OTA 126 - Clinical Seminar 1

1. Explain the role of sociocultural, socioeconomic, and diversity factors, as well as lifestyle choices in contemporary society to meet the needs of persons, groups, and populations (e.g., principles of psychology, sociology, and abnormal psychology).
2. Explain the importance of scientific evidence, theories, models of practice, and frames of reference that underlie the practice of occupational therapy to guide and inform interventions for persons, groups, and populations in a variety of practice contexts and environments.
3. Therapeutic Use of Self: Identify technique used to develop therapeutic use of self, including one’s personality, insights, perceptions, and judgments, as part of the therapeutic process in both individual and group interaction.
4. Clinical Reasoning: Articulate how to use e clinical reasoning to address occupation-based interventions, client factors, performance patterns, and performance skills.
5. Need for Continued or Modified Intervention: Discuss the importance of collaboration with the client, caregiver, family, and significant others, the effect of occupational therapy intervention and the need for continued or modified intervention, and communicate the identified needs to the occupational therapist.
6. Reimbursement Systems and Documentation: Discuss various reimbursement systems and funding mechanisms (e.g., federal, state, third party, private payer), treatment/diagnosis codes (e.g., CPT®, ICD, DSM® codes), and coding and documentation requirements that affect consumers and the practice of occupational therapy. Documentation must effectively communicate the need and rationale for occupational therapy services.
7. Articulate the importance of and demonstrate ability to gather data for the purpose of screening and evaluation using methods including but not limited to specified screening tools, using skilled observation and consulting with the patient’s health care team (other professionals, family, and significant others).
8. Articulate the importance of and demonstrate the ability to gather and share data for the purpose of evaluating client (s) occupational performance in activities of ADLs, IADLs, education, work, play, rest, sleep and social participation as it applies to the Occupational Therapy Performance Framework (OTPF).
9. Articulate and demonstrate skills of collaboration with occupational therapists and other professionals on therapeutic interventions.
10. Describe the role of the occupational therapy assistant in care coordination, case management, and transition service in traditional and emerging practice environment in their clinical environment.
11. Articulate a novice level ability to implement treatment activity with patients/clients as assigned by fieldwork (FW) Clinical Instructor (CI).
12. Identify and demonstrate effective work habits in the clinical setting.
13. Understand the importance of self-knowledge in relation to the quality of one’s life and the choices one makes.
14. To describe the role families play in the formation of identity and self-esteem.
15. Describe various factors that should be considered in making sound ethical decisions.

1. Conduct and document a screening and evaluation process.
2. Intervene and implement occupational therapy processes.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.
• Written Communication - Written Communication encompasses all the abilities necessary for effective expression of thoughts, feelings, and ideas in written form.

OTA 127 - Clinical Seminar Lab

Credits: 1
Students demonstrate skills at a novice level to gather necessary information to implement evaluation, treatment, and occupational profile of the client, document occupational therapy service, implement treatment based on the OTPF. Students also demonstrate professional behaviors required to be successful in the fieldwork.

Enrollment Requirement: Concurrent enrollment in OTA 126  and OTA 128 ; and enrollment in OTA program.

Course Fee: $210.00

Course Outcomes:
Students who successfully complete this class will be able to:

1. Explain the role of sociocultural, socioeconomic, and diversity factors, as well as lifestyle choices in contemporary society to meet the needs of persons, groups, and populations (e.g., principles of psychology, sociology, and abnormal psychology).
2. Demonstrate a novice ability to apply scientific evidence, theories, models of practice, and frames of reference that underlie the practice of occupational therapy to guide and inform interventions for persons, groups, and populations in a variety of practice contexts and environments.
3. Therapeutic Use of Self: Demonstrate therapeutic use of self, including one’s personality, insights, perceptions, and judgments, as part of the therapeutic process in both individual and group interaction.
4. Clinical Reasoning: Demonstrate clinical reasoning to address occupation-based interventions, client factors, performance patterns, and performance skills.
5. Need for Continued or Modified Intervention: Monitor and reassess, in collaboration with the client, caregiver, family, and significant others, the effect of occupational therapy intervention and the need for continued or modified intervention, and communicate the identified needs to the occupational therapist.
6. Reimbursement Systems and Documentation: Demonstrate knowledge of various reimbursement systems and funding mechanisms (e.g., federal, state, third party, private payer), treatment/diagnosis codes (e.g., CPT®, ICD, DSM® codes), and coding and documentation requirements that affect consumers and the practice of occupational therapy. Documentation must effectively communicate the need and rationale for occupational therapy services.
7. Demonstrate ability to gather data for the purpose of screening and evaluation using methods including but not limited to specified screening tools, using skilled observation and consulting with the patient’s health care team (other professionals, family, and significant others).
8. Articulate the importance of and demonstrate the ability to gather and share data for the purpose of evaluating client (s) occupational performance in activities of ADLs, IADLs, education, work, play, rest, sleep and social participation as it applies to the Occupational Therapy Performance Framework (OTPF).
9. Demonstrate skills of collaboration with occupational therapists and other professionals on therapeutic interventions.
10. Demonstrate effective work habits in the clinical setting.
11. The application of treatment theories and techniques used in the assigned clinics.
12. Demonstrate a novice level ability to document therapy service to ensure accountability of service provision and to meet standards for reimbursement agencies, and FW site facility while accurately communicating the rationale and effectiveness of therapy services. 

13. Demonstrate ability to gather data for the purpose of screening and evaluation using methods including but not limited to specified screening tools, using skilled observation and consulting with the patient’s health care team (other professionals, family, and significant others).

1. Conduct and document a screening and evaluation process.
2. Intervene and implement occupational therapy processes.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.
• Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning - Quantitative Reasoning encompasses abilities necessary for a student to become literate in today’s technological world. Quantitative reasoning begins with basic skills and extends to problem solving.
• Written Communication - Written Communication encompasses all the abilities necessary for effective expression of thoughts, feelings, and ideas in written form.

OTA 128 - Application of Occupational Therapy Assistant 1

1. Apply information learned in the academic portion in to fieldwork experiences. See specific form for detailed criteria. 
2. Demonstrate skills of collaboration with occupational therapists and other professionals in planning and preparation for treatment activity with patients/clients.
3. Demonstrate a beginners understanding of implementing treatment activity with patient/clients.
4. Demonstrate ability to link treatment activity to theory and disease process.
5. Record observations and understand the application of the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework to patient treatment and recording of findings.
6. Demonstrate ability to communicate effectively with Clinical Instructor, patients and other professionals Apply treatment theories and techniques used in the assigned clinics.
7. Articulate the importance in using observation, histories, and interviews of patient as assigned to assist in the screening and assessment of patients.
8. Demonstrate ability to communicating effectively with patient/clients and staff.

1. Conduct and document a screening and evaluation process.
2. Intervene and implement occupational therapy processes.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.

OTA 130 - Professional Advocacy Experience

Credits: 1
Acquaints students with therapy practitioner’s responsibilities in professional activities and for promotion of occupational therapy to other professionals, consumers, third-party payers and the public.

Enrollment Requirement: Enrollment in OTA Program.

Course Fee: $90.50

Course Outcomes:
Students who successfully complete this class will be able to:

1. Explain to consumers, potential employers, colleagues, third-party payers, regulatory boards, policymakers, and the general public the distinct nature of occupation and the evidence that occupation supports performance, participation, health, and well-being.
2. Apply scientific evidence, theories, models of practice, and frames of reference that underlie the practice of occupational therapy to guide and inform interventions for persons, groups, and populations in a variety of practice contexts and environments. 
3. Care Coordination, Case Management, and Transition Services: Understand and articulate care coordination, case management, and transition services in traditional and emerging practice environments. 
4. Factors, Policy Issues and Social Systems: Identify and explain the contextual factors; current policy issues; and socioeconomic, political, geographic, and demographic factors on the delivery of occupational therapy services for persons, groups, and populations and social systems as they relate to the practice of occupational therapy.
5. Systems and Structures That Create Legislation: Define the systems and structures that create federal and state legislation and regulations, and their implications and effects on persons, groups, and populations, as well as practice. 
6. Advocacy: Explain the role and responsibility of the practitioner to advocate for changes in service delivery policies, effect changes in the system, recognize opportunities in emerging practice areas, and advocate for opportunities to expand the occupational therapy assistant’s role. 
7. Market the Delivery of Services: Identify the need and demonstrate the ability to participate in the development, marketing, and management of service delivery options. 
8. Scholarly Study: Locate and demonstrate understanding of professional literature, including the quality of the source of information, to make evidence-based practice decisions in collaboration with the occupational therapist. Explain how scholarly activities and literature contribute to the development of the profession. 
9. Professional Engagement: Demonstrate knowledge of how the role of a professional is enhanced by participating and engaging in local, national, and international leadership positions in organizations or agencies. 
10. Promote Occupational Therapy: Promote occupational therapy by educating other professionals, service providers, consumers, third-party payers, regulatory bodies, and the public. 

11. Community and Primary Care Programs: Identify and communicate to the occupational therapist the need to design community and primary care programs to support occupational performance for persons, groups, and populations. 

1. Discuss the basic tenets of occupational therapy.
2. Conduct and document a screening and evaluation process.
3. Intervene and implement occupational therapy processes.
4. Describe the context of occupational therapy services.
5. Assist in the management of occupational therapy services.
6. Discuss the importance of ethics, values and responsibilities in the field of occupational therapy.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.

OTA 131 - Physical Disabilities 2

1. Demonstrate knowledge of the structure and function of the human body to include the biological and physical sciences, neurosciences, kinesiology, and biomechanics.  
2. Demonstrate knowledge of and apply the interaction of occupation and activity, including areas of occupation, performance skills, performance patterns, context(s) and environments, and client factors. 
3. Demonstrate knowledge of the effects of disease processes including heritable diseases, genetic conditions, mental illness, disability, trauma, and injury on occupational performance. 
4. Demonstrate clinical reasoning to address occupation-based interventions, client factors, performance patterns, and performance skill.
5. Demonstrate knowledge of the use of technology in practice, which must include: 

• Electronic documentation systems
• Virtual environments  
• Telehealth technology 

6. Explain the role and responsibility of the practitioner to advocate for changes in service delivery policies, effect changes in the system, recognize opportunities in emerging practice areas, and advocate for opportunities to expand the occupational therapy assistant’s role.
7. Promote occupational therapy by educating other professionals, service providers, consumers, third-party payers, regulatory bodies, and the public.

1. Demonstrate mastery of the occupational therapy foundational content requirements.
2. Discuss the basic tenets of occupational therapy.
3. Describe the context of occupational therapy services.
4. Assist in the management of occupational therapy services.
5. Discuss the importance of ethics, values and responsibilities in the field of occupational therapy.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.
• Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning - Quantitative Reasoning encompasses abilities necessary for a student to become literate in today’s technological world. Quantitative reasoning begins with basic skills and extends to problem solving.
• Written Communication - Written Communication encompasses all the abilities necessary for effective expression of thoughts, feelings, and ideas in written form.

OTA 132 - Physical Disabilities 2 Lab

1. Demonstrate knowledge of the structure and function of the human body to include the biological and physical sciences, neurosciences, kinesiology, and biomechanics.
2. Demonstrate sound judgment in regard to safety of self and others and adhere to safety regulations throughout the occupational therapy process as appropriate to the setting and scope of practice. This must include the ability to assess and monitor vital signs (e.g., blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory status, and temperature) to ensure that the client is stable for intervention. 
3. Utilize clinical reasoning to facilitate occupation-based interventions that address client factors. This must include interventions focused on promotion, compensation, adaptation, and prevention.
4. Contribute to the evaluation process of client(s)’ occupational performance, including an occupational profile, by administering standardized and non-standardized screenings and assessment tools and collaborating in the development of occupation-based intervention plans and strategies. Explain the importance of using psychometrically sound assessment tools when considering client needs, and cultural and contextual factors to deliver evidence-based intervention plans and strategies. Intervention plans and strategies must be client centered, culturally relevant, reflective of current occupational therapy practice, and based on available evidence.
5. Under the direction of an occupational therapist, collect, organize, and report on data for evaluation of client outcomes.
6. Demonstrate an understanding of the intervention strategies that remediate and/or compensate for functional cognitive deficits, visual deficits, and psychosocial and behavioral health deficits that affect occupational performance.
7. Explain the need for orthotics, and design, fabricate, apply, fit, and train in orthoses and devices used to enhance occupational performance and participation. Train in the safe and effective use of prosthetic devices.
8. Provide training in techniques to enhance functional mobility, including physical transfers, wheelchair management, and mobility devices.
9. Define the safe and effective application of superficial thermal agents, deep thermal agents, electrotherapeutic agents, and mechanical devices as a preparatory measure to improve occupational performance. This must include indications, contraindications, and precautions.
10. Assess, grade, and modify the way persons, groups, and populations perform occupations and activities by adapting processes, modifying environments, and applying ergonomic principles to reflect the changing needs of the client, sociocultural context, and technological advances. 
11. Demonstrate the principles of the teaching- learning process using educational methods and health literacy education approaches:  
    • To design activities and clinical training for persons, groups, and populations.  
    • To instruct and train the client, caregiver, family, significant others, and communities at the level of the audience. 
12. Identify and communicate to the occupational therapist the need to refer to specialists both internal and external to the profession, including community agencies.
13. Understand the difference between quantitative and qualitative research studies

1. Demonstrate mastery of the occupational therapy foundational content requirements.
2. Conduct and document a screening and evaluation process.
3. Intervene and implement occupational therapy processes.
4. Read and use professional literature in the field of occupational therapy.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.
• Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning - Quantitative Reasoning encompasses abilities necessary for a student to become literate in today’s technological world. Quantitative reasoning begins with basic skills and extends to problem solving.

