The Clinical Application and Reflection Experience (CARE) series is designed to synthesize didactic learning with an experiential component that supports the development of knowledge, fieldwork problem-solving, and skills required for the delivery of occupational therapy. Students will acknowledge the social-cultural, psychological, and economic influences on clients. Students will develop more advanced skills in collaboration, leadership, health literacy and advocacy. Students will be focusing on building professional skills related to collaboration with the interprofessional team. A combination of community-based, clinic-based, simulation, reflective group discussions, faculty-led discussions, and/or faculty-led experiences will be utilized to apply occupational therapy principles to occupational therapy practice across the lifespan.
CARE IV is the program’s designated primary psychosocial Level I fieldwork experience. By the end of CARE IV, students will:
Apply a psychosocial and behavioral health lens across any practice setting
- Analyze social, cultural, psychological, and economic factors impacting occupational performance
- Articulate OT’s role in addressing psychosocial barriers to engagement in occupation
- Demonstrate therapeutic use of self and culturally responsive communication
- Use health-literacy-informed teaching strategies (e.g., teach-back)
- Demonstrate advocacy, collaboration, and leadership behaviors relevant to psychosocial practice
- Instructor: James Kinder