OC TH 6850 - Population-Based Programming

The rationale and process for developing occupation-based programs either in the community or reaching out to the community at the population level will be explored in-depth. Using community-engaged learning principles, students will identify, explore, and complete a needs assessment, and develop a community-based, occupation-centered program with a program evaluation component. Factors to be considered will be service delivery models, social and occupational justice perspectives, family and caregiver dynamics, health promotion, professional communication and leadership skills, and current evidence relevant to the population and context of each new program developed by the students. Students will develop a grant proposal to fund their developed program as the final product in the class. The Level I Fieldwork experience will be completed in a rural area and/or with a community agency assisting an under-served population.