The effect of individuals in our community experiencing both substance use disorders and homelessness impacts and impairs their occupational performance in their everyday lives (McNaughton, 2008). Occupational therapy (OT) can play a vital and unique role with individuals who are experiencing homelessness and substance use disorders utilizing a holistic outlook to help individuals recognize the effects that addiction has on their life and assist in identifying ways to find and utilize meaningful occupations (Rojo-Mota et al., 2017). The purpose of this Doctoral Capstone Experience (DCE) project was to organize and add to the site's resource binder for potential discharge/placement sites to increase the success of the client's journey to sobriety and implement group programming sessions focused on necessary life-skills needed in daily occupations. This paper describes the need for implementation of these projects, the outcomes, and the discontinuation process for quality improvement of services and sustainability following the DCE. Outcomes from completion of the group programming sessions included increased education and understanding of important life skills and growing confidence in future occupational performance. In addition, improved organizational sustainability resulted from completion of updating the site's resource binder through increased advocacy and new partnerships with various recovery homes and resources throughout the community. Upon completion of the DCE the student gained beyond entry level skills in an emerging area of practice with increased confidence with leadership and professionalism.

Creator

• Kitt, Marisa

Contributors

• Bednarski, Julie

Publisher

• University of Indianapolis

Language

• en

Identifier

• Kitt.M.OTD.2019.pdf

Keyword

• Occupational Therapy

Date created

• 2019-05

Resource type

• Dissertation

Source

• S38

Rights statement

• http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/