OTA 133 - Psychosocial Dysfunction

1. Demonstrate knowledge of the social determinants of health for persons, groups, and populations with or at risk for disabilities and chronic health conditions.
   • This must include an understanding of the epidemiological factors that impact the public health and welfare of populations.
   • Describing the relationship between mental health illness and physical health illnesses and how social issues can impact both.
2. Articulate the ethical and practical considerations that affect the mental health and wellness needs of those who are experiencing or are at risk for social injustice, occupational deprivation, and disparity in the receipt of services through the continuum of time from ancient times to the present as well as by demonstrating knowledge of global social issues and prevailing health and welfare needs of populations with or at risk for disabilities and chronic health conditions by:
   • Outlining the history of mental illness from ancient times to the present and describe the methods used to treat mental illness throughout the continuum.
   • Describing a sample of the multiple settings in which mental health services may be provided and the lack of parity that impacts mental health care.
   • Describing legal considerations in respect to mental health in Washington state and how they have changed over time based on both ethical and practical considerations.
3. Apply knowledge of occupational therapy history, philosophical base, theory, and sociopolitical climate and their importance in meeting society’s current and future occupational needs as well as how these factors influence and are influenced by practice. 
4. Apply scientific evidence, theories, models of practice, and frames of reference that underlie the practice of occupational therapy to guide and inform interventions for persons, groups, and populations in a variety of practice contexts and environments.
5. Describe the meaning and dynamics of occupation and activity, including the interaction of areas of occupation, performance skills, performance patterns, activity demands, context(s) and environments, and client factors by;
   • Demonstrating an understanding of the principles that allow one to interact therapeutically with mentally ill clients.
   • Satisfactorily completing a therapeutic group activity to the specified criteria.
   • Identifying therapeutic use and contraindications of therapeutic modalities relative to patient needs and occupation.
6. Understand the occupational therapy practice framework: domain and process by:
   • Identifying common assessment tools used.
   • Demonstrating the ability to set goals and plan appropriate occupational therapy activities for clients.
7. Describe a sample of the multiple settings in which mental health services may be provided.
8. Articulate to consumers, potential employers, colleagues, third-party payers, regulatory boards, policymakers, other audiences, and the general public both the unique nature of occupation as viewed by the profession of occupational therapy and the value of occupation support performance, participation, health, and well-being.
9. Understand the effects of heritable diseases, genetic conditions, disability, trauma, and injury to the physical and mental health and occupational performance of the individual possible cause(s) and effects of mental illness and occupational performance of an individual.
10. In order to demonstrate task analysis in areas of occupation, performance skills, performance patterns, activity demands, context(s) and environments, and clients factors to implement the intervention plan the student will:
    • Identify means of adapting and grading activities appropriate for different client populations.
11. Use sound judgment in regard to safety of self and others and adhere to safety regulations throughout the occupational therapy process as appropriate to the setting and scope of practice as demonstrated by:
    • Identifying means of adapting and grading activities appropriate for different client populations.
    • Identifying safety techniques in respect to suicide prevention.
    • Describing how the use of prescribed medications influences patient behavior and the ability of the patient to benefit from therapy.
    • Describing the impact of the maladaptive use of drugs and their side effects on occupation.
12. Express support for the quality of life, well-being, and occupation of the individual, group, or population to promote physical and mental health and prevention of injury and disease considering the context in respect to the delivery of occupational therapy services to individuals with mental illness.
13. Apply knowledge of occupational therapy history, philosophical base, theory, and sociopolitical climate and their importance in meeting society’s current and future occupational needs as well as how these factors influence and are influenced by practice.
14. Describe basic features of the theories, models of practice, frames of reference, and occupational therapy history and occupational therapy theory, (and the socio-political climate) underlie the practice of occupational therapy in order to:
    • Understand the basic assumptions of theories used to explain mental illness.
    • Explain the concepts of current practice models used by occupational therapy practitioners in mental health.
15. Demonstrate knowledge of and apply the interaction of occupation and activity, including areas of occupation, performance skills, performance patterns, context(s) and environments, and client factors.
16. Understand the effects of heritable diseases, genetic conditions, disability, trauma, and injury to the physical and mental health and occupational performance of the individual possible cause(s) and effects of mental illness and occupational performance of an individual.
17. Demonstrate activity analysis in areas of occupation, performance skills, performance patterns, context(s) and environments, and client factors to implement the intervention plan.
18. Demonstrate sound judgment in regard to safety of self and others and adhere to safety regulations throughout the occupational therapy process as appropriate to the setting and scope of practice. This must include the ability to assess and monitor vital signs (e.g., blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory status, and temperature) to ensure that the client is stable for intervention.
19. Demonstrate therapeutic use of self, including one’s personality, insights, perceptions, and judgments, as part of the therapeutic process in both individual and group interaction.
20. Demonstrate clinical reasoning to address occupation-based interventions, client factors, performance patterns, and performance skills.
21. Gather and share data for the purpose of screening and evaluation using methods including, but not limited to, specified screening tools; assessments; skilled observations; occupational histories; consultations with other professionals; and interviews with the client, family and significant others in order to evaluate client(s)’ occupational performance in activities of daily living (ADLs), instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs), education, work, play, rest, sleep, leisure, and social participation by:
    • Understanding the occupational therapy practice framework: domain and process by:
      • Identifying common assessment tools used.
      • Demonstrating the ability to set goals and plan appropriate occupational therapy activities for clients.
22. Within the field of mental health, articulate the role of the occupational therapy assistant and occupational therapist in the screening and evaluation process along with the importance of and rationale for supervision and collaborative work between the occupational therapy assistant and occupational therapist in that process.
23. Under the direction of an occupational therapist, collect, organize, and report on data for evaluation of client outcomes.
24. Demonstrate an understanding of the intervention strategies that remediate and/or compensate for functional cognitive deficits, visual deficits, and psychosocial and behavioral health deficits that affect occupational performance.
25. Identify means of adapting and grading activities appropriate for different client populations within the mental health field by providing remediation, and compensation for deficits in physical, mental, cognitive, perceptual, neuromuscular, behavioral skills, and sensory functions.
26. Demonstrate therapeutic use of self to encompass interacting with patients and responding to symptoms and behaviors.
27. Articulate the difference between quantitative and qualitative research studies.
28. Effectively locate and understand information including the quality of the source of the information in: Gathering information pertinent to the understanding and treatment of mental illness and Identifying popular myths and in understanding the correct facts about mental illness.

1. Demonstrate mastery of the occupational therapy foundational content requirements.
2. Discuss the basic tenets of occupational therapy.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.

OTA 134 - Psychosocial Dysfunction Lab

1. Demonstrate knowledge of the social determinants of health for persons, groups, and populations with or at risk for disabilities and chronic health conditions.
   • This must include an understanding of the epidemiological factors that impact the public health and welfare of populations.
   • Describing the relationship between mental health illness and physical health illnesses and how social issues can impact both.
2. Articulate the ethical and practical considerations that affect the mental health and wellness needs of those who are experiencing or are at risk for social injustice, occupational deprivation, and disparity in the receipt of services through the continuum of time from ancient times to the present as well as by demonstrating knowledge of global social issues and prevailing health and welfare needs of populations with or at risk for disabilities and chronic health conditions by:
   • Outlining the history of mental illness from ancient times to the present and describe the methods used to treat mental illness throughout the continuum.
   • Describing a sample of the multiple settings in which mental health services may be provided and the lack of parity that impacts mental health care.
   • Describing legal considerations with respect to mental health care in Washington state and how they have changed over time based on both ethical and practical considerations.
3. Apply scientific evidence, theories, models of practice, and frames of reference that underlie the practice of occupational therapy to guide and inform interventions for persons, groups, and populations in a variety of practice contexts and environments.
4. Describe the meaning and dynamics of occupation and activity, including the interaction of areas of occupation, performance skills, performance patterns, activity demands, context(s) and environments, and client factors by:
   • Demonstrating an understanding of the principles that allow one to interact therapeutically with mentally ill clients.
   • Satisfactorily completing a therapeutic group activity to the specified criteria.
   • Identifying therapeutic use and contraindications of therapeutic modalities relative to patient needs and occupation.
5. Understanding the occupational therapy practice framework: domain and process by:
   • Identifying common assessment tools used.
   • Demonstrating the ability to set goals and plan appropriate occupational therapy activities for clients.
6. In order to demonstrate task analysis in areas of occupation, performance skills, performance patterns, activity demands, context(s) and environments, and client factors to implement the intervention plan the student will:
   • Identify means of adapting and grading activities appropriate for different client populations.
7. Express support for the quality of life, well-being, and occupation of the individual, group, or population to promote physical and mental health and prevention of injury and disease considering the context with respect to the delivery of occupational therapy services to individuals with mental illness.
8. Describe basic features of the theories, models of practice, frames of reference, and occupational therapy history and occupational therapy theory, (and the socio-political climate) underlie the practice of occupational therapy in order to:
   • Understand the basic assumptions of theories used to explain mental illness.
   • Explain the concepts of current practice models used by occupational therapy practitioners in mental health.
9. Articulate to consumers, potential employers, colleagues, third-party payers, regulatory boards, policymakers, other audiences, and the general public both the unique nature of occupation as viewed by the profession of occupational therapy and the value of occupation support performance, participation, health, and well-being.
10. Gather and share data for the purpose of screening and evaluation using methods including, but not limited to, specified screening tools; assessments; skilled observations; occupational histories; consultations with other professionals; and interviews with the client, family and significant others in order to evaluate client(s)’ occupational performance in activities of daily living (ADLs), instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs), education, work, play, rest, sleep, leisure, and social participation.
11. Reporting Data: Under the direction of an occupational therapist, collect, organize, and report on data for evaluation of client outcomes.
12. Remediation and Compensation: Demonstrate an understanding of the intervention strategies that remediate and/or compensate for functional cognitive deficits, visual deficits, and psychosocial and behavioral health deficits that affect occupational performance.

1. Demonstrate mastery of the occupational therapy foundational content requirements.
2. Conduct and document a screening and evaluation process.
3. Intervene and implement occupational therapy processes.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.
• Written Communication - Written Communication encompasses all the abilities necessary for effective expression of thoughts, feelings, and ideas in written form.

OTA 198 - Independent Study - Occupational Therapy Assistant

1. Course outcomes to be mutually agreed upon between instructor and student. 

1. Demonstrate mastery of the occupational therapy foundational content requirements.
2. Discuss the basic tenets of occupational therapy.
3. Conduct and document a screening and evaluation process.
4. Intervene and implement occupational therapy processes.
5. Describe the context of occupational therapy services.
6. Assist in the management of occupational therapy services.
7. Read and use professional literature in the field of occupational therapy.
8. Discuss the importance of ethics, values and responsibilities in the field of occupational therapy.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.

OTA 200 - Developmental Disabilities 2

1. Demonstrate task analysis of students with disabilities in transition to work setting focusing on identify the areas of occupation, performance skills, performance patterns, activity demands, context (s) and environments, and client factors to implement the intervention plan.
2. Use sound judgment in regard to safety of self and others and adhere to safety regulations throughout the occupational therapy process as appropriate to the setting and scope of practice in transition to work settings in the community.
3. Provide training and assess need for interventions in self-care, self-management, health management and maintenance, home management, and community.
4. Demonstrate therapeutic use of self, including one’s personality, insights, perceptions, and judgments, as part of the therapeutic process in both individual and group interaction.
5. Provide therapeutic use of occupation-based intervention including preparatory methods, exercises and purposeful activities.
6. Implement intervention strategies to remediate and/or compensate for cognitive deficits that affect occupational performance.
7. Demonstrate the ability to use problem solving and critical thinking to explain the need for the use of compensatory strategies when desired life tasks cannot be completed.
8. Use/identify the teaching-learning process with the client, family, significant others, colleagues, other health providers, and the public. Collaborate with the occupational therapist and learner to identify appropriate educational methods.
9. Effectively interact through written, oral, and nonverbal communication with the client, family, significant others, colleagues, other health providers, and the public in a professionally acceptable manner.
10. Demonstrate skills of collaboration with occupational therapists and other professionals on therapeutic interventions.
11. Understand when and how to use the consultative process with specific consumers or consumer groups as directed by an occupational therapist.
12. Monitor and reassess, in collaboration with the client, caregiver, family, and significant others, the effect of occupational therapy intervention and the need for continued or modified intervention and communicate the identified needs to the occupational therapist. Demonstrating skills needed to implement assigned work tasks as demonstrated by ability to:
    • Follow specified objectives for assigned client.
    • Observe appropriate precautions and safety precautions.
    • Consult with supervisor as needed.
    • Adjust method of instruction to facilitate client learning.
13. Under the direction of an administrator, manager, or occupational therapist, collect, organize, and report on data for evaluation of client outcomes.
14. Display understanding of the use of technology, both high and low tech and compensatory strategies needed to support performance, health and well-being and to be able to teach the use of these.
15. Identify appropriate materials and supplies for assistive device fabrication. Articulate principles of and demonstrate methods of designing, constructing and using special devices including but not limited to electronic aides to daily living and seating and positioning systems to enhance occupational performance during lecture/discussion class portion.
16. Demonstrate understanding of monitoring and reassessment of effect of Occupational Therapy intervention and the need for continued or modified intervention. Includes collaboration with client, caregiver, family, and significant others, as well as communication about identified needs to the Occupational Therapist.
17. Demonstrates ability to facilitate effective discharge planning by reviewing the needs of the client, caregiver and family using available, identified resources (community, human and fiscal) making recommendations for environmental adaptations and home programming and recognizing the need to refer to specialists.
18. Demonstrate knowledge of and apply the interaction of occupation and activity, including areas of occupation, performance skills, performance patterns, context(s) and environments, and client factors.
19. Demonstrate knowledge of the effects of disease processes including heritable diseases, genetic conditions, mental illness, disability, trauma, and injury on occupational performance.
20. Demonstrate activity analysis in areas of occupation, performance skills, performance patterns, context(s) and environments, and client factors to implement the intervention plan.

1. Conduct and document a screening and evaluation process.
2. Intervene and implement occupational therapy processes.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.
• Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning - Quantitative Reasoning encompasses abilities necessary for a student to become literate in today’s technological world. Quantitative reasoning begins with basic skills and extends to problem solving.
• Written Communication - Written Communication encompasses all the abilities necessary for effective expression of thoughts, feelings, and ideas in written form.

