OT 611 - Service Learning 2: Addressing the Occupational Performance and Participation Needs of Older Adults

This is the 2nd service learning course in a series of 3 courses. In this course, students deepen their knowledge of community-based OT practice and then apply and integrate what they have learned in prerequisite courses and are learning in co-requisite Graduate Occupational Therapy courses. In this course, students will provide individual and group occupation-based services to support health and wellness of older adults related to gaining/supporting access, safe mobility and participation in activities and occupations at living and community environments, such as senior settings or adult daycare settings. Students will apply appropriate teaching and learning strategies to support the health literacy of the older adult. Students continue to develop skills for measuring and documenting client need for occupation-based services, as well as client response and progress over the course of an occupational therapy intervention. Students must complete at least 40 hours of service over the course of this semester. This course integrates student co-requisite learning in OT610 and meets ACOTE requirements as a Fieldwork 1 experience.
Service Learning
Credits: 1
Prerequisites: OT 500, OT 503, OT 505, OT 506, OT 507, OT 510, OT 511, OT 515, OT 516, OT 517, OT 518, OT 520, OT 521, OT 524 and OT 525
Co-requisite: OT 610
Offered in the Fall Semester
Department Consent Required