Occupational Therapy Education

Contexts of Occupations
(OCTH 445)

Lecture notes:

The notes for each of my lectures should appear on-line within 24 hours of the lecture.
Clicking on an active link below will download the collection of slides used in the lecture.

This course will involve written assignments, and part of your grade will reflect your skill at conveying concepts using clear, grammatical, and precise writing. You should refer to the following resources early in the term, and again as the term progresses:

1. A list of the 25 most common errors made when writing
2. Purdue's on-line Writing Laboratory (OWL)
3. Pearson Prentiss Hall’s “Understanding Plagiarism” tutorial

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Date	Lecture notes
Jan 17	No Class!
Jan 24	Introduction to Contexts & Environments
Jan 31	Guest speakers: "Transitions - Student, Clinician and beyond ..." Physical environment
Feb 07	Guest speaker: "Cultural Safari - OT in India" Cultural contexts
Feb 14	Personal context
Feb 21	Temporal context discuss Albom's "Tuesdays with Morrie"
Feb 28	Guest Speaker: “The ADA: Principles & Practice”
Mar 07	Virtual context
Mar 14	Social Environment Sexuality & Disability
Mar 21	No class - Spring Break!

Mar 28	Guest Speaker: (TBA)
Apr 04	No class – Level I Fieldwork experience
Apr 11	discussion of Weisskopf’s “Blood Brothers”
Apr 18	Culminating Activity...
Apr 25	Guest speaker: Kathy Davis, MSEd, PhD
May 02	Guest speaker: (TBA)
May 09	No class