OTA 201 - Developmental Disabilities 2 Lab

Credits: 2
Students apply and demonstrate novice competency of material learned in OTA 200 . Focuses on application and hands on experience with task analysis, assistive technology and devices and occupational based approaches. Students demonstrate interventions and collaborate with clients, educators and other health care professionals using a service learning model.

Enrollment Requirement: OTA 120  and OTA 121  with grades of 2.0 or higher; and concurrent enrollment in OTA 200 ; and enrollment in OTA program.

Course Fee: $41.50

Course Outcomes:
Students who successfully complete this class will be able to:

1. Demonstrate task analysis of children with disabilities in transition to work setting focusing on identify the areas of occupation, performance skills, performance patterns, activity demands, context (s) and environments, and client factors to implement the intervention plan.
2. Provide training and assess need for interventions in self-care, self-management, health management and maintenance, home management, and community.
3. Provide therapeutic use of occupation-based intervention including preparatory methods, exercises and purposeful activities.
4. Implement intervention strategies to remediate and/or compensate for cognitive deficits that affect occupational performance.
5. Demonstrate the ability to use problem solving and critical thinking to explain the need for the use of compensatory strategies when desired life tasks cannot be completed.
6. Clinical Reasoning: Demonstrate clinical reasoning to address occupation-based interventions, client factors, performance patterns, and performance skills. 
7. Principles of Interprofessional Team Dynamics: Demonstrate awareness of the principles of interprofessional team dynamics to perform effectively in different team roles to plan, deliver, and evaluate patient- and population-centered care as well as population health programs and policies that are safe, timely, efficient, effective, and equitable. 
8. Explain to consumers, potential employers, colleagues, third-party payers, regulatory boards, policymakers, and the general public the distinct nature of occupation and the evidence that occupation supports performance, participation, health, and well-being.
9. Demonstrate therapeutic use of self, including one’s personality, insights, perceptions, and judgments, as part of the therapeutic process in both individual and group interaction.
10. Under the direction of an occupational therapist, collect, organize, and report on data for evaluation of client outcomes.
11. Demonstrate an understanding of the intervention strategies that remediate and/or compensate for functional cognitive deficits, visual deficits, and psychosocial and behavioral health deficits that affect occupational performance.
12. Engage in the consultative process with persons, groups, programs, organizations, or communities in collaboration with inter- and intraprofessional colleagues.
13. Monitor and reassess, in collaboration with the client, caregiver, family, and significant others, the effect of occupational therapy intervention and the need for continued or modified intervention, and communicate the identified needs to the occupational therapist.
14. Demonstrate effective intraprofessional OT/OTA collaboration to explain the role of the occupational therapy assistant and occupational therapist in the screening and evaluation process.
15. Identify and communicate to the occupational therapist the need to refer to specialists both internal and external to the profession, including community agencies.
16. Demonstrate awareness of the principles of interprofessional team dynamics to perform effectively in different team roles to plan, deliver, and evaluate patient- and population-centered care as well as population health programs and policies that are safe, timely, efficient, effective, and equitable.

17. Demonstrates sound judgment in regard to safety of self and others and adhere to safety regulations throughout the occupational therapy process as appropriate to the setting and scope of practice in transition to work settings in the community.

18. Demonstrates sound judgment in regard to safety of self and others and adhere to safety regulations throughout the occupational therapy process as appropriate to the setting and scope of practice in transition to work settings in the community.

1. Conduct and document a screening and evaluation process.
2. Intervene and implement occupational therapy processes.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.
• Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning - Quantitative Reasoning encompasses abilities necessary for a student to become literate in today’s technological world. Quantitative reasoning begins with basic skills and extends to problem solving.
• Written Communication - Written Communication encompasses all the abilities necessary for effective expression of thoughts, feelings, and ideas in written form.

OTA 202 - Ethics, Society, and Professional Practice

1. Explain the role of sociocultural, socioeconomic, and diversity factors, as well as lifestyle choices in contemporary society to meet the needs of persons, groups, and populations (e.g., principles of psychology, sociology, and abnormal psychology).  
2. Demonstrate knowledge of the social determinants of health for persons, groups, and populations with or at risk for disabilities and chronic health conditions. This must include an understanding of the epidemiological factors that impact the public health and welfare of populations.
3. Apply knowledge of occupational therapy history, philosophical base, theory, and sociopolitical climate and their importance in meeting society’s current and future occupational needs as well as how these factors influence and are influenced by practice.
4. Demonstrate knowledge of various reimbursement systems and funding mechanisms (e.g., federal, state, third party, private payer), treatment/diagnosis codes (e.g., CPT®, ICD, DSM® codes), and coding and documentation requirements that affect consumers and the practice of occupational therapy. Documentation must effectively communicate the need and rationale for occupational therapy services.
5. Identify and explain the contextual factors; current policy issues; and socioeconomic, political, geographic, and demographic factors on the delivery of occupational therapy services for persons, groups, and populations and social systems as they relate to the practice of occupational therapy. 
6. Explain an understanding of the business aspects of practice including, but not limited to, financial management, billing, and coding. 
7. Define the systems and structures that create federal and state legislation and regulations, and their implications and effects on persons, groups, and populations, as well as practice. 
8. Provide care and programs that demonstrate knowledge of applicable national requirements for credentialing and requirements for licensure, certification, or registration consistent with federal and state laws.  Identify the potential impact of current policy issues on OT and the role of the practitioner to advocate for changes.
9. Define strategies for effective, competency-based legal and ethical supervision of occupational therapy assistants and non-occupational therapy personnel.  Demonstrate understanding supervisory and collaborative relationship of the OT/COTA and identify strategies for legal/ethical supervision of non-professional personnel and conflict resolution techniques between peers and supervisors.
10. Demonstrate knowledge of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) Occupational Therapy Code of Ethics and AOTA Standards of Practice and use them as a guide for ethical decision making in professional interactions, client interventions, employment settings, and when confronted with personal and organizational ethical conflicts. 
11. Promote occupational therapy by educating other professionals, service providers, consumers, third-party payers, regulatory bodies, and the public. 
12. Identify and develop strategies for ongoing professional development to ensure that practice is consistent with current and accepted standards.
13. Demonstrate knowledge of personal and professional responsibilities related to: Liability issues under current models of service provision. Varied roles of the occupational therapy assistant providing service on a contractual basis. 

1. Demonstrate mastery of the occupational therapy foundational content requirements.
2. Conduct and document a screening and evaluation process.
3. Intervene and implement occupational therapy processes.
4. Describe the context of occupational therapy services.
5. Assist in the management of occupational therapy services.
6. Discuss the importance of ethics, values and responsibilities in the field of occupational therapy.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.
• Written Communication - Written Communication encompasses all the abilities necessary for effective expression of thoughts, feelings, and ideas in written form.

OTA 210 - Therapeutic Practices in Occupational Therapy

1. Apply scientific evidence, theories, models of practice, and frames of reference that underlie the practice of occupational therapy to guide and inform interventions for persons, groups, and populations in a variety of practice contexts and environments. 
2. Define the process of theory development and its importance to occupational therapy. 
3. Demonstrate knowledge of and apply the interaction of occupation and activity, including areas of occupation, performance skills, performance patterns, context(s) and environments, and client factors.
4. Explain to consumers, potential employers, colleagues, third-party payers, regulatory boards, policymakers, and the general public the distinct nature of occupation and the evidence that occupation supports performance, participation, health, and well-being.
5. Demonstrate knowledge of scientific evidence as it relates to the importance of balancing areas of occupation; the role of occupation in the promotion of health; and the prevention of disease, illness, and dysfunction for persons, groups, and populations. 
6. Demonstrate activity analysis in areas of occupation, performance skills, performance patterns, context(s) and environments, and client factors to implement the intervention plan.
7. Demonstrate clinical reasoning to address occupation-based interventions, client factors, performance patterns, and performance skills.
8. Explain the need for and demonstrate strategies with assistive technologies and devices (e.g., electronic aids to daily living, seating and positioning systems) used to enhance occupational performance and foster participation and well-being.
9. Provide training in techniques to enhance community mobility, and address transportation transitions, including driver rehabilitation and community access.
10. Demonstrate knowledge of the use of technology in practice, which must include: Electronic documentation systems  Virtual environments  Telehealth technology
11. Assess, grade, and modify the way persons, groups, and populations perform occupations and activities by adapting processes, modifying environments, and applying ergonomic principles to reflect the changing needs of the client, sociocultural context, and technological advances.
12. Demonstrate the principles of the teaching- learning process using educational methods and health literacy education approaches:  To design activities and clinical training for persons, groups, and populations.  To instruct and train the client, caregiver, family, significant others, and communities at the level of the audience.
13. Demonstrate knowledge of various reimbursement systems and funding mechanisms (e.g., federal, state, third party, private payer), treatment/diagnosis codes (e.g., CPT®, ICD, DSM® codes), and coding and documentation requirements that affect consumers and the practice of occupational therapy. Documentation must effectively communicate the need and rationale for occupational therapy services.
14. Explain an understanding of the business aspects of practice including, but not limited to, financial management, billing, and coding.
15. Participate in the documentation of ongoing processes for quality management and improvement (e.g., outcome studies analysis and client engagement surveys) and implement program changes as needed to demonstrate quality of services.
16. Define strategies for effective, competency-based legal and ethical supervision of occupational therapy assistants and non-occupational therapy personnel.
17. Locate and demonstrate understanding of professional literature, including the quality of the source of information, to make evidence-based practice decisions in collaboration with the occupational therapist. Explain how scholarly activities and literature contribute to the development of the profession.
18. Understand the difference between quantitative and qualitative research studies.
19. Demonstrate the skills to understand a scholarly report.

1. Demonstrate mastery of the occupational therapy foundational content requirements.
2. Discuss the basic tenets of occupational therapy.
3. Conduct and document a screening and evaluation process.
4. Intervene and implement occupational therapy processes.
5. Describe the context of occupational therapy services.
6. Assist in the management of occupational therapy services.
7. Read and use professional literature in the field of occupational therapy.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.
• Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning - Quantitative Reasoning encompasses abilities necessary for a student to become literate in today’s technological world. Quantitative reasoning begins with basic skills and extends to problem solving.
• Written Communication - Written Communication encompasses all the abilities necessary for effective expression of thoughts, feelings, and ideas in written form.

OTA 211 - Therapeutic Practices Clinical Skills Training

1. Demonstrate therapeutic use of self, including one’s personality, insights, perceptions, and judgments, as part of the therapeutic process in both individual and group interaction.
2. Demonstrate clinical reasoning to address occupation-based interventions, client factors, performance patterns, and performance skills.
3. Utilize clinical reasoning to facilitate occupation-based interventions that address client factors. This must include interventions
4. Contribute to the evaluation process of client(s)’ occupational performance, including an occupational profile, by administering standardized and non-standardized screenings and assessment tools and collaborating in the development of occupation-based intervention plans and strategies. Explain the importance of using psychometrically sound assessment tools when considering client needs, and cultural and contextual factors to deliver evidence-based intervention plans and strategies. Intervention plans and strategies must be client centered, culturally relevant, reflective of current occupational therapy practice, and based on available evidence.
5. Demonstrate an understanding of the intervention strategies that remediate and/or compensate for functional cognitive deficits, visual deficits, and psychosocial and behavioral health deficits that affect occupational performance.
6. Provide direct interventions and procedures to persons, groups, and populations to enhance safety, health and wellness, and performance in occupations. This must include the ability to select and deliver occupations and activities, preparatory methods and tasks (including therapeutic exercise), education and training, and advocacy.
7. Provide training in techniques to enhance functional mobility, including physical transfers, wheelchair management, and mobility devices.
8. Provide training in techniques to enhance community mobility, and address transportation transitions, including driver rehabilitation and community access.
9. Demonstrate knowledge of the use of technology in practice, which must include:

• Electronic documentation systems
• Virtual environments
• Telehealth technology

10. Assess, grade, and modify the way persons, groups, and populations perform occupations and activities by adapting processes, modifying environments, and applying ergonomic principles to reflect the changing needs of the client, sociocultural context, and technological advances.
11. Demonstrate the principles of the teaching- learning process using educational methods and health literacy education approaches:

• To design activities and clinical training for persons, groups, and populations.
• To instruct and train the client, caregiver, family, significant others, and communities at the level of the audience.

1. Conduct and document a screening and evaluation process.
2. Intervene and implement occupational therapy processes.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.
• Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning - Quantitative Reasoning encompasses abilities necessary for a student to become literate in today’s technological world. Quantitative reasoning begins with basic skills and extends to problem solving.
• Written Communication - Written Communication encompasses all the abilities necessary for effective expression of thoughts, feelings, and ideas in written form.

OTA 212 - Therapeutic Group Leadership

1. Apply scientific evidence, theories, models of practice, and frames of reference that underlie the practice of occupational therapy to guide and inform interventions for persons, groups, and populations in a variety of practice contexts and environments. 
2. Demonstrate the principles of the teaching- learning process using educational methods and health literacy education approaches:  
   • To design activities and clinical training for persons, groups, and populations.
   • To instruct and train the client, caregiver, family, significant others, and communities at the level of the audience. 

1. Demonstrate mastery of the occupational therapy foundational content requirements.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.
• Written Communication - Written Communication encompasses all the abilities necessary for effective expression of thoughts, feelings, and ideas in written form.

OTA 213 - Therapeutic Group Leadership Lab

1. Utilize clinical reasoning to facilitate occupation-based interventions that address client factors. This must include interventions focused on promotion, compensation, adaptation, and prevention.
2. Demonstrate the principles of the teaching- learning process using educational methods and health literacy education approaches:  
   • To design activities and clinical training for persons, groups, and populations.
   • To instruct and train the client, caregiver, family, significant others, and communities at the level of the audience. 
3. Identify and communicate to the occupational therapist the need to design community and primary care programs to support occupational performance for persons, groups, and populations. 

