Interprofessional Education Through a Monthly Stroke Support Group.

Aims: Interprofessional education (IPE) is an accreditation requirement in many health professional programs. A semester-long community-based stroke support group was designed with participation from faculty and health professional students in the occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech and language pathology, and therapeutic recreation programs. Objectives centered on measuring student perception of stroke and interprofessional collaboration.

Impact of a One-Time Interprofessional Education Event for Rehabilitation after Stroke for Students in the Health Professions.

Aims: Faculty in the healthcare professions are engaging their students in a variety of interprofessional education (IPE) experiences. One such experience is a one-time IPE event, performed over 2 consecutive years by 2 different cohorts, involving 342 students in occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech-language pathology, and therapeutic recreation. The aim was to provide students with the opportunity to learn about the impact of a stroke, the rehabilitation process, the rehabilitation team and their own profession, as well as incorporating the Core Competencies for Interprofessional Collaborative Practice.

Intergenerational service learning with elders: multidisciplinary activities and outcomes.

This article provides an overview of the activities included in a 3-year, multidisciplinary, intergenerational service-learning project conducted as part of a Foundation for Long-Term Care Service Learning: Linking Three Generations grant. Courses from four departments (gerontology, psychology, occupational therapy, and health promotion and physical education) and one interdisciplinary clinical intervention for stroke patients (speech pathology, occupational therapy, and therapeutic recreation) were involved. Service-learning activities were embedded in course curricula and varied from semester-long activities in group settings to activities involving one-on-one contact for several hours.