OTA 128 - Application of Occupational Therapy Assistant 1

Credits: 1
Students participate in supervised clinical experience with clients in a community practice setting. Includes observation, planning and implementation of client treatments as assigned by clinical supervisor, and application of theory and treatment techniques. This is a pass/no credit course.

Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment in OTA 126 and OTA 127; and instructor’s permission.

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

Plan and prepare for treatment of patients/clients.
Implement treatment activity with patients/clients as assigned by FW Cl.
Observe and recording.
Use effective work habits in the clinical setting.
Communicate effectively with patient/clients and staff.
Apply treatment theories and techniques used in the assigned clinics.
Use observation, histories, and interviews of patient as assigned to assist in the screening and assessment of patients.

Program Outcomes

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

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.
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.