1. Conduct and document a screening and evaluation process.
2. Intervene and implement occupational therapy processes.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.
• Written Communication - Written Communication encompasses all the abilities necessary for effective expression of thoughts, feelings, and ideas in written form.

OTA 220 - Therapeutic Activities 2

1. Apply scientific evidence, theories, models of practice, and frames of reference that underlie the practice of occupational therapy to guide and inform interventions for persons, groups, and populations in a variety of practice contexts and environments. 
2. Demonstrate knowledge of scientific evidence as it relates to the importance of balancing areas of occupation; the role of occupation in the promotion of health; and the prevention of disease, illness, and dysfunction for persons, groups, and populations. 
3. Demonstrate activity analysis in areas of occupation, performance skills, performance patterns, context(s) and environments, and client factors to implement the intervention plan. 
4. Demonstrate the principles of the teaching- learning process using educational methods and health literacy education approaches:
   • To design activities and clinical training for persons, groups, and populations. 
   • To instruct and train the client, caregiver, family, significant others, and communities at the level of the audience.
5. Demonstrate effective intra-professional OT/OTA collaboration to explain the role of the occupational therapy assistant and occupational therapist in the screening and evaluation process.
6. Demonstrate awareness of the principles of interprofessional team dynamics to perform effectively in different team roles to plan, deliver, and evaluate patient- and population-centered care as well as population health programs and policies that are safe, timely, efficient, effective, and equitable.

1. Demonstrate mastery of the occupational therapy foundational content requirements.
2. Discuss the basic tenets of occupational therapy.
3. Conduct and document a screening and evaluation process.
4. Intervene and implement occupational therapy processes.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.
• Written Communication - Written Communication encompasses all the abilities necessary for effective expression of thoughts, feelings, and ideas in written form.

OTA 221 - Therapeutic Group Activities 2 Lab

1. Explain to consumers, potential employers, colleagues, third-party payers, regulatory boards, policymakers, and the general public the distinct nature of occupation and the evidence that occupation supports performance, participation, health, and well-being.
2. Demonstrate knowledge of scientific evidence as it relates to the importance of balancing areas of occupation; the role of occupation in the promotion of health; and the prevention of disease, illness, and dysfunction for persons, groups, and populations.
3. Demonstrate therapeutic use of self, including one’s personality, insights, perceptions, and judgments, as part of the therapeutic process in both individual and group interaction.
4. Demonstrate clinical reasoning to address occupation-based interventions, client factors, performance patterns, and performance.
5. Utilize clinical reasoning to facilitate occupation-based interventions that address client factors. This must include interventions focused on promotion, compensation, adaptation, and prevention.
6. Provide direct interventions and procedures to persons, groups, and populations to enhance safety, health and wellness, and performance in occupations. This must include the ability to select and deliver occupations and activities, preparatory methods and tasks (including therapeutic exercise), education and training, and advocacy.
7. Engage in the consultative process with persons, groups, programs, organizations, or communities in collaboration with inter- and intra-professional colleagues.
8. Demonstrate the principles of the teaching- learning process using educational methods and health literacy education approaches:
   • To design activities and clinical training for persons, groups, and populations.  
   • To instruct and train the client, caregiver, family, significant others, and communities at the level of the audience.
9. Identify occupational needs through effective communication with patients, families, communities, and members of the interprofessional team in a responsive and responsible manner that supports a team approach to the promotion of health and wellness.
10. Demonstrate awareness of the principles of interprofessional team dynamics to perform effectively in different team roles to plan, deliver, and evaluate patient- and population-centered care as well as population health programs and policies that are safe, timely, efficient, effective, and equitable.

1. Conduct and document a screening and evaluation process.
2. Intervene and implement occupational therapy processes.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.
• Written Communication - Written Communication encompasses all the abilities necessary for effective expression of thoughts, feelings, and ideas in written form.

OTA 222 - Clinical Seminar 2

1. Explain the role of sociocultural, socioeconomic, and diversity factors, as well as lifestyle choices in contemporary society to meet the needs of persons, groups, and populations (e.g., principles of psychology, sociology, and abnormal psychology). 
2. Apply knowledge of occupational therapy history, philosophical base, theory, and sociopolitical climate and their importance in meeting society’s current and future occupational needs as well as how these factors influence and are influenced by practice.
3. Demonstrate activity analysis in areas of occupation, performance skills, performance patterns, context(s) and environments, and client factors to implement the intervention plan. 
4. Demonstrate the ability to compare and integrate model of practice, frames of reference into practice.
5. Standardized and Nonstandardized Screening and Assessment Tools: Contribute to the evaluation process of client(s)’ occupational performance, including an occupational profile, by administering standardized and non-standardized screenings and assessment tools and collaborating in the development of occupation-based intervention plans and strategies. Explain the importance of using psychometrically sound assessment tools when considering client needs, and cultural and contextual factors to deliver evidence-based intervention plans and strategies. Intervention plans and strategies must be client centered, culturally relevant, reflective of current occupational therapy practice, and based on available evidence. 
6. Technology in Practice: Demonstrate knowledge of the use of technology in practice, which must include: 
   • Electronic documentation systems  
   • Virtual environments  
   • Telehealth technology 

1. Discuss the basic tenets of occupational therapy.
2. Conduct and document a screening and evaluation process.
3. Intervene and implement occupational therapy processes.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.
• Written Communication - Written Communication encompasses all the abilities necessary for effective expression of thoughts, feelings, and ideas in written form.

OTA 223 - Application of OTA Co-op Experience 2

1. Plan and prepare for treatment of patients/clients.
2. Implement treatment activity with patients/clients as assigned by fieldwork (FW) Clinical Instructor (CI).
3. Observation and recording of patient/client/student performance.
4. Use effective work habits in the clinical setting.
5. Communicate effectively with patient/clients and staff.
6. Apply treatment theories and techniques used in the assigned clinics.
7. Use observation, histories, and interviews of patient as assigned to assist in the screening and assessment of patients.

1. Demonstrate mastery of the occupational therapy foundational content requirements.
2. Conduct and document a screening and evaluation process.
3. Intervene and implement occupational therapy processes.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.

OTA 224 - Therapeutic Adaptations

1. Apply scientific evidence, theories, models of practice, and frames of reference that underlie the practice of occupational therapy to guide and inform interventions for persons, groups, and populations in a variety of practice contexts and environments.
2. Assistive Technologies and Devices: Explain the need for used of enhance occupational performance and foster participation and well-being.
3. Orthoses and Prosthetic Devices: Explain the need for orthotics, and design, fabricate, apply, fit, and train in orthoses and devices used to enhance occupational performance and participation. Train in the safe and effective use of prosthetic devices.
4. Identify what type of training in techniques to enhance functional mobility, including physical transfers, wheelchair management and mobility devices.
5. Community Mobility: demonstrate knowledge of training in techniques to enhance community mobility, and address transportation transitions, including community access (driver’s rehabilitation component addressed in Geriatrics).
6. Superficial Thermal, Deep Thermal, and Elecrotherapeutic Agents and Mechanical Devices: Safely and effectively apply superficial thermal agents, deep thermal agents, electrotherapeutic agents, and mechanical devices as a preparatory measure to improve occupational performance. This must include indications, contraindications, and precautions.
7. Care Coordination, Case Management, and Transition Services: Demonstrate through integration of roles in Business proposal care coordination, case management, and transition services in traditional and emerging practice environments.
8. Identify the need to design community and primary care programs to support occupational performance for persons, groups and population.
9. Plan for Discharge: Implement a discharge plan from occupational therapy services that was developed by the occupational therapist in collaboration with the client and members of the interprofessional team by reviewing the needs of the client, caregiver, family, and significant others; available resources; and discharge environment.
10. Business Aspects of Practice: Explain an understanding of the business aspects of practice including, but not limited to, financial management, billing, and coding.
11. Preparation for Work in an Academic Setting: Understand the principles of teaching and learning in preparation for work in an academic setting.

1. Demonstrate mastery of the occupational therapy foundational content requirements.
2. Discuss the basic tenets of occupational therapy.
3. Conduct and document a screening and evaluation process.
4. Intervene and implement occupational therapy processes.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.

OTA 225 - Application of Therapeutic Activities

1. Demonstrate application of scientific evidence, theories, models of practice, and frames of reference that underlie the practice of occupational therapy to guide and inform interventions for persons, groups, and populations in a variety of practice contexts and environments.
2. Demonstrate ability to therapeutic use of self, including one’s personality, insights, perceptions, and judgments, as part of the therapeutic process in both individual and group interaction.
   • Utilizing lab time efficiently.
   • Utilizing supplies and materials in an efficient manner.
   • Assisting peers as needed during lab tasks/group projects.
   • Utilizing reference materials independently in design and construction.
   • Applying previously learned skills to construct projects with minimal supervision.
   • Submitting assigned projects on specified due dates.
3. Assistive Technologies and Devices: Demonstrate strategies with assistive technologies and devices (e.g., electronic aids to daily living, seating and positioning systems) used to enhance occupational performance and foster participation and well-being.
4. Orthoses and Prosthetic Training: Fabricate, apply and demonstrate training in use of orthoses and devices used to enhance occupational performance and participation. Train in the safe and effective use of prosthetic devices.
5. Demonstrate understanding to provide training in techniques to enhance functional mobility, including physical transfers, wheelchair management and mobility devices.
6. Community Mobility: Demonstrate integration of  training  techniques to enhance community mobility, and address transportation transitions, including community access (driver’s rehabilitation component addressed in Geriatrics).
7. Grade and Adapt Processes or Environments: Desmonstrate ability to assess grade, and modify the way persons, groups, and populations perform occupations and activities by adapting processes, modifying environments, and applying ergonomic principles to reflect the changing needs of the client, sociocultural context, and technological advances.
8. Care Coordination, Case Management, and Transition Services: Apply knowledge learned about care coordination, case management, and transition services in traditional and emerging practice environments.
9. Plan for Discharge: Implement a discharge plan from occupational therapy services that was developed by the occupational therapist in collaboration with the client and members of the interprofessional team by reviewing the needs of the client, caregiver, family, and significant others; available resources; and discharge environment.
10. Business Aspects of Practice: Apply concepts learned about the business aspects of practice including, but not limited to, financial management, billing, and coding.
11. Preparation for Work in an Academic Setting: Apply the principles of teaching and learning in preparation for work in an academic setting.
12. Demonstrate the ability to select and order appropriate materials and supplies needed for assistive device fabrication and clinical use in a variety of treatment settings and to communicate those needs to coworkers/ supervisors.
13. Demonstrate an understanding of methods that reduce architectural barriers as well as adapt environments including application of ergonomic principles, safety and occupational health prevention, maintenance and promotion; effectively communicating these findings to educate and train the client/caregiver and other health providers via written, oral and nonverbal communication in a professionally acceptable manner that demonstrates an understanding of health literacy of the audience.
14. Display understanding of the use of technology, both high and low tech and compensatory strategies needed to support performance, health and well-being and to be able to teach the use of these.
15. Provide therapeutic use of occupation based intervention including preparatory methods, exercises and purposeful activities.
16. Superficial Thermal, Deep Thermal, and Elecrotherapeutic Agents and Mechanical Devices: Define the safe and effective application of superficial thermal agents, deep thermal agents, electrotherapeutic agents, and mechanical devices as a preparatory measure to improve occupational performance. This must include indications, contraindications, and precautions. 

1. Demonstrate mastery of the occupational therapy foundational content requirements.
2. Discuss the basic tenets of occupational therapy.
3. Conduct and document a screening and evaluation process.
4. Intervene and implement occupational therapy processes.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.
• Written Communication - Written Communication encompasses all the abilities necessary for effective expression of thoughts, feelings, and ideas in written form.

OTA 228 - Pre-Fieldwork Experience Seminar

1. Demonstrate sound judgment in regard to safety of self and others and adhere to safety regulations throughout the occupational therapy process as appropriate to the setting and scope of practice. This must include the ability to assess and monitor vital signs (e.g., blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory status, and temperature) to ensure that the client is stable for intervention. 
2. Standardized and Nonstandardized Screening and Assessment Tools: Contribute to the evaluation process of client(s)’ occupational performance, including an occupational profile, by administering standardized and non-standardized screenings and assessment tools and collaborating in the development of occupation-based intervention plans and strategies. Explain the importance of using psychometrically sound assessment tools when considering client needs, and cultural and contextual factors to deliver evidence-based intervention plans and strategies. Intervention plans and strategies must be client centered, culturally relevant, reflective of current occupational therapy practice, and based on available evidence.  
3. Reimbursement Systems and Documentation: Demonstrate knowledge of various reimbursement systems and funding mechanisms (e.g., federal, state, third party, private payer), treatment/diagnosis codes (e.g., CPT®, ICD, DSM® codes), and coding and documentation requirements that affect consumers and the practice of occupational therapy. Documentation must effectively communicate the need and rationale for occupational therapy services. 
4. Advocacy: Explain the role and responsibility of the practitioner to advocate for changes in service delivery policies, effect changes in the system, recognize opportunities in emerging practice areas, and advocate for opportunities to expand the occupational therapy assistant’s role.
5. Requirements for Credentialing and Licensure: Provide care and programs that demonstrate knowledge of applicable national requirements for credentialing and requirements for licensure, certification, or registration consistent with federal and state laws. 
6. Preparation for Work in an Academic Setting: Understand the principles of teaching and learning in preparation for work in an academic setting. 
7. Personal and Professional Responsibilities: Demonstrate knowledge of personal and professional responsibilities related to: Liability issues under current models of service provision. Varied roles of the occupational therapy assistant providing service on a contractual basis. 
8. Describe ongoing responsibility for providing fieldwork education and criteria for becoming a Fieldwork (FW) Clinical Instructor.
9. Identify and explain FW Level 2 objectives per AOTA performance evaluation.
10. Demonstrate basic knowledge of searching for a job, resume writing and interview skills.

