Submission Date
4-24-2021
Document Type
Entry Level Capstone
Degree Name
Doctor of Occupational Therapy (OTD)
First Mentor
Elizabeth Parker, MD
Second Mentor
Brittaney Sargent, OTD, OTR/L
Abstract
This 16-week capstone project was completed at Parker Place, a children’s health, and wellness center, with a focus on program development and advocacy with additional work related to leadership and administration. The overall goal of the capstone project was to determine the benefit of using an occupation-based approach to enhance health outcomes for the patients at Parker Place. The capstone student provided education about the role of occupational therapy in a non-traditional setting, created a program to help patients acquire sustainable healthy habits, developed a workshop for families struggling to maintain a healthy lifestyle, and provided resources about picky eating related to sensory processing challenges.
Family Workshop.pdf (709 kB)
Simple, Healthy, and Home-Cooked.pdf (25423 kB)
Picky Eaters (1).pdf (1918 kB)
NSUWorks Citation
Erin Helms. 2021. Final Culminating Project: Program Development. Capstone. Nova Southeastern University. Retrieved from NSUWorks, . (21)
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/hpd_ot_capstone/21.
Included in
Community Health and Preventive Medicine Commons, Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene Commons, Other Public Health Commons, Public Health Education and Promotion Commons