OCTH 5222 - Cultural Competency: Contexts of Occupation

2 Hours. This course will encourage cultural sensitivity in students and allow them to view individuals as existing within a complex contextual environment, with occupational performance resulting from a dynamic interaction of personal and contextual factors. Course content is conveyed through didactic lectures, guest speakers, group discussions, and case presentations to identify appropriate application of these basic concepts in real life situations. Formative development of clinical reasoning abilities will incorporate context variables in intervention planning.