There are increasing academic, mental health, and well-being challenges for college students in the United States. Barriers to addressing these issues include a lack of awareness of available resources, reluctance to seek help due to social stigma, and the limited scope of campus-based services. Despite the proven effectiveness of occupational therapy in addressing university students' unmet needs, occupation-based services are not widely available in higher education settings, resulting in a scarcity of tailored interventions to support students' daily functioning, quality of life, and academic success. The Campus OT Initiative aims to address these gaps by providing a process framework for integrating occupational therapy services into college student health centers. The framework is guided by Kurt Lewin’s Change Management Model and the occupational therapy process. This integrated approach aims to broaden the resources available to university students, reduce the burden of existing services, enrich campus environments, and contribute to the growth and recognition of occupational therapy within higher education settings.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:bu.edu/oai:open.bu.edu:2144/49171 |
| Date | 23 August 2024 |
| Creators | Lind, Laura B. |
| Contributors | Villegas, Nicole |
| Source Sets | Boston University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis/Dissertation |
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