OTD-631: Advanced Practice in OT: Borders and Barriers

This advanced course focus is on exploring present and pressing issues within Occupational Therapy practice. Additionally, the students embark on a journey to explore the World Health Organization-International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health and the Occupational Therapy Framework to deepen students' ability to critically analyze and discern how the meaning found in human occupations influences health and well-being and drive client-centered treatment. The course will focus on payment systems and its relationship to quality of care and students will discuss market trends and change facilitators. All emerging practice areas are discussed, including primary care, to explore the fole of OT and develop strategies to promote the value of OT in contexts explored. Students may focus on infants, children, adults and older adults, or any other rehabilitation specialization. Prerequisites: OTD-532, OTD-542, OTD-551, OTD-601 and OTD-623. [ 3 credits ]