title: Bridging the gap: evaluation of a pilot project to facilitate use of psychosocial strategies across an occupational therapy curriculum.
abstract: The integration of psychosocial strategies into pediatric and physical disabilities coursework presents an issue of importance to advancing the outcomes for both occupational therapy education and practice. After curriculum mapping and modification to course content, a retrospective student survey and review of educational outcomes were undertaken in one curriculum. The programmatic formative evaluation results demonstrated that all students felt moderately prepared to use cognitive-behavioral strategies in their future practices, preferring behavioral strategies over cognitive strategies for changing client thinking. Implications for the importance of integration of psychosocial content across curricula and for future study of effective teaching methods within classroom learning activities and fieldwork are included.
authors.affiliation: Department of Occupational Therapy, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND, USA.
authors.forename: Sarah K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Nielsen
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Stube
authors.forename: Gail
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bass
mesh_terms: D000488:Allied Health Personnel / Q000193:education; D001519:Behavior; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003071:Cognition; D003479:Curriculum; D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D006801:Humans; D009788:Occupational Therapy / Q000193:education* / Q000379:methods; D010372:Pediatrics; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013336:Students, Health Occupations; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Clinical reasoning; Program evaluation; Psychosocial strategies