OCT 404 Perceptual and Cognitive Disabilities

3 Credit(s)

What one perceives results from the interplay between past experiences, one’s culture and the brain’s interpretation of the sensory inputs. This course will discuss the functional aspects of visual perceptual cognition to better understand our everyday experiences. Visual development, visual integrity skills, visual efficiency skills and visual information processing skills will be explored and hands on competencies will be taught to facilitate client-centered change, learning, adaptive behavior, and self-organization in natural contexts. Students will be guided through a process of examining neuroscience, dynamic systems theory, cognitive models/theories, and occupational therapy theories for people who exhibit cognitive perceptual challenges. Students will use evidence-based literature and their clinical reasoning skills to develop occupational profiles, implement assessments and create occupation-based treatment plans. Limited to Occupational Therapy major.