Volume 10, Issue 3 (2022) Summer 2022

Special Sections: Psychosocial Assessment and Intervention in Occupational Therapy and COVID-19

The critical work of occupational therapy therapists and occupational therapy assistants in mental health practice supporting recovery and participation in meaningful occupations transcends conventional mental health practice. There are novel opportunities, barriers, settings, and shifting practice models and frames of reference, which are explored and highlighted using a case report mechanism to inform clinical practice. Further, there is an opportunity for occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants to implement psychosocial assessment and interventions that support a return or the development of occupations regardless of settings, populations, and conditions. The first special section will feature this content.

In 2020, the world became exposed to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) and a worldwide pandemic ensued. Since that time, the spread of the virus has had a profound impact on the lives of people who became ill from the virus along with those who lost loved ones to the virus, those who work as health care providers, those who tested positive despite being asymptomatic, and even those who did not contract the virus but had to shelter in place through various COVID-19 restrictions to minimize the spread of the virus. This special section highlights the occupational disruption that has occurred for our clients, occupational therapists, occupational therapy students, and occupational therapy faculty during the COVID-19 pandemic.