Occupational therapy treatment delivered to aging adults requires clinicians to provide interventions that achieve meaningful impact within the parameters of shortened lengths of stay due to the changes in post-acute rehabilitation. As a practice scholar, one can excite other occupational therapy practitioners and mentor them to become leaders through advanced learning. A practice scholar can address the needs of the people served by changing the culture that continues to dominate occupational therapy practice and promote a transition away from the medical model toward a client-centered, occupation-based model supported by evidence. This capstone project is a process dedicated to education, training, and leading change in the delivery of occupational therapy in post-acute care by fostering confidence in evidence-based practitioners. The presentation will explore barriers, provide strategies, support knowlege translation and integrate evidence-based practice quickly, in post-acute rehabilitation in the care of clients with dementia and their caregivers.