1. Conduct and document a screening and evaluation process.
2. Intervene and implement occupational therapy processes.
3. Describe the context of occupational therapy services.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.
• Written Communication - Written Communication encompasses all the abilities necessary for effective expression of thoughts, feelings, and ideas in written form.

OTA 240 - Fieldwork Experience Seminar 1

1. Demonstrate knowledge of the social determinants of heath for persons, groups, and populations with or at risk for disabilities and chronic health conditions.  This must include epidemiological factors that impact the public health and welfare of populations.
2. Understand the importance of professional responsibility to continue to improve self.  Student will identify challenges and how a plan to meet those challenges while in fieldwork.
3. Articulate the characteristic of the relationship between their Clinical Instructor and themselves as well as the Occupational Therapy and Occupational Therapy Assistant collaboration.
4. Demonstrate use of evidence base knowledge when articulating professional reasoning.
5. Become more aware with strategies/treatment techniques used in a variety of settings.
6. Identify what made their relationship with their Fieldwork Educator successful, discover what makes the collaborative approach to supervision and patient care, methods used to establish roles.
7. Understand the importance of professional responsibility to continue to improve self.  Student will identify challenges and how a plan to meet those challenges while in fieldwork.
8. Demonstrate ability to identify and meet the needs identified in their fieldwork site.
9. Articulate the role of the Occupation Therapy Assistant and Occupational Therapist in the screening and evaluation process along with the importance of and rationale for supervision and collaborative work between the occupational therapy assistant and occupational therapist is that process.
10. Participate in the documentation of ongoing process of quality management and improvement and demonstrate program changes as needed to demonstrate quality of services.

1. Demonstrate mastery of the occupational therapy foundational content requirements.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.
• Written Communication - Written Communication encompasses all the abilities necessary for effective expression of thoughts, feelings, and ideas in written form.

OTA 241 - Fieldwork Experience Seminar 2

1. Requirements for Credentialing and Licensure: Provide care and programs that demonstrate knowledge of applicable national requirements for credentialing and requirements for licensure, certification, or registration consistent with federal and state laws.
2. Understand the importance of professional responsibility to continue to improve self. Student will identify challenges and how a plan to meet those challenges while in fieldwork.
3. Articulate the characteristic of the relationship between their Clinical Instructor and themselves as well as the Occupational Therapy and Occupational Therapy Assistant collaboration.
4. Demonstrate use of evidence base knowledge when articulating professional reasoning.
5. Quality of Management and Improvement: Participate in the documentation of ongoing processes for quality management and improvement (e.g., outcome studies analysis and client engagement surveys) and implement program changes as needed to demonstrate quality of services.
6. Become more aware with strategies/treatment techniques used in a variety of settings.
7. Identify what made their relationship with their Fieldwork Educator successful, discover what makes the collaborative approach to supervision and patient care, methods used to establish roles.
8. Demonstrate ability to identify and meet the needs identified in their fieldwork site.
9. Articulate the role of the Occupation Therapy Assistant and Occupational Therapist in the screening and evaluation process along with the importance of and rationale for supervision and collaborative work between the occupational therapy assistant and occupational therapist is that process.

1. Demonstrate mastery of the occupational therapy foundational content requirements.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.
• Written Communication - Written Communication encompasses all the abilities necessary for effective expression of thoughts, feelings, and ideas in written form.

OTA 245 - Co-op Fieldwork Experience 1

Credits: 11
Fieldwork experience includes practice in one of the following areas: physical disabilities, psychological dysfunction, geriatrics, developmental disabilities, pediatrics, work hardening/pain management, or hand therapy under the supervision of a licensed occupational therapy practitioner. This is a pass/no credit course.

Enrollment Requirement: Concurrent enrollment in OTA 240 ; and enrollment in OTA program.

Course Fee: $24.50

Course Outcomes:
Students who successfully complete this class will be able to:

1. Adhere to the American AOTA Association Code of Ethics and all federal, state and facility regulations.
2. Adhere to safety regulations and reports/documents incidents appropriately.
3. Ensure the safety of self and others during all fieldwork related activities by anticipating potentially unsafe situations and taking steps to prevent accidents.
4. Articulate the values, beliefs, and distinct perspective of the occupational therapy profession to clients and other relevant parties clearly, confidently, and accurately.
5. Articulate the value of occupation as a method and desired outcome of occupational therapy to clients and other relevant parties clearly, confidently, and accurately.
6. Articulate the role of occupational therapy practitioners to clients and other relevant parties clearly, confidently, and accurately.
7. Obtain sufficient and necessary information about factors that support and hinder occupational performance from relevant sources throughout the evaluation process.
8. Establishes service competency in assessment methods, in accordance with setting procedures and applicable laws, by administering assessments accurately and efficiently to ensure findings are valid, reliable, and timely.
9. Administer delegated assessments using appropriate procedures and protocols.
10. Assist with interpreting information in relation to the client’s needs, factors, and performance.
11. Report results clearly, accurately, and concisely, reflecting the client’s occupational performance.
12. Articulate a clear and logical rationale for the intervention process based on the evaluation results and other relevant considerations.
13. Under the supervision of and in cooperation with an occupational therapy practitioner, uses professional literature to make informed intervention decisions.
14. Select client-centered and occupation-based interventions that motivate and challenge the client to achieve established goals.
15. Implement client-centered and occupation-based intervention plans.

16. Modify the task and/or environment to maximize the client’s performance.

17. Recommend modification or termination of intervention plan based on the client’s status.

18. Document the client’s response to services in a manner that demonstrates the effectiveness of interventions.

19. Demonstrate through practice or discussion the ability to collaborate with and assign appropriate tasks to, as indicated, the occupational therapy aide or others to whom responsibilities might be assigned.

20. Demonstrate through practice or discussion an understanding of costs and funding systems related to occupational therapy services, such as federal, state, third party, and private payers.

21. Demonstrate knowledge about the organization.      

22. Meet productivity standards or volume of work expected of occupational therapy assistant students.

23. Communicate clearly and effectively, both verbally and nonverbally.

24. Produce clear and accurate documentation.

25. Collaborate with fieldwork educator(s) to maximize the learning experience.

26. Take responsibility for attaining professional competence by seeking out learning opportunities and interactions with fieldwork educator(s) and others.

27. Respond constructively to feedback in a timely manner.

28. Demonstrate consistent and acceptable work behaviors.                

29. Manage relationships effectively through therapeutic use of self and adjusts approach to meet the needs of clients and others.

30. Demonstrate effective time management.

31. Demonstrate respect for diversity factors of others. 

1. Demonstrate mastery of the occupational therapy foundational content requirements.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.

OTA 246 - Co-op Fieldwork Experience 2

Credits: 11
Fieldwork experience includes practice in one of the following areas: physical disabilities, psychological dysfunction, geriatrics, developmental disabilities, pediatrics, work hardening/pain management, or hand therapy under the supervision of a licensed occupational therapy practitioner. This is a pass/no credit course.

Enrollment Requirement: OTA 245  with grade of 2.0 or higher; concurrent enrollment in OTA 241 ; or instructor consent.

Course Fee: $24.50

Course Outcomes:
Students who successfully complete this class will be able to:

1. Adhere to the American AOTA Association Code of Ethics and all federal, state and facility regulations.
2. Adhere to safety regulations and reports/documents incidents appropriately.
3. Ensure the safety of self and others during all fieldwork related activities by anticipating potentially unsafe situations and taking steps to prevent accidents.
4. Articulate the values, beliefs, and distinct perspective of the occupational therapy profession to clients and other relevant parties clearly, confidently, and accurately.
5. Articulate the value of occupation as a method and desired outcome of occupational therapy to clients and other relevant parties clearly, confidently, and accurately.
6. Articulate the role of occupational therapy practitioners to clients and other relevant parties clearly, confidently, and accurately.
7. Obtain sufficient and necessary information about factors that support and hinder occupational performance from relevant sources throughout the evaluation process.
8. Establishes service competency in assessment methods, in accordance with setting procedures and applicable laws, by administering assessments accurately and efficiently to ensure findings are valid, reliable, and timely.
9. Administer delegated assessments using appropriate procedures and protocols.
10. Assist with interpreting information in relation to the client’s needs, factors, and performance.
11. Report results clearly, accurately, and concisely, reflecting the client’s occupational performance.
12. Articulate a clear and logical rationale for the intervention process based on the evaluation results and other relevant considerations.
13. Under the supervision of and in cooperation with an occupational therapy practitioner, uses professional literature to make informed intervention decisions.
14. Select client-centered and occupation-based interventions that motivate and challenge the client to achieve established goals.
15. Implement client-centered and occupation-based intervention plans.

16. Modify the task and/or environment to maximize the client’s performance.

17. Recommend modification or termination of intervention plan based on the client’s status.

18. Document the client’s response to services in a manner that demonstrates the effectiveness of interventions.

19. Demonstrate through practice or discussion the ability to collaborate with and assign appropriate tasks to, as indicated, the occupational therapy aide or others to whom responsibilities might be assigned.

20. Demonstrate through practice or discussion an understanding of costs and funding systems related to occupational therapy services, such as federal, state, third party, and private payers.

21. Demonstrate knowledge about the organization.      

22. Meet productivity standards or volume of work expected of occupational therapy assistant students.

23. Communicate clearly and effectively, both verbally and nonverbally.

24. Produce clear and accurate documentation.

25. Collaborate with fieldwork educator(s) to maximize the learning experience.

26. Take responsibility for attaining professional competence by seeking out learning opportunities and interactions with fieldwork educator(s) and others.

27. Respond constructively to feedback in a timely manner.

28. Demonstrate consistent and acceptable work behaviors.                

29. Manage relationships effectively through therapeutic use of self and adjusts approach to meet the needs of clients and others.

30. Demonstrate effective time management.

31. Demonstrate respect for diversity factors of others. 

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.

OCEA& 101 - Introduction to Oceanography

1. Apply information presented during the lectures to the solutions of open-ended questions.
2. Make observations (in class and on field trips) and correctly link those observations to information from the course.
3. Use a computer to analyze and obtain oceanographic data.
4. Work effectively with peers in finding solutions to oceanographic problems.

1. Produce written interpretations of oceanographic materials
2. Make oceanographic inferences from newly presented materials.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.

PHIL& 101 - Introduction to Philosophy

Credits: 5
Introduces students to the major problems and figures of philosophy. Gives students a greater understanding of human experience through the examination of the concepts of reality, knowledge and value. Questions posed may include: Does God exists? Do we act freely? Is the mind distinct from the body? Can we ever know anything for certain? What really matters?

Enrollment Requirement: Eligible for ENGL 99  or instructor consent.

Satisfies Requirement: Humanities/Fine Arts/English
Course Fee: $2.00

Course Outcomes:
Students who successfully complete this class will be able to:

1. Demonstrate command of  important philosophical terminology, themes, and arguments from the four major areas of philosophy.

2. State and evaluate non-trivial theories and arguments from various philosophical sources.

 

College-wide Outcomes

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Written Communication - Written Communication encompasses all the abilities necessary for effective expression of thoughts, feelings, and ideas in written form.

PHIL 102 - Contemporary Moral Problems

1. Demonstrate command of important philosophical terminology, themes, and arguments of the major normative ethical theories.
2. Apply major normative ethical theories apply to contemporary moral issues such as abortion, capital punishment, euthanasia, food ethics, gun control, and other issues of similar urgency.
3. State and evaluate non-trivial theories and arguments from various sources related to contemporary moral philosophy.
4. Recognize the consequences of their actions and hold themselves accountable.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Written Communication - Written Communication encompasses all the abilities necessary for effective expression of thoughts, feelings, and ideas in written form.

PHIL 103 - Historical Survey-Ancient Philosophy

1. Demonstrate command of important philosophical terminology, themes, and arguments  from pre-Socratic ancient Greece up to the early Christian era.
2. State and evaluate non-trivial theories and arguments from various sources related to ancient philosophy.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Written Communication - Written Communication encompasses all the abilities necessary for effective expression of thoughts, feelings, and ideas in written form.

PHIL 105 - Historical Survey-Modern Philosophy

1. Demonstrate command of important philosophical terminology, themes, and arguments from the Enlightenment through the end of the nineteenth century. 
2. State and evaluate non-trivial theories and arguments from various sources related to modern philosophy.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Written Communication - Written Communication encompasses all the abilities necessary for effective expression of thoughts, feelings, and ideas in written form.

PHIL 108 - Historical Survey-Contemporary Philosophy

1. Demonstrate command of important philosophical terminology, themes, and arguments from roughly the beginning of the twentieth century to the present.
2. State and evaluate non-trivial theories and arguments from various sources related to contemporary philosophy.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Written Communication - Written Communication encompasses all the abilities necessary for effective expression of thoughts, feelings, and ideas in written form.

PHIL 110 - Social and Political Philosophy

1. Demonstrate command of important philosophical terminology, themes, and arguments concerning the establishment and justification of societies.
2. State and evaluate non-trivial theories and arguments from various sources related to social and political philosophy.
3. Identify just relationships amongst and between members and societies.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Written Communication - Written Communication encompasses all the abilities necessary for effective expression of thoughts, feelings, and ideas in written form.

PHIL 111 - Science, Technology, and Value

1. Demonstrate command of important philosophical terminology, themes, and arguments related to technological usage, research, and advancement.
2. State and evaluate non-trivial theories and arguments from various sources related to science, technology, and value.
3. Identify the practical implications of the interconnectedness of human values and technological development to their own lives and professions.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Written Communication - Written Communication encompasses all the abilities necessary for effective expression of thoughts, feelings, and ideas in written form.

PHIL 112 - Ethics in the Workplace

1. Demonstrate command of important philosophical terminology, themes, and arguments related to ethical issues in the workplace. 
2. State and evaluate non-trivial theories and arguments from various sources related to ethics in the workplace.
3. Identify the practical implications of ethical issues in the workplace on their own lives and professions.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Written Communication - Written Communication encompasses all the abilities necessary for effective expression of thoughts, feelings, and ideas in written form.

