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COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
Semester One
OT 512 Biopsychosocial Maturation and Occupational Therapy Assessment and Intervention I: Infancy, Childhood and Early Adolescence. (11 Credits incl. 1 credit level I FW)
This course examines the biological, psychological, medical, and social sciences that serve as a basis for occupational therapy assessment and intervention in current practice with infants, children, and early adolescents. In addition pediatric human development, foundational sciences, and spirituality, as it relates to meaningful occupations, are explored. Typical and atypical development, diseases, disorders, conditions, and traumas that can occur within human systems in this stage of the life-span are studied for their impact on occupations that allow clients to participate in their lives and life contexts. Students will have opportunities to develop and practice skills in pediatric occupational therapy assessment and intervention incorporating clinical reasoning, evidence based practice, and client and family-centered perspectives. Documentation and the development of intervention plans including the application of occupational therapy frames of reference to clinical cases are emphasized. Learning formats include Problem Based Learning tutorial groups, laboratories, lecture/seminars, and one day per week in Level I fieldwork in community-based and traditional settings.
OT 551: Beginning Research Skills (3 Credits)
Beginning research skills is an introduction to the critical thinking and learning necessary to function as a consumer of research. Students will investigate, gather, analyze, and synthesize scholarly literature relevant to occupational therapy. Students will gain a basic understanding of methodological and statistical information presented in the literature and in standardized instruments and will develop the ability to analyze and contrast them in the context of research and practice. By comparing and analyzing articles, students will develop the ability to identify articles and research designs, which are theoretically and methodologically, sound, and evaluate their appropriateness to evidence based practice. Students will initiate the development of their capstone research project. This is an online course.
OT521: Professional Interaction Skills I: Individuals, Families and Supervision (2 Credits)
This course, designed as a lecture/lab sequence, will enable students to gain knowledge of professional interactions and then practice that knowledge in labs designed to develop professional skills. Students will study and apply professional interaction skills occupational therapists use when working with diverse populations of individuals, families and, other professionals. This course reviews issues concerning diversity, including race, social class, ability, ethnicity, religious/spiritual beliefs, gender roles and sexual identity as they affect the occupational therapist's values and interactions. Individuals' and families' values as they impact the functioning, meaning of occupation, occupational choices and participation in a person's life are studied in depth. Students will also explore roles and responsibilities of the supervisory relationship from the perspective of the supervisor and supervisee. Supervisory models and styles of learning and teaching are introduced. Students develop a supervision plan suited to their own and their supervisor/supervisee's teaching and learning style. Learning formats include seminars, group activities and structured experiences.
OT571: Introduction to Occupational Therapy: OTPF, Models and Frames of Reference (2 Credits)
The science of occupation as the foundation for occupational therapy practice and centrality of occupation for the person's participation, overall health and well being will be explored. The definition of occupational therapy and the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework will be introduced and examined for their integration into practice. Differentiation among occupation, activity and purposeful activity will be explored in depth along with activity/task/occupational analysis. Theoretical models and occupational therapy frames of reference will be introduced and reviewed for application to practice.
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