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RIOTA Mental Health SIG - The Impact of Self-directed Goals to Combat Occupational Deprivation in Long-term Forensic Patients

  • 9 Dec 2025
  • 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
  • ZOOM presentation

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  RIOTA Mental Health Special Interest Group (SIG) Presents:

"The Impact of Self-directed Goals to Combat Occupational Deprivation in Long-term Forensic Patients"

Date: Tuesday. December 9, 2025

Location:  Zoom presentation

Time:  6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Presented by: Chapin Graham, OTD, OTR/L & Natalie Petrucci, MS OTR/L

Objectives:

1) Participants will gain an understanding of the role of occupational therapy within a forensic hospital setting supported by evidence and lived experience.

2) Participants will explore the efficacy of using self-directed goals for long-term patients within a forensic hospital to decrease occupational deprivation.

3) Participants will gain knowledge of evidenced based intervention strategies specific to the mental health population.


Zoom link will be emailed to registered attendees 24 hours prior to the event. 

If you registered and cannot make the event, please email riota@riota.org to give us 24 hours notice. 

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