Psychosocial needs of persons living in social housing: Implications for occupational therapists

Register by Monday, August 26, 2019 at 11:59 p.m. (Eastern time)

Presenters: Carrie Anne Marshall & Fiona Drake

Persons living in social housing experience many unmet psychosocial needs, a high degree of food insecurity, mental health challenges and ongoing poverty, despite being provided with affordable housing. This webinar will provide an overview of the findings of an exploratory study that sought to identify and understand the met and unmet psychosocial needs of those living in social housing. Implications for occupational therapists when supporting persons living in social housing and relevant individual and population level interventions will be explored.

After participating in this webinar, you will:

Have an increased appreciation of the impacts of poverty on psychosocial health.
Recognize the role of housing environments on psychosocial health.
Be able to identify some potential strategies for occupational therapists to more effectively serve the needs of those living in social housing at both the individual and population levels.

Level:
Beginner (0-2 years of experience with people living in social housing)

Areas of practice:
Mental health, Cognitive, Neurological/neuromuscular, Musculoskeletal, Cardiovascular and respiratory, Digestive/metabolic/endocrine, General physical health, Vocational rehabilitation, Health promotion and wellness

Client Age groups:
Adults (20-64 years old)

Registration fees

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Individual registration (for one individual person): $50 for CAOT members / $95 for non-members (plus applicable taxes)

Group registration (for groups of up to 25 people, participating from up to 3 sites/computers): $250 for CAOT members / $475 for non-members (plus applicable taxes)

Cancellation/refund policy

All cancellation/refund requests must be sent in writing to education@caot.ca. Cancellation requests received prior to the registration deadline will be given a 50% refund. CAOT will not provide a refund after the registration deadline. If you are unable to attend the Webinar live, all webinars are recorded (unless there are exceptional technical difficulties) and registrants receive access to the recording following the Webinar.

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