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2023-2024 Springfield College Catalog 
    
2023-2024 Springfield College Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

OCTH 525 - Development, Dysfunction, and Occupational Therapy Adaptation in Adolescents


This course involves the study of human performance from school age through young adulthood, emphasizing normal and dysfunctional processes which may affect growth and development, learning, self-care, leisure, peer relations, and family functioning. Various theories and occupational therapy frames of reference are utilized in understanding the life tasks of adolescents. Intervention strategies are covered and practiced in a one-hour weekly lab.
Credits: 3

Prerequisites: OCTH 501 - Occupational Therapy Fundamentals  and OCTH 503 - Professional Seminar I