Orientation To Occupational Science And 2020 Updates To The Occupational Therapy Practice Framework 4th Edition

This session will provide OTPs an orientation to the field of Occupational Science and it’s recent formal incorporation into the 2020 release of the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework 4th Edition. This session will be a great fit for OTPs that would like an overview of the key updates and changes made to the most recent practice framework that defines our national scope, domain, and process in the US. This presentation will also explore exciting new developments in the field of Occupational Science (OS) with a guidebook provided of key OS terms/researchers/and connections to international OT professional documents and commitments. Participants will be provided tangible examples of how to incorporate occupational science and practice framework into their own traditional settings in how it can support your clients and your practice from a distinctly occupational perspective backed by our own unique international science base that few OTPs have gotten exposure to since it’s founding in 1989.

Learning Objectives:

• Participants will develop familiarity with foundational Occupational Science concepts embedded in the 2020 release of the OTPF4.

• Participants will connect foundational occupational science concepts to their own life as an occupational being and practice as an OTP

• Participants will identify key updates to the 2020 OTPF4 and opportunities to enhance occupation based/centered/focused practice in their current/future practice settings across the lifespan.

Content level: Beginner-Advanced

Practice Setting(s): All traditional and emerging