Fighting a Battle Against the Opioid Epidemic with Occupational Therapy

Authors

Emily Best, OTAS, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Douglas Milke, OTAS, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Teresa Vega, OTAS, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Sara Loesche, MS, OTR/L, CHT, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow

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Description

• The opioid epidemic is an opportunity for occupational therapy practitioners to help promote health and wellness within communities, populations, and individuals.
• Occupational therapy practitioners are trained to understand unique learning styles by looking at a person’s habits, roles, routines, environments, performance skills, client factors, etc.
• Occupational therapy’s client-centered and holistic values provide an advantage in adapting intervention strategies to what works best for a particular client or population

Publication Date

10-6-2019

Keywords

occupational therapy, opioid, addiction

Disciplines

Occupational Therapy

Comments

Presented at the New Jersey Occupational Therapy Association Annual Conference

Recommended Citation

Best, OTAS, Emily; Milke, OTAS, Douglas; Vega, OTAS, Teresa; and Loesche, MS, OTR/L, CHT, Sara, "Fighting a Battle Against the Opioid Epidemic with Occupational Therapy" (2019). School of Continuing and Professional Studies Posters. 5.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/jscpsposters/5