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Community reintegration for individuals living with addiction and other co-occurring mental health concerns has been shown to be a difficult time. Occupational therapy transition services can positively affect a client’s ability to successfully reintegrate into the community. Providing clients with life skills education and assisting with the development of healthy habits, rituals, and routines, is necessary. This capstone project aims to assess the needs of homeless transition aged youth (ages 18-25) living with a serious mental illness with their transition from the Just Be U housing program to living independently in the community. Through identification of occupational areas of concern, program enhancement was created and implemented to meet the needs of this population during this challenging transition.
Publication Date
Summer 8-12-2021
Publisher
University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences
Keywords
Occupational Therapy, Adolescent, Mental Health, Homeless Persons, Substance-Related Disorders, Independent Living
Medical Subject Headings
Occupational Therapy, Adolescent, Mental Health, Homeless Persons, Substance-Related Disorders, Independent Living
Recommended Citation
Van Woy, J., MacDermott, S., Cohill, B., & Park, K. (2021, August 12). Occupational Therapy’s Role in Community Reintegration for Individuals Living with Addiction. Poster presented at the Virtual OTD Capstone Symposium, University of St Augustine for Health Sciences. Retrieved from https://soar.usa.edu/otdcapstonessummer2021/15
Comments
Poster presented at the Summer 2021 Virtual OTD Capstone Symposium held online at the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences on August 12, 2021.