About Lifestyle Redesign®
Lifestyle Redesign is “an occupational therapy intervention framework that promotes awareness of the relationship between everyday activities and health and guides people in the process of orchestrating occupations, habits, and routines to enhance health and well-being” (Pyatak et al., 2022).
Lifestyle Redesign interventions have been delivered in various settings, including community based, outpatient, and primary care, with well populations and those with chronic conditions. The intervention is centered on the development of health-promoting performance patterns through the therapist’s use of core techniques such as occupational self-analysis, narrative reasoning, collaborative problem-solving, and autonomy-enhancing communication, coupled with ancillary intervention strategies when relevant.
Knowledge Mobilization
The Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy is committed to knowledge mobilization as one of the core pillars of its strategic plan. The Lifestyle Redesign Knowledge Mobilization Initiative (LR-KMI), launched in 2022, aims to promote greater synergies across research, education, and practice in Lifestyle Redesign, and to develop resources and infrastructure to enable occupational therapists and health system partners to integrate Lifestyle Redesign into diverse practice settings.
History of Lifestyle Redesign at USC Chan
2022
The Lifestyle Redesign Knowledge Mobilization Initiative was launched.
Lifestyle Redesign Knowledge Mobilization Initiative logo, with 3 sections: “Research,” “Clinical Care,” and “Education”
2015
Lifestyle Redesign: The intervention tested in the USC Well Elderly studies (2nd edition) was published.
Front cover of Well Elderly manual (2nd edition)
HART lab team photo at restaurant — Spring 2023
LRCC group photo at Fall 2022 lab picnic
2012
USC began the Life Management Continuing Education Series designed to prepare OTs to work with patients to better manage chronic health and medical conditions.
2012
The Well Elderly II Study results were published.
First page of article disseminating Well Elderly II Study intent-to-treat results
2004-2006
Well Elderly II Study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of Lifestyle Redesign interventions among ethnically diverse elders in community-based settings.
Well Elderly II Study participants exploring a gift shop in Chinatown during a community outing
Rancho Los Amigos Lifestyle Redesign Diabetes group doing a craft activity
2002
USC offered its first Lifestyle Redesign elective in the USC OT graduate program.
Lifestyle Redesign Weight Management group meeting
1999
Lifestyle Redesign: Implementing the Well Elderly Program was published.
Front cover of first Well Elderly manual
1999
USC’s Center for Occupation and Lifestyle Redesign opened.
Ribbon-Cutting ceremony on front porch of the Center for Occupation and Lifestyle Redesign
1997
The Well Elderly I Study results were published.
Cover of OT Week periodical, in which Well Elderly I Study results were announced
1993-1996
Well Elderly I Randomized Controlled Trial (“Effectiveness of Two Occupational Therapy Treatments for the Elderly”) was conducted.
1992
Dr. Florence Clark conducted an ethnographic study with Dr. Penny Richardson on occupational storytelling and occupational storymaking.
Florence Clark presenting Eleanor Clarke Slagle Lecture
Diversity, Access, and Equity
Members of the USC Lifestyle Redesign Knowledge Mobilization Initiative, and the Chan Division as a whole, are dedicated to fostering inclusion, affirming the dignity of all people, and promoting overall diversity, equity, and belonging. We honor and celebrate differences including race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law.
We are committed to creating an environment that is inclusive and respectfully aids our development of interventions that are personally meaningful and health-promoting.
We kindly welcome and appreciate feedback on our inclusivity efforts.
About the Team
The Lifestyle Redesign Knowledge Mobilization Initiative is overseen by a team of experienced clinicians, researchers, and educators. With over 60 years of collective expertise in Lifestyle Redesign, our team works collaboratively to advance the science and practice of Lifestyle Redesign, and increase its accessibility to occupational therapy practitioners nationwide and throughout the globe.
Chan Faculty
Director of the Lifestyle Redesign® Knowledge Mobilization Initiative, and Associate Professor
HRA 411
(323) 442-2615
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Associate Director for Lifestyle Redesign® Continuing Education and Certification, and Assistant Professor of Clinical Occupational Therapy
HRA 500
(323) 442-3360
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Associate Chair of Diversity, Access and Equity and Associate Professor of Clinical Occupational Therapy
CHP 222N
(323) 442-2741
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Director of the Graduate Certificate Program in Foundations of Lifestyle Redesign®, and Associate Professor of Clinical Occupational Therapy
CHP 138B
(323) 442-2269
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Assistant Professor of Clinical Occupational Therapy
HRA 411
(323) 442-1843
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Associate Director for Lifestyle Redesign® Clinical Programs and Services, Director of the USC Occupational Therapy Faculty Practice and Professor of Clinical Occupational Therapy
HRA 500
(323) 442-3353
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Associate Director for Lifestyle Redesign® Strategic Partnerships, and Associate Professor of Research
CHP 101D
(323) 442-2069
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Chan Staff
Project Manager
CHP 101G
(323) 442-1827
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Administrative Assistant II
CHP 222K
(323) 442-0645
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Chan Students
PhD Research Assistant
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Sierra Morin, OTS(she/her/hers)
MA Research Assistant
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