PHIL& 115 - Critical Thinking

1. Demonstrate command of important philosophical terminology, themes, and arguments related to the systematic formulation and evaluation of beliefs by rational standards. 
2. State and evaluate non-trivial theories and arguments from various sources related to critical thinking.
3. Relate critical thinking to personal freedom and empowerment.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Written Communication - Written Communication encompasses all the abilities necessary for effective expression of thoughts, feelings, and ideas in written form.

PHIL& 120 - Symbolic Logic

1. Distinguish key concepts and terms in logic.
2. Translate from English to the language of propositional and predicate logic.
3. Construct truth tables to reveal the logical structure of individual statements, multiple statements, and determine the validity of an argument.
4. Construct proofs in propositional and predicate logic.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning - Quantitative Reasoning encompasses abilities necessary for a student to become literate in today’s technological world. Quantitative reasoning begins with basic skills and extends to problem solving.

PHIL 160 - Introduction to the Philosophy of Science

1. Demonstrate command of important philosophical terminology, themes, and arguments related to philosophy of science. 
2. State and evaluate non-trivial theories and arguments from various sources related to philosophy of science.
3. Trace the influence of philosophy on scientific theories and practices.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Written Communication - Written Communication encompasses all the abilities necessary for effective expression of thoughts, feelings, and ideas in written form.

PHIL 199 - Independent Study in Philosophy

1. Demonstrate command of important philosophical terminology, themes, and arguments related to agreed upon topic.
2. State and evaluate non-trivial theories and arguments from various sources related to the agreed upon topic.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Written Communication - Written Communication encompasses all the abilities necessary for effective expression of thoughts, feelings, and ideas in written form.

PHIL 200 - Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion

1. Demonstrate command of important philosophical terminology, themes, and arguments related to philosophy of religion.
2. State and evaluate non-trivial theories and arguments from various sources related to philosophy of religion.
3. Apply a consistent critical lens to the claims or doctrines of any religion.

1. Form, analyze, and assess beliefs while demonstrating intellectual humility and respect towards the beliefs of others.
2. Analyze cultural perspectives and values of a multicultural world.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Written Communication - Written Communication encompasses all the abilities necessary for effective expression of thoughts, feelings, and ideas in written form.

PHIL 206 - Gender and Philosophy

1. Demonstrate command of important philosophical terminology, themes, and arguments related to gender and philosophy.
2. State and evaluate non-trivial theories and arguments from various sources related to gender and philosophy.
3. Recognize the dominance of hegemonic masculinity on the discipline of philosophy.
4. Evaluate the suppression or denigration of femininity on many philosophical topics.

1. Form, analyze, and assess beliefs while demonstrating intellectual humility and respect towards the beliefs of others.
2. Analyze cultural perspectives and values of a multicultural world.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Written Communication - Written Communication encompasses all the abilities necessary for effective expression of thoughts, feelings, and ideas in written form.

PHIL 210 - Comparative Religion

1. Demonstrate command of important philosophical terminology, themes, and arguments related to the world’s major and newer religions.
2. State and evaluate non-trivial theories and arguments from various sources related to the world’s major and newer religions.
3. Recognize how religious traditions influence each other over time.
4. Evaluate how historical and political forces suppress or denigrate non-Western religious perspectives.

1. Form, analyze, and assess beliefs while demonstrating intellectual humility and respect towards the beliefs of others.
2. Analyze cultural perspectives and values of a multicultural world.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Written Communication - Written Communication encompasses all the abilities necessary for effective expression of thoughts, feelings, and ideas in written form.

PHIL 216 - Women and World Religions

1. Demonstrate command of important philosophical terminology, themes, and arguments related to views of sex, gender, and sexuality within the world’s major and newer religions.
2. Identify the influence of religious conceptions of sex, gender, and sexuality on identity, language, communication (both verbal and nonverbal), values, media, power, and violence.
3. State and evaluate non-trivial theories and arguments related to sex, gender, and sexuality.
4. Recognize the dominance of Essentialist/Biological and patriarchal religious perspectives.
5. Evaluate the suppression or denigration of feminine identities which are intersectional, multiple, and fluid.

1. Demonstrate intellectual humility in forming and defending their own beliefs while being respectful of the views of others.
2. Systematically formulate, develop, and defend non-trivial answers to philosophical questions by applying rational standards.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Written Communication - Written Communication encompasses all the abilities necessary for effective expression of thoughts, feelings, and ideas in written form.

PHIL 220 - Introduction to Eastern Philosophy

1. Demonstrate command of important philosophical terminology, themes, and arguments related to Eastern philosophies from India, China, and Japan.
2. State and evaluate non-trivial theories and arguments from various sources related to eastern Philosophy.
3. Identify how Eastern philosophical traditions influence each other over time.
4. Recognize the dominance of Western philosophical perspectives.
5. Evaluate the suppression or denigration of Eastern philosophical perspectives.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Written Communication - Written Communication encompasses all the abilities necessary for effective expression of thoughts, feelings, and ideas in written form.

PHIL 236 - Existentialism

1. Demonstrate command of important philosophical terminology, themes, and arguments related to human existence.
2. State and evaluate non-trivial theories and arguments from various sources related to human existence.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Written Communication - Written Communication encompasses all the abilities necessary for effective expression of thoughts, feelings, and ideas in written form.

PHIL 238 - Introduction to Philosophy of Human Rights

1. Demonstrate command of important philosophical terminology, themes, and arguments related to the nature of rights and their expression.
2. State and evaluate non-trivial theories and arguments related to human rights.
3. Recognize the dominance of Eurocentric philosophical perspectives.
4. Evaluate the suppression or denigration of minority and indigenous philosophical perspectives.

1. Form, analyze, and assess beliefs while demonstrating intellectual humility and respect towards the beliefs of others.
2. Analyze cultural perspectives and values of a multicultural world.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Written Communication - Written Communication encompasses all the abilities necessary for effective expression of thoughts, feelings, and ideas in written form.

PHIL 240 - Introduction to Ethics

1. Demonstrate command of important philosophical terminology, themes, and arguments related to ethics.
2. Apply the major normative ethical theories to practical moral considerations in public and private life.
3. State and evaluate non-trivial theories and arguments related to ethics.
4. Recognize the consequences of their actions and hold themselves accountable.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Written Communication - Written Communication encompasses all the abilities necessary for effective expression of thoughts, feelings, and ideas in written form.

PHIL 243 - Environmental Ethics

1. Demonstrate command of important philosophical terminology, themes, and arguments related to the major normative ethical theories, theories of moral standing and value.
2. Apply ethical theories to contemporary problems related to the environment.
3. State and evaluate non-trivial theories and arguments related to environmental ethics.
4. Recognize the consequences of their actions and hold themselves accountable.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Written Communication - Written Communication encompasses all the abilities necessary for effective expression of thoughts, feelings, and ideas in written form.

PHIL 244 - Bioethics

1. Demonstrate command of important philosophical terminology, themes, and arguments related to the major normative ethical theories.
2. Apply ethical theories to contemporary problems in biology and medicine.
3. State and evaluate non-trivial theories and arguments related to bioethics.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Written Communication - Written Communication encompasses all the abilities necessary for effective expression of thoughts, feelings, and ideas in written form.

PHLEB 102 - Medical Assistant Phlebotomy Laboratory

1. Demonstrate vital signs, EKG techniques and rhythm strip reading.
2. Demonstrate accepted practices for infection control, isolation techniques, aseptic techniques, and methods for prevention of disease.
3. Observe the OSHA Blood borne Pathogens Standard and Needle Safety Precaution Act.
4. Demonstrate basic anatomy and physiology including veins of the arms and hands which phlebotomy is performed using correct anatomical terminology.
5. Demonstrate knowledge of collection equipment, various types of additives used, special precautions necessary, and substances that can interfere in clinical analysis of blood constituents.
6. Demonstrate requisitioning, specimen transport, and specimen processing with quality assurance and quality control in phlebotomy.
7. Demonstrate professional communication (verbally and non-verbally) in the workplace.

1. Define and describe phlebotomy, phlebotomy services, ethical, legal, and regulatory issues including HIPPA.

2. Define and describe anatomic structures and function of body systems using correct medical terminology in relation to services performed by phlebotomists.

3. Define and describe standard operating procedures to collect specimens including blood collection equipment, documentation, specimen handling, and transportation. 

4. Define and describe special collections in phlebotomy and effect on client safety.

5. Perform infection control techniques and safety complying with federal, state, and locally mandated regulations regarding safety practices.

6. Perform all steps of phlebotomy procedures including collection of equipment, reagents, supplies, interfering chemical substances, specimen requisitioning, collection, transport and processing.

7. Perform appropriate professional communication and documentation of vital signs, EKGs, and phlebotomy procedures.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.
• Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning - Quantitative Reasoning encompasses abilities necessary for a student to become literate in today’s technological world. Quantitative reasoning begins with basic skills and extends to problem solving.

PHLEB 104 - Medical Assistant Phlebotomy

1. Identify phlebotomy, phlebotomy services, ethical, legal, and regulatory issues including HIPPA.
2. Identify anatomic structures and function of body systems using correct medical terminology in relation to services performed by phlebotomists.
3. Identify infection control and measures to insure patient safety in various settings.
4. Identify standard operating procedures to collect specimens including blood collection equipment, documentation, specimen handling, and transportation.
5. Identify special collections in phlebotomy and effect on patient safety.

1. Define and describe phlebotomy, phlebotomy services, ethical, legal, and regulatory issues including HIPPA.

2. Define and describe anatomic structures and function of body systems using correct medical terminology in relation to services performed by phlebotomists.

3. Define and describe standard operating procedures to collect specimens including blood collection equipment, documentation, specimen handling, and transportation. 

4. Define and describe special collections in phlebotomy and effect on client safety.

5. Perform infection control techniques and safety complying with federal, state, and locally mandated regulations regarding safety practices.

6. Perform all steps of phlebotomy procedures including collection of equipment, reagents, supplies, interfering chemical substances, specimen requisitioning, collection, transport and processing.

7. Perform appropriate professional communication and documentation of vital signs, EKGs, and phlebotomy procedures.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.
• Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning - Quantitative Reasoning encompasses abilities necessary for a student to become literate in today’s technological world. Quantitative reasoning begins with basic skills and extends to problem solving.

PHLEB 106 - Advanced Phlebotomy Practicum

Credits: 6
Consists of campus theory and lab as well as clinical experience in an assigned medical facility, to be arranged by the instructor. Provides practical experience in the role of the phlebotomy technician. Attendance is required to pass. Student must achieve a minimum grade of 2.5 or higher in order to pass the course. Meets the requirements for National Board Certification for a Phlebotomy Technician.

Enrollment Requirement: Completion of the Medical Assistant Phlebotomy Certificate at Green River College within 2 years of application, with a 2.5 GPA in all required courses.

Liability Insurance and Health (injury and sickness) Insurance.

Course Fee: $250.00

Course Outcomes:
Students who successfully complete this class will be able to:

1. Perform all steps of phlebotomy procedures including collection of equipment, reagents, supplies, interfering chemical substances, specimen requisitioning, collection (venipunctures and skin punctures), transport and processing safely.
2. Perform a minimum of 100 unaided venipunctures.
3. Identify anatomic structures and function of body systems using correct medical terminology in relation to services performed by phlebotomists.
4. Describe standard laboratory operations including safety and quality control as they pertain to federal, state, and locally mandated regulations.

1. Describe phlebotomy, phlebotomy services, ethical, legal, and regulatory issues including HIPPA.
2. Describe anatomic structures and function of body systems using correct medical terminology in relation to services performed by phlebotomists.
3. Describe standard operating procedures to collect specimens including blood collection equipment, documentation, specimen handling, and transportation. 
4. Describe special collections in phlebotomy and effect on client safety.
5. Perform infection control techniques and safety complying with federal, state, and locally mandated regulations regarding safety practices.
6. Perform all steps of phlebotomy procedures including collection of equipment, reagents, supplies, interfering chemical substances, specimen requisitioning, collection, transport and processing.
7. Communicate appropriately and professionally in the workplace. 
8. Document vital signs, EKGs, and phlebotomy procedures.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.
• Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning - Quantitative Reasoning encompasses abilities necessary for a student to become literate in today’s technological world. Quantitative reasoning begins with basic skills and extends to problem solving.
• Written Communication - Written Communication encompasses all the abilities necessary for effective expression of thoughts, feelings, and ideas in written form.

PHOTO 101 - Beginning Black and White Photography

1. Demonstrate a working knowledge of camera operation.
2. Apply the concepts of proper exposure, equivalent exposure, and the creative control of depth of field and motion.
3. Demonstrate the processes of film development, contact printing and enlarging.
4. Demonstrate the use of contrast control and burning and dodging techniques. 
5. Apply the concepts of photographic lighting and composition.
6. Identify various genres and styles from the history of photography.
7. Practice darkroom safety and health procedures.
8. Apply the use of photographic terms and concepts in the evaluation of their work and others in a critique setting.

1. Demonstrate an understanding of the elements and principals of design.
2. Demonstrate responsibility by class attendance and completion of assignments and projects.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.

PHOTO 102 - Intermediate Photography

1. Demonstrate sound technical and visual skills in their work.
2. Apply the concepts of the zone system to properly expose and develop their photographs.
3. Properly demonstrate the process of fiber based printing technique.
4. Demonstrate matting and presentation techniques.
5. Create a photographic series that examines a cohesive theme or visual concept.
6. Practice the use of alternative photographic techniques.
7. Construct a written artist statement that supports their photographic project.

1. Demonstrate an understanding of the elements and principals of design.
2. Demonstrate responsibility by class attendance and completion of assignments and projects.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.

PHOTO 103 - Advanced Photography

1. Demonstrate basic studio lighting techniques.
2. Create photographs that demonstrate a high quality of craftsmanship and well examined design choices.
3. Create and develop a photographic series that examines a cohesive theme or visual concept.
4. Connect their project within, or as a response to, genres or styles from the history of photography.
5. Demonstrate matting and presentation techniques.
6. Construct a written artist statement that supports their photographic project.

