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Mental Health And Education Staff Perspectives Of Occupational Functioning Of Court-Involved Youth With A History Of Substance Use, Mikel Stone, Otd, Otr/L, Adam Kantor, B.S., S/Ot, Bailey Bowen, B.S., S/Ot, Hope Moore, B.S., S/Ot, Jacob Dobrowolski, B.A., S/Ot, Morgan Delong, B.S., S/Ot Dec 2022

Mental Health And Education Staff Perspectives Of Occupational Functioning Of Court-Involved Youth With A History Of Substance Use, Mikel Stone, Otd, Otr/L, Adam Kantor, B.S., S/Ot, Bailey Bowen, B.S., S/Ot, Hope Moore, B.S., S/Ot, Jacob Dobrowolski, B.A., S/Ot, Morgan Delong, B.S., S/Ot

Occupational Therapy Research Projects

This mixed-methods descriptive survey study investigated the occupational functioning of court-involved youth with a history or risk of substance use, from the perspectives of mental health and education staff, within a rural, Mid-western county. Millions of Americans suffer from some form of substance use disorder (The National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 2017). According to The National Survey on Drug and Health, 23% of the youth population have reportedly tried and illicit drug (SAMHSA, 2016) and as little as 10% of the youth population are receiving treatment (NIDA, 2014). The purpose of this study was to implement a mixed-methods …


Teen Driving And Community Mobility Educational Module For Ot Students, Celeste Johns, Angela Blackwell, Melissa "Missy" Bell Apr 2022

Teen Driving And Community Mobility Educational Module For Ot Students, Celeste Johns, Angela Blackwell, Melissa "Missy" Bell

Spring 2022 Virtual OTD Capstone Symposium

Teens with disabilities require increased support in driving and community mobility (D&CM) due to increased complexity resulting from the combination of typical teen characteristics (physiological changes and developing cognitive skills), and limitations posed by physical, cognitive, or visual impairments (Interactive Autism Network, 2011; Monahan, 2012). Due to lack of training, decreased awareness, low confidence, decreased competence, billing, and productivity concerns OT practice is limited in addressing D&CM (Dickerson et al., 2011). There is a need for more targeted information regarding teen driving and community mobility within OT education to increase competence (knowledge, skills, attitudes), and prepare them to be generalists …


Impacting Students: Students With Disabilities Participating In A Theater Occupation-Based Program, Markii D. Landry Jan 2022

Impacting Students: Students With Disabilities Participating In A Theater Occupation-Based Program, Markii D. Landry

Occupational Therapy Doctorate Capstone Projects

Acting Creates Therapeutic Success (ACTS Jr.) is a program that uses theater and drama activities to address a variety of skills. Theater advantageously offers a variety of activities that suit the individual (costume and prop making, set design, screenplay writing, etc.), many that fall under the scope of occupational therapy, and is executed well as a form of group therapy given its innate camaraderie of actors and production members working together to form a final cohesive product (Phillips, 1996). The purpose of this study was to demonstrate how theater can be used as a meaningful activity for students with disabilities …