Hannah Behunin- Occupational Therapy Doctoral Capstone

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Hannah Behunin- Occupational Therapy Doctoral Capstone, Community Reintegration, Life Skills, Occupational Therapy, Immigrants and Refugee Youth.

Course Description

Welcome to Bridging Futures: Empowering Immigrant and Refugee Youth Through Life Skills, Wellness, and Occupational Engagement in Schools. I’m Hannah Behunin, a third-year Occupational Therapy Doctorate student at Drake University. This course offers an inside look at my Capstone Experience, where I partnered with local schools to support immigrant and refugee youth using a holistic, strengths-based approach. Over the course of eight weeks, I developed and led a culturally responsive program that served five different groups of youth each week. Each session was designed to promote functional life skills, self-care, mental wellness, and—most importantly—increased independence. By fostering connection and belonging through flexible, creative, trauma informed and culturally competent practices, I worked to create safe spaces where students felt seen, supported, and capable. You’ll learn how I built this initiative from the ground up and why occupational therapists are uniquely equipped to meet the complex needs of immigrant and refugee students. Whether you’re a student, practitioner, or advocate, this course is designed to inspire and inform your understanding of OT’s role in inclusive school-based support. This course is also designed to stand as an idea and an effort to push more occupational therapist’s to advocate for occupational therapy services with immigrants and refugees to better serve this population, as OTs are greatly equipped to be a part of the bricks that bridge the gap in care.

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