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Lifestyle Redesign® for Neurological Conditions

Navigating life with a neurological condition can be challenging, given the wide variety of symptoms that can affect movement, sensation, mood and cognition. Our clients may experience difficulty in understanding these changes, especially when it comes to communicating their needs and experiences with the people in their life who matter most. Living with a neurological condition may result in feeling anxious or even hopeless, especially when symptoms begin to impact your ability to engage in the activities that you want, need, or are expected to do.

Occupational therapists specialize in helping people with neurological conditions to optimize function and participation in life’s daily activities. Through a holistic, collaborative approach, our OTs will help you to learn, analyze, and problem-solve strategy use and plans in order to empower you to better manage your neurological condition with confidence.

We can help you to:

• Learn to conserve energy and pace activities to manage fatigue
• Recognize and manage stress, anxiety, and depression across contexts (e.g., social, community, home, etc.)
• Create a restorative sleep routine to improve your energy
• Learn and integrate techniques to manage cognitive changes
• Develop self-monitoring routines to increase awareness of your symptoms and triggers and sustain lifestyle changes
• Analyze your living spaces and modify physical environment to minimize the risk of falling and improve overall safety
• Learn to use equipment for managing physical limitations and improving participation in daily activities (e.g., hygiene, feeding, bathing, etc.)
• Develop sustainable routines around physical activity, eating, and fluid intake
• Analyze work routines and integrate strategies to manage symptoms at work, school, or volunteer
• Provide support for family and/or care partners to facilitate behavior changes

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USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy
1540 Alcazar Street, CHP 133, Los Angeles, CA 90089-9003

ACOTE accreditation | NBCOT certification

The USC entry-level master’s degree program (cost of attendance) is fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education® (ACOTE®) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA). The USC entry-level doctorate in occupational therapy (OTD) degree program (cost of attendance) has applied for accreditation and has been granted Preaccreditation Status by ACOTE®. View our program’s ACOTE® standards public data. ACOTE® c/o the American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc.®, 7501 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 510E, Bethesda, MD 20814, (301) 652-AOTA, www.acoteonline.org. The program must complete an on-site evaluation and be granted Accreditation Status before its graduates will be eligible to sit for the national certification examination for the occupational therapist administered by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy, Inc.® (NBCOT®).

Professional program graduates are eligible to apply for certification by National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy, Inc.® (NBCOT®), nbcot.org. Program results from the NBCOT® can be found online at www.nbcot.org/Educators-Folder/SchoolPerformance.