OTA 202 - Ethics, Society, and Professional Practice

1. Explain the role of sociocultural, socioeconomic, and diversity factors, as well as lifestyle choices in contemporary society to meet the needs of persons, groups, and populations (e.g., principles of psychology, sociology, and abnormal psychology).  
2. Demonstrate knowledge of the social determinants of health for persons, groups, and populations with or at risk for disabilities and chronic health conditions. This must include an understanding of the epidemiological factors that impact the public health and welfare of populations.
3. Apply knowledge of occupational therapy history, philosophical base, theory, and sociopolitical climate and their importance in meeting society’s current and future occupational needs as well as how these factors influence and are influenced by practice.
4. Demonstrate knowledge of various reimbursement systems and funding mechanisms (e.g., federal, state, third party, private payer), treatment/diagnosis codes (e.g., CPT®, ICD, DSM® codes), and coding and documentation requirements that affect consumers and the practice of occupational therapy. Documentation must effectively communicate the need and rationale for occupational therapy services.
5. Identify and explain the contextual factors; current policy issues; and socioeconomic, political, geographic, and demographic factors on the delivery of occupational therapy services for persons, groups, and populations and social systems as they relate to the practice of occupational therapy. 
6. Explain an understanding of the business aspects of practice including, but not limited to, financial management, billing, and coding. 
7. Define the systems and structures that create federal and state legislation and regulations, and their implications and effects on persons, groups, and populations, as well as practice. 
8. Provide care and programs that demonstrate knowledge of applicable national requirements for credentialing and requirements for licensure, certification, or registration consistent with federal and state laws.  Identify the potential impact of current policy issues on OT and the role of the practitioner to advocate for changes.
9. Define strategies for effective, competency-based legal and ethical supervision of occupational therapy assistants and non-occupational therapy personnel.  Demonstrate understanding supervisory and collaborative relationship of the OT/COTA and identify strategies for legal/ethical supervision of non-professional personnel and conflict resolution techniques between peers and supervisors.
10. Demonstrate knowledge of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) Occupational Therapy Code of Ethics and AOTA Standards of Practice and use them as a guide for ethical decision making in professional interactions, client interventions, employment settings, and when confronted with personal and organizational ethical conflicts. 
11. Promote occupational therapy by educating other professionals, service providers, consumers, third-party payers, regulatory bodies, and the public. 
12. Identify and develop strategies for ongoing professional development to ensure that practice is consistent with current and accepted standards.
13. Demonstrate knowledge of personal and professional responsibilities related to: Liability issues under current models of service provision. Varied roles of the occupational therapy assistant providing service on a contractual basis. 

1. Demonstrate mastery of the occupational therapy foundational content requirements.
2. Conduct and document a screening and evaluation process.
3. Intervene and implement occupational therapy processes.
4. Describe the context of occupational therapy services.
5. Assist in the management of occupational therapy services.
6. 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.
• Written Communication - Written Communication encompasses all the abilities necessary for effective expression of thoughts, feelings, and ideas in written form.