Innovative Approaches to Empower Youth Students’ Wellbeing

This course was created to highlight an occupational therapy doctoral capstone project that took place at Serenity Education and Day Center in Aurora, Colorado. The information includes learning objectives and artifacts that support individualized capstone goals and different sensory and wellness interventions that were utilized throughout this experience. All artifacts that were completed can be downloaded and utilized in any way necessary. They can be found in their respective sections of this UDemy course. The course concludes with four different questions to answer. Contact information can be found on the last slide. I would like to thank my instructor, site mentor, colleagues, and friends who supported me during this formative experience. Their guidance has helped shape my thinking as a clinician and identity as a future occupational therapist.

By the end of this learning session, participants will be at to: 1. Articulate occupational therapy’s unique role in providing services in the school-based setting 2. Discuss different ways to how occupational therapists in a school-based setting can influence children’s engagement with their peers and education 3. Explain the role of sensory processing in children’s engagement with their daily occupations 4. Review learning objectives, activities, and artifacts completed during this doctoral capstone.