This course discusses the role of occupational therapy (OT) in psychiatric and psychosocial disorder. The first part of the course reviews the main psychosocial frameworks applied with psychiatric patients such as cognitive and cognitive behavioral therapy. The second part reviews the process of functional assessment. And the last part reviews the commonly used therapeutic interventions used with individuals with psychiatric or psychosocial disorders such as the social skills training, psychodrama, and art psychotherapy. Throughout the course clinical reasoning skills for making diagnostic judgments and planning interventions are emphasized. Experiential learning is provided in a laboratory setting.