Name of Presentation:  Mechanisms of Change in Occupational Therapy Interventions

Presentation Description:  Second-year students in the Occupational Therapy Program at St. Scholastica will present a series of topics on mechanism of change in OT interventions. These presentations focus on the mechanism of action that explains why a given intervention should work based on theoretical and scientific-based data. Students will also present information on does the intervention work, based on a search of the rehabilitation literature. Four concurrent sessions will be offered in the first half hour and another four in the second half hour for a total of 8 presentations (participants will select two).

Presenter Bio:  all presentations will be provided by teams of four second-year students in the Occupational Therapy Program at The College of Saint Scholastica.

Learning Objectives:

 After participating in this meeting, clinicians will be able to:

• Identify the concept of mechanism of change in occupational therapy interventions;

• Explain the mechanism of action for selected occupational therapy interventions;

• Describe the volume and quality of research evidence on selected occupational therapy interventions

Target Audience: Occupational Therapists, Occupational Therapy Assistants, and Occupational Therapy Students.

Fee: free to MOTA members  $20.00 non-MOTA members

Course Level: Introductory

Event Location: The College of St. Scholastica, Health Science Center located at 940 Woodland Avenue, Duluth, MN (note: this is about 1 mile from the main campus).

Continuing Education Credits: 1.0 CEU

Category 1: Domain of OT

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