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:

Adhere to the American AOTA Association Code of Ethics and all federal, state and facility regulations.
Adhere to safety regulations and reports/documents incidents appropriately.
Ensure the safety of self and others during all fieldwork related activities by anticipating potentially unsafe situations and taking steps to prevent accidents.
Articulate the values, beliefs, and distinct perspective of the occupational therapy profession to clients and other relevant parties clearly, confidently, and accurately.
Articulate the value of occupation as a method and desired outcome of occupational therapy to clients and other relevant parties clearly, confidently, and accurately.
Articulate the role of occupational therapy practitioners to clients and other relevant parties clearly, confidently, and accurately.
Obtain sufficient and necessary information about factors that support and hinder occupational performance from relevant sources throughout the evaluation process.
Establishes service competency in assessment methods, in accordance with setting procedures and applicable laws, by administering assessments accurately and efficiently to ensure findings are valid, reliable, and timely.
Administer delegated assessments using appropriate procedures and protocols.
Assist with interpreting information in relation to the client’s needs, factors, and performance.
Report results clearly, accurately, and concisely, reflecting the client’s occupational performance.
Articulate a clear and logical rationale for the intervention process based on the evaluation results and other relevant considerations.
Under the supervision of and in cooperation with an occupational therapy practitioner, uses professional literature to make informed intervention decisions.
Select client-centered and occupation-based interventions that motivate and challenge the client to achieve established goals.
Implement client-centered and occupation-based intervention plans.
Modify the task and/or environment to maximize the client’s performance.
Recommend modification or termination of intervention plan based on the client’s status.
Document the client’s response to services in a manner that demonstrates the effectiveness of interventions.
Demonstrate through practice or discussion the ability to collaborate with and assign appropriate tasks to, as indicated, the occupational therapy aide or others to whom responsibilities might be assigned.
Demonstrate through practice or discussion an understanding of costs and funding systems related to occupational therapy services, such as federal, state, third party, and private payers.
Demonstrate knowledge about the organization.
Meet productivity standards or volume of work expected of occupational therapy assistant students.
Communicate clearly and effectively, both verbally and nonverbally.
Produce clear and accurate documentation.
Collaborate with fieldwork educator(s) to maximize the learning experience.
Take responsibility for attaining professional competence by seeking out learning opportunities and interactions with fieldwork educator(s) and others.
Respond constructively to feedback in a timely manner.
Demonstrate consistent and acceptable work behaviors.
Manage relationships effectively through therapeutic use of self and adjusts approach to meet the needs of clients and others.
Demonstrate effective time management.
Demonstrate respect for diversity factors of others.

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.