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Course Description:
Students learn effects of dysfunction on occupational habits and occupational roles, apply the Occupational Therapy (OT) process, problem-solve ideas, become introduced to rehabilitation assessment, treatment techniques, and community resources. Designated as a service-learning class.
Learning Objectives:
Acknowledge and understand the etiology, prevalence, process, and occupational therapy (OT) areas of evaluation and treatment regarding various physically disabling conditions experienced by adults.
Utilize occupation for the purpose of assessment.
Identify functional implications of common adult physical dysfunction diagnoses.
Articulate development, remediation, and compensation for varying body functions outlined in the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework.
Articulate the importance of balancing areas of occupation with the achievement of health and wellness for the clients.
Explain the effects of heritable diseases, genetic conditions, disability, trauma, and injury to the physical and mental health and occupational performance of the individual.
Verbally present a synopsis of a book written or movie watched about a person with a disability and promote classroom conversation about the topic.
Verbally present findings of an innovative treatment technique pertaining to a physical disability.
Articulate in writing the results of a treatment using a clinical format identified by the instructor.
Use measures and quantitative standards such as # of repetitions, variation of size and time measurements to support and facilitate evidence-based practice.
Demonstrate proficiency in utilizing presented information to clinically reason and implement treatment of occupational performance deficits using task analysis and frames of reference/models of practice.
Identify when to recommend to the occupational therapist the need for referring clients for additional evaluation.
Explain how life-long learning is crucial to maintaining competence in health professionals.
Express sensitivity to the impact of cultural influences on clients receiving occupational therapy (OT) services.
Describe the impact of contexts (social, cultural, economic, demographic) on the provision of occupational therapy services.
Reflect on the specific psychosocial reactions to disability experienced/demonstrated by someone with a disability after reading a book about that individual.
Demonstrate therapeutic use of self and a knowledge of teaching-learning methodology to effectively complete projects.
Demonstrate the ability to utilize word processing for assignments and access course material/grades through Canvas.
Reflection: OER Case Study
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