OTA 196 - Special Topic 3: Occupational Therapy Assistant

Credits: 1-11
Enable students to pursue special areas of interest, by participating in specific fieldwork experiences in the Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) program as directed by the program director and faculty. Students will participate in fieldwork in order to meet the required ACOTE standard.

Enrollment Requirement: Students must be enrolled in the OTA program or transferring from another program.  

Course Fee: $105.00

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

Course outcomes to determine by Program Director and Course Instructor
Program Outcomes

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.
• 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.