Throughout the program’s coursework and fieldwork, you’ll have the opportunity to:

• Learn how to teach daily living skills to patients using adaptive equipment and state-of-the-art assistive technology.
• Design and fabricate custom prosthetic and orthotic devices.
• Develop activity-based interventions to enhance occupational performance.
• Administer and interpret standardized assessments.
• Adapt environments for persons with disabilities.

Following 24 weeks of Level II fieldwork experiences, your studies will culminate with a 14-week student-driven doctoral capstone project, focusing on a specific area of interest, including clinical practice skills, research skills, administration, leadership, program and policy development, advocacy, education, or theory development. You’ll partner with faculty, practitioner experts, and community stakeholders from local and national organizations to create evidence-based programs that promote and advocate for the profession of occupational therapy and explore innovative, actionable means for delivering and evaluating occupation-based services.

You’ll also acquire scholarly competencies and in-depth exposure that will address and advance socio-political initiatives, inform clinical practice, generate high-impact teaching and learning, and be disseminated via research within the inter-professional, cross-disciplinary practice, and delivery models.