Enabling Occupation Across the Life Course

This course provides learners with a bridge between the foundational courses in year one and the enabling courses in year two using a life course perspective. Cross-cutting occupational therapy approaches, foundational practice skills and competencies that span the life course are introduced in this course. These include: change agent competencies and advocacy; applying frames of reference to inform professional reasoning; and enabling spiritual occupations and meaning making across the life course. A variety of health and social conditions, populations and service contexts, life course and occupational transitions provide a matrix from which to examine enabling occupational participation, performance and engagement across the life course. Students will be provided with choice in demonstrating competencies with select cross-cutting skills as applied in diverse practice contexts, populations or service settings.