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.

Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment in OTA 240; and instructor’s permission.

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

Selecting and utilizing appropriate information from data sources to assist in evaluation, treatment planning and treatment implementation procedures.
Observation, interviewing, and assessment techniques and reporting results to the supervising OT.
Selecting and implementing relevant adjunctive, enabling, or purposeful activities and occupations appropriate to the needs of the client.
Utilizing appropriate research, literature and other resources.
Recognizing when to report the need for re-evaluation and treatment plan changes to supervising therapist.
Observing and adhering to the safety needs of clients.
Orienting client, family members, and other health team professionals to the need for and purpose of occupational therapy.
Communicating effectively with supervisor, staff members, and clients.
Maintaining accurate written records and reports.
Budgeting time, maintaining equipment and supplies.
Initiating further learning experiences.
Modifying behavior in response to feedback from supervisor.
Maintaining a professional attitude with clients, staff and other health care team members.
Adhering to the ethics of the profession and the policies and procedures of the facility.
Exhibiting an ability to work with culturally diverse clients, families, and staff.

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.