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OT 826 - Assistive Technology and Sensory, Communicative, and Cognitive Disabilities
Credits:
4.00
Explores the application of various technologies for
individuals with visual, auditory, cognitive and
communication impairments. Included are: Blind and low
vision aides, assistive listening devices, alternative and
augmentative communication devices, memory aides, and
prompting aides. Special fee.
OT 893 - Special Topics
Credits:
2.00 to 4.00
Formal courses given on selected topics or special interest
subjects. Work may be directed in one of the following
areas: A) Administration; B) Clinical Education;
C) Pediatrics; D) Physical Disabilities; E) Mental Health;
F) Gerontology/Geriatrics; G) School-based Practice, and
others. Prereq: permission. May be repeated to a maximum of
12 credits.
OT 895 - Readings and Research in Occupational Therapy
Credits:
1.00 to 6.00
Independent work under the guidance of an instructor. Work
may be directed in one of the following areas:
A) Administration; B) Clinical Education; C) Pediatrics;
D) Physical Disabilities; E) Mental Health;
F) Gerontology/Geriatrics; G) School-based Practice, and
others. Prereq: permission. May be repeated to a maximum of
8 credits.
OT 897 - Graduate Project
Credits:
4.00
Application of graduate education addressing an issue
related to occupational therapy and a change in occupational
therapy practice, education, or administration. The project
includes a literature review, a plan for change based on the
literature, a plan of implementation, and a plan for
evaluation. Prereq: permission. IA (continuous grading).
Credit/Fail.
OT 898 - Capstone
Credits:
2.00
Designed as a seminar in which students integrate previous
course work and readings with a framework of professional
goals, challenges, and strategies that advance students'
progress as occupational therapy practictioners,
researchers, educators, and leaders.
OT 899 - Master's Thesis
Credits:
1.00 to 6.00
Prereq: permission. Credit/Fail.
OT 901 - Theoretical Practice of Occupational Therapy
Credits:
4.00
The therapist's patterns of daily clinical practice reflect
underlying theoretical assumptions that can be made
self-evident through an informed process of
practice-inventory. Students increase their knowledge of the
contributions and constraints of theoretical developments in
occupational therapy which enhance daily
clinical/administrative practice and support research. Open
only to students in the master's OT program.
OT 902 - Statistics for Occupational Therapists
Credits:
4.00
Exploration of parametric and nonparametric statistical
methods used in the health services professions with a focus
on applying and interpreting current statistical procedures
in occupational therapy research. Open only to students in
the master's OT program. Prereq: OT 901.
OT 903 - Research Methods for Occupational Therapists
Credits:
4.00
Exploration of the components of health-related research.
Students guided through the research proposal process.
Issues addressed include developing and implementing
research questions, literature review, appropriate research
design, qualitative and quantitative methods, data analysis,
publication collaboration, peer review, and research ethics.
Class meetings structured to help students choose a research
topic and develop a grant proposal. Open only to students in
the master's OT program. Prereq: OT 902.
OT 904 - Health Care Trends and Occupational Therapy
Credits:
4.00
Students examine the dynamics of health policy formulation,
the political economy of health care, and the roles and
potential for occupational therapy within the changing
system. Open only to students in the master's OT program.
OT 911 - Clinical Reasoning
Credits:
4.00
Clinical reasoning in health care and occupational therapy,
phenomenology and interpretative sociology, and qualitative
research analyzed as applied to the practice of occupational
therapy. Students function as a research team which
explicates the clinical reasoning used by team members.
Narratives, journals, and video-taped treatment sessions
used as part of this exploration. Open to students in the
master's OT program. Prereq: OT 901 or permission.
OT 912 - Occupational Therapy Education
Credits:
4.00
Provides structure and theory to students' understanding of
OT education. Using active learning strategies, students
analyze the role that academic and fieldwork education have
on preparing students for the complexity of practice. Debate
on the major issues and analysis of current trends in OT
education.
OT #913 - OT Administration and Systems Analysis
Credits:
4.00
Provides a framework to analyze systems of occupational
therapy service delivery; to identify system influences on
clinical practice and program administration; and to
identify stategies for change. Open to students in the
master's OT program. Prereq: OT 901 or permission.
OT #922 - Occupational Therapy Services for Children with Sensory Processing Disorders
Credits:
4.00
Examines current research related to sensory processing
disorders such as Prevasive Developmental Disorder and
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Commonly used
approaches such as sensory integration, sensory processing,
and applied behavioral analysis are discussed, as well as
how OT services may be delivered to children with sensory
processing disorders in natural settings.
OT #924 - Perceptual and Cognitive Dysfunction in Adults: Evaluation and Treatment
Credits:
4.00
Explores the neurophysiology, evaluation, and treatment of
common perceptual and cognitive dyfunctions associated with
adult neurological diagnoses such as head trauma and stroke.
Dysfunctions covered include unilateral neglect, apraxias,
visuospatial and visuoconstrutive disorders, attention,
memory, and executive function deficits. Open to students in
the master's OT program. Prereq: OT 901 or permission.
OT #925 - Changing Patterns in Mental Health Practice
Credits:
4.00
Occupational therapy practice in mental health is in a state
of constant change and readaptation in response to the
larger environmental constraints of legistation and
reimbursement. This course takes a two-pronged approach
to tackling some of today's issues. The first is the role of
clinical research. The second is in the area of new role
development. Open to students in the master's OT program.
Prereq: OT 901 or permission.