OTA 126 - Clinical Seminar 1

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. 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 teams by reviewing the needs of the client, caregiver, family, and significant others; available resources; and discharge environment.
3. Demonstrate knowledge of various reimbursement systems and funding mechanisms (e.g., federal, state, local, third party, private payer), appeals mechanisms, treatment/diagnosis codes (e.g., CPT®, ICD, DSM® codes), and durable medical equipment coding (e.g., HCPCS) and documentation requirements (e.g., equipment justifications) that affect consumers and the practice of occupational therapy. Documentation must effectively communicate the need and rationale for occupational therapy services.
4. 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).
5. 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) 
6. Articulate a novice level ability to implement treatment activity with patients/clients as assigned by FW CI. 
7. Identify and demonstrate effective work habits in the clinical setting. 
8. Understand the importance of self-knowledge in relation to the quality of one’s life and the choices one makes. 
9. To describe the role families, play in the formation of identity and self-esteem. 
10. 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.