Students analyze the domains and dimensions of occupations, occupational performance skills and patterns, and the structures, functions, and processes of the body and body systems. Students conduct biomechanical assessments and identify essential performance for health and function. Prerequisites: Admission into the Doctor of Occupational Therapy Program.
CLASS WILL MEET IN HS2 2922
Students apply professional reasoning and activity analysis to meet clients? occupational needs. Students analyze, grade, modify, and adapt occupations and activities to support occupational performance and participation. Pre- or corequisite: OCCT 751, OCCT 850, OCCT 852, and OCCT 854.
In this twelve-week full time course students are provided supervised field experiences applying the occupational therapy process with individuals, groups and/or populations with occupational performance and participation needs.
Students utilize professional and clinical reasoning to apply the occupational therapy process in client care. Students analyze information that supports team collaboration, clinical decision making, effective client care, and service reporting.
Students analyze the external and internal criticisms of the profession and examine the evidence addressing practice. Students examine the body of evidence addressing an intervention of interest and complete a systematic review of the evidence.
Students examine the role of technology in the occupational therapy process from evaluation to intervention planning and implementation. The regulation and ethics of technology use in therapy are considered and students explore the array of technological resources available for patient care. Pre- or corequisite: OCCT 751 and OCCT 755.
Students examine innovative approaches to service delivery and discuss their formative capstone experience and their potential role as a practitioner, practice scholar, and leader/advocate in health management and promotion.