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Strategies For Enhancing Racially Diverse Student Satisfaction In Graduate-Level Occupational Therapy Programs, Kolbí L. Holmes, Christina Kane
Strategies For Enhancing Racially Diverse Student Satisfaction In Graduate-Level Occupational Therapy Programs, Kolbí L. Holmes, Christina Kane
Department of Occupational Therapy Entry-Level Capstone Projects
A survey investigated satisfaction levels of racially diverse, graduate-level OT students at NSU and strategies for enhancing student satisfaction to ultimately meet the OT profession’s diversity goals. Overall, racially diverse students were satisfied with their OT program experience and identified diverse faculty and scholarship opportunities as desired resources needed for continuation in OT programs.
Gaining Experience In Academic Setting Of Entry-Level Doctoral Program, Conner Hansen
Gaining Experience In Academic Setting Of Entry-Level Doctoral Program, Conner Hansen
Department of Occupational Therapy Entry-Level Capstone Projects
Worked with faculty advisors to develop activities and assignments within the OTD 8271: Interventions 1: Psychosocial and Community course for students to guide their interactions with children volunteers from A Kid’s Place (AKP). The pre-existing relationship with AKP allowed for the incorporation of hands-on activities to increase the excellence of education, confidence in clinical skills, and quality of practitioners entering the field.
Dirfloortime: An Innovative Approach To Supporting Development Through Connection And Understanding, Jessica Townsend
Dirfloortime: An Innovative Approach To Supporting Development Through Connection And Understanding, Jessica Townsend
Department of Occupational Therapy Entry-Level Capstone Projects
Children with developmental delays and neurobehavioral disorders such as autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), often have social, emotional, or behavioral delays. Children who are not reaching developmental milestones or are reaching them at a slower rate may need extra support and services to reach their full potential. An innovative approach to treatment of developmental delay commonly used among therapists is called DIRFloortime®. DIRFloortime® (also referred to as Floortime) is the application of the Developmental, Individual-Differences, & Relationship-Based (DIR) model in practice. The purpose of this capstone project was to explore Floortime as a holistic intervention …
Incorporation Of An Occupational Therapist In The Prevention Through Active Community Engagement (Pace) Program, Chelsea R. Lincoln
Incorporation Of An Occupational Therapist In The Prevention Through Active Community Engagement (Pace) Program, Chelsea R. Lincoln
Department of Occupational Therapy Entry-Level Capstone Projects
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Doctoral Capstone Experience With A Neurological Population, Courtney E. Groce
Doctoral Capstone Experience With A Neurological Population, Courtney E. Groce
Department of Occupational Therapy Entry-Level Capstone Projects
Through the completion of a doctoral capstone experience, an entry-level occupational therapy doctoral student is able to further develop advanced skills. The doctoral capstone experience is during the student’s last semester in the program and is 16 weeks long. The doctoral capstone experience consists of both a culminating project and the experience itself. The capstone project is “comprised of a literature review, needs assessment, goals/objectives, and an evaluation plan based on specific focus areas” (ACOTE, 2020). The Nova Southeastern University Entry-Level Doctor of Occupational Therapy Doctoral Capstone Manual states that “the goal of the doctoral capstone project and experience is …