2023-2024 Catalog

 

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OTA-300 Fieldwork IA: Community/Emerging Practice Skills Collaboration

Designed to enrich the didactic coursework, explore the role of occupational therapy in community/emerging practice settings in relation to the contextual needs and characteristics of the population, organization, and community. Emphasis on observing behavioral health, psychological, and social factors and psychosocial/behavioral symptoms/response strategies and supports for performance in the client's natural environment, participation across contexts, and well-being. Develop therapeutic-use-of-self and therapeutic relationships, use of supervision as a tool for self-directed learning, understanding of role of other professionals. Work collaboratively intraprofessionally/interprofessionally and demonstrate servant leadership towards "world changing" influence.

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OTA-310 Clinical Reasoning/Occupational Performance Patterns III: Adults with Orthopedic/Non-Neurological Conditions

Introduction to non-neurological conditions that may occur across the lifespan and adult orthopedic conditions in relation to occupational performance, participation, and holistic well-being. Occupational therapy practice, processes, documentation, and reimbursement. Continued development in administration of standardized assessments. Health prevention/promotion, maintenance, and management across occupations. Preparatory methods; splinting; mobility; adaptive equipment, modifications, and universal design; and community/work integration.

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OTA-320 Clinical Reasoning/Occupational Performance Patterns IV: Neurological Conditions

Introduction to adult neurological conditions and the relation to human development. Interprofessional collaboration and intraprofessional provision of occupational therapy services, documentation, discharge planning, and reimbursement. Sensory motor approaches, preparatory methods, splinting, mobility, assistive technology, and wheelchair measurement, positioning, transfers in relation to occupational performance. Emphasis on self-care, self-management, health management and maintenance, home management, and community and work integration.

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OTA-330 Fieldwork IB: Therapeutic Interventions /Clinical Applications

Explore the role of the occupational therapy assistant and occupational therapist, designed to enrich the didactic coursework through directed observation and participation in selected aspects of the occupational therapy process. Develop therapeutic-use-of-self and therapeutic relationships, use of supervision as a tool for self-directed learning, understand role of other professionals. Work collaboratively intraprofessionally/interprofessionally and demonstrate servant leadership towards "world changing" influence.

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OTA-340 Administration, Management, Servant Leadership, Scholarship, and Professionalism

Life calling, stewardship, and the performance patterns of a faith based practice, lifelong learning, and servant leadership. Integration of scholarship and health literacy through community service. Life-long professional commitment and responsibilities. Principles of ethical and current management/administrative practices in the delivery of occupational therapy services to individuals and organizations.

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OTA-350 Clinical Reasoning and Competency/ Occupational Performance Patterns V: Life Satisfaction and Aging

Age related changes, conditions, and end of life care with emphasis on health, well-being, spirituality, life satisfaction in relation to occupational performance, participation, and holistic well-being. Older adult performance/interventions related to feeding/eating and all ADL's/IADL's, rest, work, leisure, social participation; moving in the environment/fall prevention; community mobility. Review of neurotherapeutic approaches. Continuum of care and transition, service delivery contexts, case management in relation to adults/older adults. Competency and preparation for fieldwork.

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OTA-360 Fieldwork IIA

Fieldwork II experience serves to provide opportunities to apply knowledge and skills, learned through didactic interactions, in the clinical setting. Provides for opportunity to develop clinical reasoning appropriate to the occupational therapy assistant role thereby demonstrating ethical practice, professionalism, and competence in preparation for Fieldwork IIB and entry level practice. Supervision from the fieldwork educator gradually decreases as independence is gained in working with clients through the occupational therapy process. Overall this experience provides the student opportunities to demonstrate Christ-like character, evidence-based practice, and servant leadership towards "world changing" influence.

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OTA-365 Fieldwork IIB

Fieldwork II experience serves to provide opportunities to apply knowledge and skills, learned through didactic interactions, in the clinical setting. Provides for opportunity to develop clinical reasoning appropriate to the occupational therapy assistant role thereby demonstrating ethical practice, professionalism, and competence in preparation for entry level practice. Supervision from the fieldwork educator gradually decreases as independence is gained in working with clients through the occupational therapy process. Overall this experience provides the student opportunities to demonstrate Christ-like character, evidence-based practice, and servant leadership towards "world changing" influence.

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Indiana Weselayan