OCT 729 - Occupational Therapy Health Care Innovations in Society

3 Credit(s) Healthcare is constantly changing and occupational therapy practice is continually evolving to meet the needs of both traditional healthcare settings and non-traditional areas of practice. Students will analyze how health, societal and political issues and policies affect health care practice for individuals with disabilities. Group discussions relating to social and political systems will focus on how these systems influence the delivery of health care services, and the impact of culture on treatment and health practices. Students will explore areas of occupation-based treatment and relate new and innovative ideas to clinical practice. Limited to OCT Major.
Pre-requisites:

OCT 701

OCT 726

OCT 725