The Role of Occupational Therapy in Schizophrenia Management

Guest: Lauren Walker, OT

Occupational therapists (OT) play a crucial role in the management of schizophrenia by focusing on enhancing the patient’s ability to engage in meaningful activities and daily life tasks. Working towards a goal that a patient has by breaking it down into smaller parts is one of the ways to help a patient be successful and spark motivation. Dive in further on how OT’s assist patients through first-episode psychosis and subsequent life changes with Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Ashley Baker as she speaks with Lauren Walker, Occupational Therapist at Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine.