in the context of the human systems affected by the condition, epidemiology, prognosis, mental and/or physical deficits/disability associated with the condition, and medical and pharmacological interventions and their impact on function and research.