Occupational therapy as one of the solutions to the mental health challenges post pandemic: Dipping into our generalist training to support each other and those we serve

Date: Tuesday, November 15, 2022, 7:00pm-8:00pm

Presenter(s): Lisa Mahaffey, Ph.D., OTR/L, FAOTA

Course Description: This conversation will focus on the potential of the occupational therapy workforce to be part of the solution to the mental health challenges that have come to light since the start of the pandemic. There are occupational therapy practitioners in a wide variety of settings, and everyone has had some training in mental health occupational therapy. This conversation will focus on the role we could have, not just in mental health settings, but in higher education, schools, and settings focused on physical disabilities, to be part of the solution. Participants will be asked to brainstorm ways practitioners might tap into past training, development of opportunities to re-familiarize practitioners in different settings on mental health supports, brainstorm ideas for how to be a part of the solution, as well as how we might approach our settings to get involved.

Content areas(s): Mental Health