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Occupational Therapy Program For Pace Center For Girls, Natalie Vish
Occupational Therapy Program For Pace Center For Girls, Natalie Vish
Department of Occupational Therapy Entry-Level Capstone Projects
An occupational therapy handbook was created for future occupational therapy students and occupational therapy assistant students to utilize when completing fieldwork rotations at Pace Center for Girls. The handbook was created to address core occupations through a trauma-informed and gender-sensitive perspective. An occupational therapy program utilizing mindfulness and sensory-based approaches at Pace Center for Girls may provide alternative and effective solutions for this at-risk female adolescent population as literature reveals that survivors of complex trauma often do not respond to traditional psychiatric treatment approaches.