
Spring 2024
Location
Barbara Massey Boardroom
Start Date
7-5-2024 9:30 AM
End Date
7-5-2024 10:00 AM
Description
Creating safe and accessible environments for all people, including physical, sensory, and cognitive disabilities is an important part of training students in occupational therapy, physical therapy, and interior design. Approximately 125 students from these disciplines worked together during a unique interprofessional experience, to perform everyday tasks with a simulated disability, then collaborated as interprofessional teams to make recommendations for home environment modifications to improve safety and accessibility for individuals with physical challenges. This was a unique opportunity for all the students to learn about other disciplines and the expertise that each brings to the table to help our clients.
Recommended Citation
Norton, Cathey P. and Gore, Kelly R., "Interprofessional Education Through Home Modification" (2024). Faculty Scholarship Symposium. 10.
https://repository.belmont.edu/fac_schol/Spring_2024/Spring_2024/10
Interprofessional Education Through Home Modification
Barbara Massey Boardroom
Creating safe and accessible environments for all people, including physical, sensory, and cognitive disabilities is an important part of training students in occupational therapy, physical therapy, and interior design. Approximately 125 students from these disciplines worked together during a unique interprofessional experience, to perform everyday tasks with a simulated disability, then collaborated as interprofessional teams to make recommendations for home environment modifications to improve safety and accessibility for individuals with physical challenges. This was a unique opportunity for all the students to learn about other disciplines and the expertise that each brings to the table to help our clients.