1. Demonstrate an understanding of the elements and principals of design.
2. Demonstrate responsibility by class attendance and completion of assignments and projects.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.

PHOTO 111 - Beginning Digital Photography

1. Demonstrate a working knowledge of camera operational controls.
2. Demonstrate photographic image editing software techniques.
3. Demonstrate photographic composition and the elements and principals of design skills.
4. Demonstrate photographic lighting skills.
5. Demonstrate photographic image printing techniques.
6. Demonstrate photographic creativity.
7. Demonstrate photographic craftsmanship.

1. Demonstrate an understanding of the elements and principals of design.
2. Demonstrate responsibility by class attendance and completion of assignments and projects.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.

PHOTO 112 - Intermediate Digital Photography

1. Execute intermediate level camera exposure techniques.
2. Execute intermediate level composition principals, including the elements and principals of design.
3. Execute intermediate level photographic lighting principals.
4. Execute intermediate level photographic tonal conversion techniques.
5. Execute intermediate levels photographic image editing techniques.
6. Execute intermediate levels photography criticism techniques.
7. Execute intermediate levels photographic creativity.
8. Execute intermediate levels photographic craftsmanship.

1. Demonstrate an understanding of the elements and principals of design.
2. Demonstrate responsibility by class attendance and completion of assignments and projects.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.

PHOTO 113 - Advanced Digital Photography

1. Conduct advanced level camera operation and exposure techniques.
2. Conduct advanced level composition techniques incorporating the elements and principals of design.
3. Conduct advanced level photographic lighting principals and techniques.
4. Conduct advanced level photographic image editing techniques.
5. Conduct advanced level photography criticism techniques and theories.
6. Conduct advanced level photographic creativity.
7. Conduct advanced level photographic craftsmanship.
8. Conduct a research and presentation of a photographic portfolio project.

1. Demonstrate an understanding of the elements and principals of design.
2. Demonstrate responsibility by class attendance and completion of assignments and projects.

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.

PHOTO 197 - Independent Study-Photography

1. Develop their own learning objectives in conjunction with the appropriate instructor.

1. Demonstrate an understanding of the elements and principals of design.
2. Demonstrate responsibility by class attendance and completion of assignments and projects.

• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.

P E 101 - Physical Fitness Lab

1. Gain information necessary to make wise choices regarding physical activity, nutrition, weight management/control, body composition and risk factors for disease. 
2. Develop programs and participated in safe and effective aerobic activity suitable to their individual goals and the course purpose.
3. Maintain or improve cardiorespiratory endurance and body composition. 

1. Participate in academic and physical activities that address various goals of Healthy People 2020.  Goals include physical activity, nutrition and weight status, diabetes, heart disease and stroke, and cancer. 
2. Apply training principles or rules of the sport in fitness- and skill-related classes. 
3. Identify and/or practice lifetime health and fitness skills that reduce risk of chronic disease and improve or maintain fitness and skill. 

• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.

P E 102 - Jogging

1. Make wise choices regarding physical activity, nutrition, weight managemenVcontrol, body composition, and risk factors for disease.
2. Develop programs and participate in safe and effective jogging/running activities suitable to individual goals and the course purpose.
3. Maintain or improve cardiorespiratory endurance and body composition. 

1. Participate in academic and physical activities that address various goals of Healthy People 2020.  Goals include physical activity, nutrition and weight status, diabetes, heart disease and stroke, and cancer. 
2. Apply training principles or rules of the sport in fitness- and skill-related classes. 
3. Identify and/or practice lifetime health and fitness skills that reduce risk of chronic disease and improve or maintain fitness and skill. 

• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.

P E 103 - Total Physical Fitness

1. Make wise choices regarding physical activity, nutrition, weight management/control, body composition, and risk factors for disease.
2. Develop programs and participate in safe and effective aerobic and anaerobic activities suitable to their individual goals and the course purpose.
3. Maintain or improve fitness levels and body composition.

1. Participate in academic and physical activities that address various goals of Healthy People 2020.  Goals include physical activity, nutrition and weight status, diabetes, heart disease and stroke, and cancer. 
2. Apply training principles or rules of the sport in fitness- and skill-related classes. 
3. Identify and/or practice lifetime health and fitness skills that reduce risk of chronic disease and improve or maintain fitness and skill. 

• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.

P E 109 - Court Games

1. Demonstrate the rules and strategies pertinent to badminton, pickleball, and volleyball.
2. Practice the following racket and paddle strokes: serve, lob, drop, smash, overhead, backhand, forehand, and drive. 

1. Participate in academic and physical activities that address various goals of Healthy People 2020.  Goals include physical activity, nutrition and weight status, diabetes, heart disease and stroke, and cancer. 
2. Apply training principles or rules of the sport in fitness- and skill-related classes. 
3. Identify and/or practice lifetime health and fitness skills that reduce risk of chronic disease and improve or maintain fitness and skill. 

• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.

P E 111 - Aerobic Walking

1. Make wise choices regarding physical activity, nutrition, weight managemen control, body composition, and risk factors for disease.
2. Develop programs and participate in safe and effective aerobic walking techniques suitable to their individual goals and the course purpose.
3. Maintain or improve cardio-respiratory endurance.

1. Participate in academic and physical activities that address various goals of Healthy People 2020.  Goals include physical activity, nutrition and weight status, diabetes, heart disease and stroke, and cancer. 
2. Apply training principles or rules of the sport in fitness- and skill-related classes. 
3. Identify and/or practice lifetime health and fitness skills that reduce risk of chronic disease and improve or maintain fitness and skill. 

• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.

P E 112 - Karate

1. Identify the history, tradition, and philosophy of karate.
2. Participate in karate forms.
3. Practice and develop concentration, self-discipline, and self-esteem.
4. Practice and develop skill in basic blocks, punches, and kicks. 

1. Participate in academic and physical activities that address various goals of Healthy People 2020.  Goals include physical activity, nutrition and weight status, diabetes, heart disease and stroke, and cancer. 
2. Apply training principles or rules of the sport in fitness- and skill-related classes. 
3. Identify and/or practice lifetime health and fitness skills that reduce risk of chronic disease and improve or maintain fitness and skill. 

• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.

P E 113 - Group Dynamic Activities

1. Demonstrate the ability to work within a group by practicing leadership, followership, decision-making, and problem solving.
2. Demonstrate the ability to evaluate sound physical activity and personal safety with respect to strengths and weaknesses within the group and the individual.
3. Demonstrate the ability to recognize self-imposed boundaries and challenge those perceived limitations resulting in a fuller appreciation of self.
4. Interact with nature as an outdoor learning environment in order to apply an appreciation and respect for the beauty of its various elements.

1. Participate in academic and physical activities that address various goals of Healthy People 2020.  Goals include physical activity, nutrition and weight status, diabetes, heart disease and stroke, and cancer. 
2. Apply training principles or rules of the sport in fitness- and skill-related classes. 
3. Identify and/or practice lifetime health and fitness skills that reduce risk of chronic disease and improve or maintain fitness and skill. 

• Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.

P E 114 - Cardio Conditioning

1. Make wise choices regarding physical activity and training techniques.
2. Develop programs and participate in safe and effective aerobic activity suitable to their individual needs and the course purpose. 

1. Participate in academic and physical activities that address various goals of Healthy People 2020.  Goals include physical activity, nutrition and weight status, diabetes, heart disease and stroke, and cancer. 
2. Apply training principles or rules of the sport in fitness- and skill-related classes. 
3. Identify and/or practice lifetime health and fitness skills that reduce risk of chronic disease and improve or maintain fitness and skill. 

• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.

P E 115 - Kick-Box Aerobics

1. Make wise choices regarding physical activity and training techniques associated with kick-box aerobics.
2. Participate in safe and effective aerobic activity suitable to their individual needs and the course purpose.

1. Participate in academic and physical activities that address various goals of Healthy People 2020.  Goals include physical activity, nutrition and weight status, diabetes, heart disease and stroke, and cancer. 
2. Apply training principles or rules of the sport in fitness- and skill-related classes. 
3. Identify and/or practice lifetime health and fitness skills that reduce risk of chronic disease and improve or maintain fitness and skill. 

• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.

P E 117 - Badminton/Pickleball

1. Demonstrate the rules and strategies pertinent to badminton and pickleball.
2. Practice the following racket and paddle strokes: serve, lob, drop, smash, overhead, backhand, forehand, and drive.
3. Practice offensive and defensive skills and strategies for both games.

1. Participate in academic and physical activities that address various goals of Healthy People 2020.  Goals include physical activity, nutrition and weight status, diabetes, heart disease and stroke, and cancer. 
2. Apply training principles or rules of the sport in fitness- and skill-related classes. 
3. Identify and/or practice lifetime health and fitness skills that reduce risk of chronic disease and improve or maintain fitness and skill. 

• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.

P E 118 - Volleyball

1. Practice the following fundamental skills of volleyball: passing, setting, hitting, serving, and blocking.
2. Practice offensive and defensive skills and strategies. 

1. Participate in academic and physical activities that address various goals of Healthy People 2020.  Goals include physical activity, nutrition and weight status, diabetes, heart disease and stroke, and cancer. 
2. Apply training principles or rules of the sport in fitness- and skill-related classes. 
3. Identify and/or practice lifetime health and fitness skills that reduce risk of chronic disease and improve or maintain fitness and skill. 

• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.

P E 119 - Intermediate and Advanced Volleyball

1. Practice the following volleyball skills: passing, setting, hitting, serving, and blocking.
2. Practice offensive and defensive skills and strategies.

1. Participate in academic and physical activities that address various goals of Healthy People 2020.  Goals include physical activity, nutrition and weight status, diabetes, heart disease and stroke, and cancer. 
2. Apply training principles or rules of the sport in fitness- and skill-related classes. 
3. Identify and/or practice lifetime health and fitness skills that reduce risk of chronic disease and improve or maintain fitness and skill. 

• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.

P E 121 - Badminton

1. Practice the following fundamental skills of badminton: serve, backhand, forehand, high clear, drop shot, and smash.
2. Practice offensive and defensive skills and strategies.

1. Participate in academic and physical activities that address various goals of Healthy People 2020.  Goals include physical activity, nutrition and weight status, diabetes, heart disease and stroke, and cancer. 
2. Apply training principles or rules of the sport in fitness- and skill-related classes. 
3. Identify and/or practice lifetime health and fitness skills that reduce risk of chronic disease and improve or maintain fitness and skill. 

• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.

P E 122 - Archery

1. Practice the following fundamental skills of archery: stance, anchoring, bracing the bow, and releasing.
2. Practice safety procedures.

1. Participate in academic and physical activities that address various goals of Healthy People 2020.  Goals include physical activity, nutrition and weight status, diabetes, heart disease and stroke, and cancer. 
2. Apply training principles or rules of the sport in fitness- and skill-related classes. 
3. Identify and/or practice lifetime health and fitness skills that reduce risk of chronic disease and improve or maintain fitness and skill.

• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.

P E 124 - Indoor Soccer

1. Practice the following fundamental skills of soccer: dribbling, shooting, passing, and clearing.
2. Practice offensive and defensive skills and strategies.

1. Participate in academic and physical activities that address various goals of Healthy People 2020.  Goals include physical activity, nutrition and weight status, diabetes, heart disease and stroke, and cancer. 
2. Apply training principles or rules of the sport in fitness- and skill-related classes. 
3. Identify and/or practice lifetime health and fitness skills that reduce risk of chronic disease and improve or maintain fitness and skill. 

• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.

P E 129 - Pickleball

1. Participate in academic and physical activities that address various goals of Healthy People 2020.  Goals include physical activity, nutrition and weight status, diabetes, heart disease and stroke, and cancer. 
2. Apply training principles or rules of the sport in fitness- and skill-related classes. 
3. Identify and/or practice lifetime health and fitness skills that reduce risk of chronic disease and improve or maintain fitness and skill. 

1. Participate in academic and physical activities that address various goals of Healthy People 2020.  Goals include physical activity, nutrition and weight status, diabetes, heart disease and stroke, and cancer. 
2. Apply training principles or rules of the sport in fitness- and skill-related classes. 
3. Identify and/or practice lifetime health and fitness skills that reduce risk of chronic disease and improve or maintain fitness and skill. 

• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.

P E 131 - Weight Training

1. Make wise, wellness choices regarding physical activity, application of basic principles of resistance training, and basic nutritional needs.
2. Develop resistance training programs and actively participating in safe and effective activity suitable to their individual goals and the course purpose.
3. Evaluate personal health and wellness status. fitness level, and/or physical skill development. 

1. Participate in academic and physical activities that address various goals of Healthy People 2020.  Goals include physical activity, nutrition and weight status, diabetes, heart disease and stroke, and cancer. 
2. Apply training principles or rules of the sport in fitness- and skill-related classes. 
3. Identify and/or practice lifetime health and fitness skills that reduce risk of chronic disease and improve or maintain fitness and skill. 

• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.

P E 132 - Strength Conditioning

1. Apply the basic principles of resistance training.
2. Develop programs and participate in safe and effective weight training activities suitable to their individual goals and the course purpose. 

1. Participate in academic and physical activities that address various goals of Healthy People 2020.  Goals include physical activity, nutrition and weight status, diabetes, heart disease and stroke, and cancer. 
2. Apply training principles or rules of the sport in fitness- and skill-related classes. 
3. Identify and/or practice lifetime health and fitness skills that reduce risk of chronic disease and improve or maintain fitness and skill. 

• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.

P E 136 - Yoga 1

1. Make wise choices regarding relaxation, stretching, and yoga techniques.
2. Participate in safe and effective yoga techniques suitable to their individual needs and the course purpose.

1. Participate in academic and physical activities that address various goals of Healthy People 2020.  Goals include physical activity, nutrition and weight status, diabetes, heart disease and stroke, and cancer. 
2. Apply training principles or rules of the sport in fitness- and skill-related classes. 
3. Identify and/or practice lifetime health and fitness skills that reduce risk of chronic disease and improve or maintain fitness and skill. 

• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.

P E 137 - Body Toning

1. Make wise choices regarding physical activity and training techniques.
2. Participate in safe and effective aerobic and resistance activity suitable to their individual needs and the course purpose.

1. Participate in academic and physical activities that address various goals of Healthy People 2020.  Goals include physical activity, nutrition and weight status, diabetes, heart disease and stroke, and cancer. 
2. Apply training principles or rules of the sport in fitness- and skill-related classes. 
3. Identify and/or practice lifetime health and fitness skills that reduce risk of chronic disease and improve or maintain fitness and skill. 

• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.

P E 138 - Zumba

1. Make wise choices regarding physical activity and training techniques. 
2. Participate in safe and effective aerobic activity suitable to their individual needs and the course purpose.

1. Participate in academic and physical activities that address various goals of Healthy People 2020.  Goals include physical activity, nutrition and weight status, diabetes, heart disease and stroke, and cancer. 
2. Apply training principles or rules of the sport in fitness- and skill-related classes. 
3. Identify and/or practice lifetime health and fitness skills that reduce risk of chronic disease and improve or maintain fitness and skill. 

• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.

P E 147 - Pilates/Yoga

1. Make wise choices regarding participation in physical activity.
2. Improve wellness by actively participating in safe and effective pilates and yoga techniques suitable to their individual needs and the course purpose. 
3. Evaluate personal health and wellness, fitness level, and/or physical skill development.

1. Participate in academic and physical activities that address various goals of Healthy People 2020.  Goals include physical activity, nutrition and weight status, diabetes, heart disease and stroke, and cancer. 
2. Apply training principles or rules of the sport in fitness- and skill-related classes. 
3. Identify and/or practice lifetime health and fitness skills that reduce risk of chronic disease and improve or maintain fitness and skill. 

• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.

P E 148 - CORE Training

1. Make wise choices regarding participation in core training techniques.
2. Improve wellness by actively participating in safe and effective core training techniques suitable to their individual needs and the course purpose.
3. Evaluate personal health and wellness, fitness level, and/or physical skill development.

1. Participate in academic and physical activities that address various goals of Healthy People 2020.  Goals include physical activity, nutrition and weight status, diabetes, heart disease and stroke, and cancer. 
2. Apply training principles or rules of the sport in fitness- and skill-related classes. 
3. Identify and/or practice lifetime health and fitness skills that reduce risk of chronic disease and improve or maintain fitness and skill. 

• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.

P E 149 - CORE Training for Health

1. Make wise choices regarding participation in core training, disease prevention, and basic nutrition.
2. Improve wellness by actively participating in safe and effective core training techniques suitable to their individual needs and the course purpose.
3. Evaluate personal health and wellness, fitness level, and/or physical skill development.

1. Participate in academic and physical activities that address various goals of Healthy People 2020.  Goals include physical activity, nutrition and weight status, diabetes, heart disease and stroke, and cancer. 
2. Apply training principles or rules of the sport in fitness- and skill-related classes. 
3. Identify and/or practice lifetime health and fitness skills that reduce risk of chronic disease and improve or maintain fitness and skill. 

• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.

P E 151 - Sport Conditioning

1. Make wise choices regarding physical activity, nutrition, weight management/control, body composition, and risk factors for disease.
2. Develop programs and participate in safe and effective aerobic and anaerobic activity suitable to their individual sports and the course purpose.  
3. Maintain or improve cardiorespiratory endurance and body composition. 

1. Participate in academic and physical activities that address various goals of Healthy People 2020.  Goals include physical activity, nutrition and weight status, diabetes, heart disease and stroke, and cancer.  
2. Apply training principles or rules of the sport in fitness- and skill-related classes. 
3. Identify and/or practice lifetime health and fitness skills that reduce risk of chronic disease and improve or maintain fitness and skill.

• Critical Thinking -Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.

P E 158 - Cardio Fusion

1. Make wise choices regarding physical activity and training techniques.
2. Participate in safe and effective physical activity suitable to their individual needs and the course purpose.
3. Improve wellness by developing programs and act,vely participating in physical activity suitable to their individual goals and the course purpose.

1. Participate in academic and physical activities that address various goals of Healthy People 2020.  Goals include physical activity, nutrition and weight status, diabetes, heart disease and stroke, and cancer. 
2. Apply training principles or rules of the sport in fitness- and skill-related classes. 
3. Identify and/or practice lifetime health and fitness skills that reduce risk of chronic disease and improve or maintain fitness and skill. 

• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.

P E 160 - Exercise and Nutrition

1. Make wise choices regarding physical activity, nutrition, weight management/control, body composition, and risk factors for disease.
2. Develop programs and participate in safe and effective aerobic activity suitable to their individual goals and the course purpose.
3. Maintain or improve cardiorespiratory endurance and body composition.
4. Demonstrate an enhanced awareness of nutrition and recognize the role that personal responsibility plays in adopting behaviors and making choices that impact personal well-being.
5. Increase knowledge in and understanding of nutrition as it relates to risk factors for disease and the optimal functioning of the individual.

1. Participate in academic and physical activities that address various goals of Healthy People 2020.  Goals include physical activity, nutrition and weight status, diabetes, heart disease and stroke, and cancer. 
2. Apply training principles or rules of the sport in fitness- and skill-related classes. 
3. Identify and/or practice lifetime health and fitness skills that reduce risk of chronic disease and improve or maintain fitness and skill. 

• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.

P E 165 - Exercise and Health

1. Make wise choices regarding physical activity and disease prevention.
2. Develop programs and participate in safe and effective aerobic activity suitable to their individual goals and the course purpose.
3. Maintain or improve cardiorespiratory endurance and body composition.
4. Demonstrate an enhanced awareness of disease prevention and recognize the role that personal responsibility plays in adopting behaviors and making choices that impact personal well-being.

1. Participate in academic and physical activities that address various goals of Healthy People 2020.  Goals include physical activity, nutrition and weight status, diabetes, heart disease and stroke, and cancer. 
2. Apply training principles or rules of the sport in fitness- and skill-related classes. 
3. Identify and/or practice lifetime health and fitness skills that reduce risk of chronic disease and improve or maintain fitness and skill. 

• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.

P E 198 - Independent Study-Physical Education 1

1. Identify information and concepts specific to physical education.
2. Clearly communicate in written form.
3. Accept class policies and procedures outlined in the course syllabus.
4. Turn in assignments and papers on time or be willing to accept the consequences of not doing so.

1. Participate in academic and physical activities that address various goals of Healthy People 2020.  Goals include physical activity, nutrition and weight status, diabetes, heart disease and stroke, and cancer. 
2. Apply training principles or rules of the sport in fitness- and skill-related classes. 
3. Identify and/or practice lifetime health and fitness skills that reduce risk of chronic disease and improve or maintain fitness and skill. 

• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.

P E 201 - Advanced Physical Fitness Lab

1. Make wise choices regarding physical activity, nutrition, weight management/control, body composition, and risk factors for disease.
2. Develop and participate in safe and effective aerobic activity suitable to their individual goals and the course purpose.
3. Maintain or improve cardio-respiratory endurance and body composition.

1. Participate in academic and physical activities that address various goals of Healthy People 2020.  Goals include physical activity, nutrition and weight status, diabetes, heart disease and stroke, and cancer. 
2. Apply training principles or rules of the sport in fitness- and skill-related classes. 
3. Identify and/or practice lifetime health and fitness skills that reduce risk of chronic disease and improve or maintain fitness and skill. 

• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.

P E 202 - Physical Fitness Lab

1. Make wise choices regarding physical activity, nutrition, weight management/control, body composition, and risk factors for disease.
2. Develop and participate in safe and effective aerobic activity suitable to their individual goals and the course purpose.
3. Maintain or improve cardiorespiratory endurance and body composition.

1. Participate in academic and physical activities that address various goals of Healthy People 2020.  Goals include physical activity, nutrition and weight status, diabetes, heart disease and stroke, and cancer. 
2. Apply training principles or rules of the sport in fitness- and skill-related classes. 
3. Identify and/or practice lifetime health and fitness skills that reduce risk of chronic disease and improve or maintain fitness and skill. 

• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.

P E 212 - Advanced Jogging

1. Make wise choices regarding physical activity, nutrition, weight management/control, body composition, and risk factors for disease.
2. Develop programs and participate in safe and effective jogging/running activities suitable to their individual goals and the course purpose.
3. Maintain or improve cardiorespiratory endurance and body composition.

1. Participate in academic and physical activities that address various goals of Healthy People 2020.  Goals include physical activity, nutrition and weight status, diabetes, heart disease and stroke, and cancer. 
2. Apply training principles or rules of the sport in fitness- and skill-related classes. 
3. Identify and/or practice lifetime health and fitness skills that reduce risk of chronic disease and improve or maintain fitness and skill. 

• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.

P E 215 - Advanced Aerobic Walking

1. Make wise choices regarding physical activity, nutrition, weight management/control, body composition, and risk factors for disease.
2. Develop programs and participate in safe and effective aerobic walking activities suitable to their individual goals and the course purpose.
3. Maintain or improve cardiorespiratoryendurance and body composition.

1. Participate in academic and physical activities that address various goals of Healthy People 2020.  Goals include physical activity, nutrition and weight status, diabetes, heart disease and stroke, and cancer. 
2. Apply training principles or rules of the sport in fitness- and skill-related classes. 
3. Identify and/or practice lifetime health and fitness skills that reduce risk of chronic disease and improve or maintain fitness and skill. 

• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.

P E 216 - Advanced Karate

1. Advance their knowledge and appreciation of the history, tradition, and philosophy of karate.
2. Practice and develop advanced skill in blocking, punching, kicking, competition sport techniques, rules, and sparring.

1. Participate in academic and physical activities that address various goals of Healthy People 2020.  Goals include physical activity, nutrition and weight status, diabetes, heart disease and stroke, and cancer. 
2. Apply training principles or rules of the sport in fitness- and skill-related classes. 
3. Identify and/or practice lifetime health and fitness skills that reduce risk of chronic disease and improve or maintain fitness and skill. 

• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.

P E 231 - Advanced Weight Training

1. Apply basic principles of resistance training, understand basic nutritional needs, and identify major muscles.
2. Develop programs and participate in safe and effective weight training activities suitable to their individual goals and the course purpose.

1. Participate in academic and physical activities that address various goals of Healthy People 2020.  Goals include physical activity, nutrition and weight status, diabetes, heart disease and stroke, and cancer. 
2. Apply training principles or rules of the sport in fitness- and skill-related classes. 
3. Identify and/or practice lifetime health and fitness skills that reduce risk of chronic disease and improve or maintain fitness and skill. 

• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.

P E 236 - Yoga 2

1. Make wise choices regarding relaxation, stretching, and yoga techniques.
2. Participate in safe and effective yoga techniques suitable to their individual needs and the course purpose.

1. Participate in academic and physical activities that address various goals of Healthy People 2020.  Goals include physical activity, nutrition and weight status, diabetes, heart disease and stroke, and cancer. 
2. Apply training principles or rules of the sport in fitness- and skill-related classes. 
3. Identify and/or practice lifetime health and fitness skills that reduce risk of chronic disease and improve or maintain fitness and skill. 

• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.

P E 237 - Advanced Body Toning

1. Make wise choices regarding physical activity and training techniques.
2. Participate in safe and effective physical activity suitable to their individual needs and the course purpose.
3. Improve wellness by developing programs and actively participating in physical activity suitable to their individual goals and the course purpose.

1. Participate in academic and physical activities that address various goals of Healthy People 2020.  Goals include physical activity, nutrition and weight status, diabetes, heart disease and stroke, and cancer. 
2. Apply training principles or rules of the sport in fitness- and skill-related classes. 
3. Identify and/or practice lifetime health and fitness skills that reduce risk of chronic disease and improve or maintain fitness and skill. 

• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.

P E 247 - Advanced Pilates/Yoga

1. Make wise choices regarding participation in physical activity.
2. Improve wellness by actively participating in safe and effective Pilates and yoga techniques suitable to their individual needs and the course purpose.
3. Evaluate personal health and wellness, fitness level, and/or physical skill development.

1. Participate in academic and physical activities that address various goals of Healthy People 2020.  Goals include physical activity, nutrition and weight status, diabetes, heart disease and stroke, and cancer. 
2. Apply training principles or rules of the sport in fitness- and skill-related classes. 
3. Identify and/or practice lifetime health and fitness skills that reduce risk of chronic disease and improve or maintain fitness and skill. 

• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.

P E 248 - Advanced Core Training

1. Make wise choices regarding physical activity and training techniques.
2. Participate in safe and effective physical activity suitable to their individual needs and the course purpose.
3. Improve wellness by developing programs and actively participating in physical activity suitable to their individual goals and the course purpose.

1. Participate in academic and physical activities that address various goals of Healthy People 2020.  Goals include physical activity, nutrition and weight status, diabetes, heart disease and stroke, and cancer. 
2. Apply training principles or rules of the sport in fitness- and skill-related classes. 
3. Identify and/or practice lifetime health and fitness skills that reduce risk of chronic disease and improve or maintain fitness and skill. 

• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.

P E 251 - Advanced Sport Conditioning

1. Make wise choices regarding physical activity, nutrition, weight management/control, body composition, and risk factors for disease.
2. Develop programs and participate in safe and effective aerobic and anaerobic activity suitable to their individual sports and the course purpose.
3. Maintain or improve cardiorespiratory endurance and body composition.

1. Participate in academic and physical activities that address various goals of Healthy People 2020.  Goals include physical activity, nutrition and weight status, diabetes, heart disease and stroke, and cancer. 
2. Apply training principles or rules of the sport in fitness- and skill-related classes. 
3. Identify and/or practice lifetime health and fitness skills that reduce risk of chronic disease and improve or maintain fitness and skill.

• Responsibility - Responsibility encompasses those behaviors and dispositions necessary for students to be effective members of a community. This outcome is designed to help students recognize the value of a commitment to those responsibilities which will enable them to work successfully individually and with others.