OTA 212 - Therapeutic Group Leadership

Credits: 1
Students study group dynamics as related to occupational therapy. Students learn to plan and implement activity groups appropriate to patients or clients of all ages. Emphasizes group leadership skills.

Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment in OTA 213; and instructor’s permission.

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

Understand the importance of possessing competent group skills as an occupational therapy practitioner.
Identify advantages and disadvantages of treating patients in group settings.
Define and describe components of a group.
Identify and describe the basic task and group building maintenance roles within a group.
Identify and describe anti-group (egocentric) roles within a group.
Identify and describe characteristics of different types of groups and developmental group levels.
Describe the characteristics and responsibilities of a group leader.
Describe the seven steps in group leadership.
Submit for grading one group protocol competed according to instructor specifications.
Demonstrate basic group planning, leadership, and processing skills by participating in group learning experiences.
Identify how practice models and frames of reference can be used to plan and implement a variety of OT groups across the life span and for different diagnoses.

Program Outcomes

Demonstrate mastery of the occupational therapy foundational content requirements.

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.
Written Communication - Written Communication encompasses all the abilities necessary for effective expression of thoughts, feelings, and ideas in written form.