According to the American Occupational Therapy Association, OT practitioners possess the skills to identify underlying impairments, investigate functional deficits, and assess clients at risk for injury and hindrance to their occupational success. Therefore, this workshop’s focus is to empower general OT practitioners to identify the concerns and address the needs of the older adults wanting to engage in the occupation of driving. This empowerment can be achieved by enhancing professional clinical growth, fostering confidence and proficiency in conducting off-road driving assessments, utilizing best evidence-based practices, and exuding the capacity to identify intervention opportunities for clients versus cessation or discontinuation of driving for our aging clients. This workshop will use the combined efforts of the OTs and OT assistants to identify and evaluate client factors, performance skills, and environmental and contextual barriers to driving in accordance with the AOTA’s scope of practice and OT Practice Framework III.
