| Occupational Therapy |
OT 822 - Assistive Technology
Credits:
4.00
This hands on course will provide participants with an
overview of the application of assistive technology in all
life settings for individuals affected by physical, sensory,
or cognitive limitations. Methods, materials, and resources
for obtaining and providing assistive technology services
will also be discussed. Special fee.
OT 824 - Assistive Technology and Physical Disabilities
Credits:
4.00
An advanced course that focuses on the specialized assistive
technology needs of persons with physical impairments.
Topics include: seating and positioning needs; prosthetic
devices; manual and powered mobility devices; ergonomics and
computer access. Special fee.
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 841 - Human Occupation
Credits:
4.00
Students will have three hours of classroom contact and
regular contact with a mentor who is a master of a
particular occupational activity. Students learn the
activity with support of the mentor and other relevant
experiences. Assignments include a presentation and two
papers. Honors in the major course. Special fee.
OT 851 - Mind Body Systems/Neurologically-based Function and Dysfunction
Credits:
4.00
Students will study neurologically related disorders
commonly seen by occupational therapists. A problem based
learning method will be used to examine the perceptual,
cognitive, biopsychosocial basis of these disorders. A basic
overview of human body-mind systems will be provided with an
emphasis on pathology, the recognition of symptoms, their
causes and the occupational implications of the disorders.
Selected theoretical frames of reference for assessment and
intervention will be discussed in terms of general, holistic
methods of practice. This course is a prerequisite for
courses in specific occupational therapy assessment and
intervention.
OT 852 - Human Movement and Environmental Effects on Everyday Occupations
Credits:
4.00
Students will integrate their prerequisite knowledge of
occupation. The course will develop skills required for
interpretation of biomechanical analysis for creating
successful occupational performance for individuals with
varied musculoskeletal, cardiac, and respiratory
dysfunction. Integration of the occupational therapy
clinical reasoning process and the use of occupations
as a therapeutic mechanism for change will be emphasized.
The analysis of environment as it relates to human
movement and participation in desired occupations will
be explored. Special fee.
OT 861 - Occupational Therapy: Professional Roles and Principles of Practice
Credits:
3.00
Students with gain foundation knowledge, value and
philosophy of OT practice. Students learn and apply
professional behavior skills required for competent
and ethical OT practice. Topics included in the course are:
historical roots of occupational therapy, organization and
structure of the profession, professional roles, theoretical
frameworks, the occupational therapy process, clinical
reasoning, and professional code of ethics. Course
assignments introduce students to the profession's
scholarly literature.
OT 862 - Occupational Therapy Evaluation
Credits:
4.00
Students will gain foundation knowledge of OT evaluation
process. Students will apply the clinical reasoning process
to OT evaluation across age levels, and types of conditions.
Students will learn about common assessment tools available
to occupational therapists, where, when, and how to apply
them, and how to evaluate assessment tools. Students will
develop technical skills in administering selected
evaluation tools, in integrating assessment data, and
demonstrate emergent clinical decisions about intervention
planning. Finally, they will gain an appreciation of the
importance of measurement in various facets of OT practice.
Special fee.
Co-requisites:
OT 863
OT 863 - Occupational Therapy Intervention
Credits:
4.00
Students will extend upon knowledge gained and skills
developed in Evaluation. Students will further develop
skills in selecting evaluation tools and in demonstrating
coherent clinical decisions about intervention planning
based on data gathered. Selected cases will be used for
application of knowledge, and the course will emphasize the
application and demonstration of common intervention
strategies used by occupational therapists. Special fee.
Co-requisites:
OT 862
OT 865 - Occupational Therapy Practice and Professional Reasoning
Credits:
3.00
Develops professional reasoning by building upon level II
fieldwork experiences. Students develop a population-based
intervention plan, explore occupational therapy in an
emerging or specialized practice setting, and implement
a plan for continuing professional development.
OT 871 - Enabling Participation in Community Groups
Credits:
4.00
Students will work in a community organization, learn about
the people served by this organization, conduct an
assessment for occupation-based program or wellness program
needs within the organization, and develop a proposal for
this program to be implemented during the semester. Special
fee.
OT 872 - Occupation, Health, and Community Programming
Credits:
4.00
Part of the two-course community programming sequence.
Explores the concepts of health and wellness applied to
population-based occupational therapy. Students implement
community-based interventions to meet identified public
health needs. Special fee.
OT 875 - Leadership in Occupational Therapy Systems of Practice
Credits:
3.00
Students will integrate concepts, principles, and strategies
that are fundamental to the provision of occupational
therapy services in the changing U.S. health care system.
This course links system management, reimbursement
mechanisms, and public policy found in occupational therapy
practice settings to the populations served. Knowledge of
leadership, management, ethics and marketing principles that
are necessary for success in today's health care industry
are emphasized.
OT 885 - Research Methods and Application to Practice
Credits:
3.00
Students engage in activities of systematic inquiry.
Research methods from qualitative, quantitative,
and mixed perspectives are introduced and applied to
relevant research questions in occupational therapy.
Students critically analyze research articles, bodies
of evidence, and are expected to synthesize information
for practical application.
OT 892 - Level I Fieldwork
Credits:
1.00
During a two-week fieldwork, students observe an
occupational therapist and participate in the planning
and implementation of the occupational therapy evaluation
and intervention process for a client. The Level I Fieldwork
placement is scheduled between fall and spring of their
first graduate year. Cr/F.
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. Special fee on some topics.
OT 894 - Level II Fieldwork I
Credits:
9.00
This course is a 12-week, full-time internship that takes
place after completion of the first graduate year, either
in the summer or the fall. Level II fieldwork provides
students with opportunities to: experience in-depth
delivery of occupational therapy services to clients;
focus on the application of purposeful and meaningful
occupation and/or research, administration and management
of occupational therapy services. Level II fieldwork is
designed to promote clinical reasoning and reflective
practice, to transmit values and beliefs that promote
ethical practice and to develop professionalism and
competence as career responsibilities. Cr/F.
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 896 - Level II Fieldwork II
Credits:
9.00
This course is the second 12-week, full-time internship. It
takes place after two semesters in the second graduate year.
OT 896 provides students with opportunities to evaluate,
develop and implement in-depth delivery of occupational
therapy services in population-based practice and to focus
on research and/or administration and management of
occupational therapy services. Cr/F.
OT 897 - Graduate Project
Credits:
1.00 to 6.00
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).
May be repeated up to a maximum of 6 credits. Cr/F.
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 practitioners,
researchers, educators, and leaders. Cr/F.
OT 899 - Master's Thesis
Credits:
1.00 to 6.00
Prereq: permission. Cr/F.
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.