Mental And Behavioral Health

This presentation will cover the following topics: (1) What Mindfulness-Based Intervention (MBI) Is, (2) Evidence for MBI, (3) How MBI Relates to Occupation, and (4) OT Practice Implications.

This course is designed to inform listeners about what delirium is, why it is important, how to identify it, and what evidence-based conservative interventions exist which rehabilitation professionals can utilize to address delirium. This course specifically discusses how occupational therapists have a unique and essential role in addressing delirium.

In this course, the instructor provides an overview of motivational interviewing, originally introduced by William Miler and Stephen Rollnick in 1983. The instructor will evidence supporting motivational interviewing and application to Occupational Therapy.

Students with learning and attention disorders face obstacles related to managing occupational and life demands during their transitions to adult roles. Occupational therapists are ideally suited to facilitate the occupational role and performance of high achieving youth with learning and/or attention disorders (L/AD) in preparation for and during the transition to adult roles and contexts through college pathways. However, greater understanding of these young people’s broad-ranging needs and challenges across academic, career development, social, and daily life contexts is necessary. This presentation describes challenges faced by young adult college students with L/AD, a multi-faceted approach for supporting these students used at the University of Florida, and insights learned from academically successful undergraduates with L/AD that can be used to guide both research and practice.