Student Performance

  A grade of "D" is not possible in this course.  A student receiving a final grade of less than a "C" will be required to repeat this course and may not continue the next curriculum courses.   This course may only be repeated once and must be done in curriculum sequence.

  A = 92.5 - 100

  B = 83.5 - 92.4

   C = 74.5 - 83.4

1.  Demonstrate awareness of legal issues affecting the practice of occupational therapy. 

2.  Be knowledgeable of issues in clinical administration and management in the following areas:  documentation and record keeping, safety, maintenance of supplies and equipment, personal training and supervision techniques and strategies, reimbursement guidelines, and facility/state/national regulations and guidelines.

3.  Discuss policies and procedures applicable to the clinical practice.

4.  Be knowledgeable of the Occupational Therapy Code of Ethics and  Ethics Standards, Scope of Practice, and AOTA Standards of Practice. 

5.  Define and discuss role delineation in occupational therapy.  

6.  Define Quality Assurance.

7.  Define organization and administration terms. 

8.  Be familiar with job descriptions of OTR, COTA, aides, and volunteers in clinical settings.

9.  Become familiar with reimbursement procedures for occupational therapy services in various settings.

10.  Be knowledgeable of safety issues in clinical settings.

11.  Demonstrate knowledge of management and leadership styles used in managing an occupational therapy department.

12.  Demonstrate knowledge of legal considerations regarding governmental regulations. 

13.  Discuss agencies accreditation and regulatory agencies affecting occupational therapy practice.

14.  Understand the importance of supervision and the reciprocity of the relationship between the supervisor and supervisee. 

15.  Be knowledgeable of the COTA's role in participating in a research study.

16.  Understand the importance of and utilize evidence-based practice.  

17.  Understand the importance of and utilize effective communication skills with clients, caregivers, and other professionals.

18.  Be knowledgeable about the importance of continuing education and involvement in occupational therapy professional organizations. 

 ACOTE standards incorporated in this course:

Demonstrate an understanding of the use of technology to support performance, participation, health and well-being. This technology may include, but is not limited to, electronic documentation systems, distance communication, virtual environments, and telehealth technology. (B.1.8.)(Activity:health/wellness telehealth options for managing job stress)

Articulate to consumers, potential employers, colleagues, third-party payers, regulatory boards, policymakers, other audiences, and the general public both the unique nature of occupation as viewed by the profession of occupational therapy and the value of occupation support performance, participation, health, and well-being.(B.2.3.)(Ax:write legislators introducing self and profession)

Articulate the importance of balancing areas of occupation with the achievement of health and wellness for the clients.(B.2.4.)(Ax:discussion of health/wellness across lifespan and role of OTA)

Discuss how occupational therapy history and occupational therapy theory, and the sociopolitical climate influence practice. (B.3.3.)(Ax:political/social article discussions on current healthcare events brought to class)

Articulate the role of the occupational therapy assistant and occupational therapist in the screening and evaluation process along with the importance of and rationale for supervision and collaborative work between the occupational therapy assistant and occupational therapist in that process. (B.4.5.)(Ax:OT process visuals, ECPTOTE statement on supervision/exploring licensure)

Identify when to recommend to the occupational therapist the need for referring clients for additional evaluation. (B.4.9.)(Ax:screening, interviewing, collaborating with OTR)

Promote the use of appropriate home and community programming to support performance in the client’s natural environment and participation in all contexts relevant to the client. (B.5.17.)(Ax:Ax:build a file:community resources supporting client occupational performance)

Demonstrate an understanding of health literacy and the ability to educate and train the client, caregiver, and family and significant others to facilitate skills in areas of occupation as well as prevention, health maintenance, health promotion, and safety. (B.5.18.)(Ax:revising health info from clinics, doctor's office instructions to be at 5-7 grade level)

Use the teaching–learning process with the client, family, significant others, colleagues, other health providers, and the public. Collaborate with the occupational therapist and learner to identify appropriate educational methods. (B.5.19)(Ax:multiple presentations by students to health science peers, public info booth)

Effectively interact through written, oral, and nonverbal communication with the client, family, significant others, colleagues, other health providers, and the public in a professionally acceptable manner. (B.5.20.)(Ax:public info booth)

Effectively communicate and work interprofessionally with those who provide services to individuals and groups in order to clarify each member’s responsibility in executing an intervention plan. (B.5.21.)(Ax:developing brochures with graphics students to promote health/wellness with selected groups)

Recognize and communicate the need to refer to specialists (both internal and external to the profession) for consultation and intervention. (B.5.22.)(Ax:group discussions with guest lecturer)

Understand when and how to use the consultative process with specific consumers or consumer groups as directed by an occupational therapist. (B.5.26.)(Ax:guest OTR to discuss supervisory relationship, discharge planning, collaborative activities, communication, consultation role of OTA and OTR)

Describe the role of the occupational therapy assistant in care coordination, case management, and transition services in traditional and emerging practice environments. (B.5.27.)(Ax:guest OTR to discuss supervisory relationship, discharge planning, collaborative activities, communication, various roles of OTA and OTR)

Under the direction of an administrator, manager, or occupational therapist, collect, organize, and report on data for evaluation of client outcomes. (B.5.30.)(Ax:mock case based on discovery articles in particular practice area)

Identify the potential impact of current policy issues and the social, economic, political, geographic, or demographic factors on the practice of occupational therapy. (B.6.2.)(Ax:semester review of AOTA and TOTA web sites, reading of 1 minute updates with reflectoin log)

Identify the role and responsibility of the practitioner to advocate for changes in service delivery policies, to effect changes in the system, and to recognize opportunities in emerging practice areas. (B.6.4.)(Ax:Emerging practice area monitoring and presentations)

Identify the impact of contextual factors on the management and delivery of occupational therapy services. (B.7.1.)(Ax:mock clinical scenarios involving administrators/managers)

Identify the systems and structures that create federal and state legislation and regulations and their implications and effects on practice. (7.2.)(Ax:class discussion)

Demonstrate knowledge of applicable national requirements for credentialing and requirements for licensure, certification, or registration under state laws. (7.3.)(Ax:NBCOT, ECPTOTE brochure development by students)

Demonstrate knowledge of various reimbursement systems (e.g., federal, state, third party, private payer) and documentation requirements that affect the practice of occupational therapy. (B.7.4.)(Ax:guest speaker electronic documentation and documentation)

Demonstrate the ability to participate in the development, marketing, and management of service delivery options. (B.7.5.)(Ax:developing brochures with graphics students to educate following health literacy guidelines populations on direct, monitoring and consultaive roles of OT practitioners))

Participate in the documentation of ongoing processes for quality improvement and implement program changes as needed to ensure quality of services. (B.7.6.)(Ax:class determined QI project relevant to group and monitored for semester)

Identify strategies for effective, competency-based legal and ethical supervision of nonprofessional personnel. (B.7.7.)(Ax:PP presentation, review of ECPTOTE rules)

Describe the ongoing professional responsibility for providing fieldwork education and the criteria for becoming a fieldwork educator. (B.7.8.)(Ax:discussion, guest FWE if possible)

Articulate the importance of how scholarly activities and literature contribute to the development of the profession. (B.8.1.)(Ax:discussion from discovery articles on managment)

Effectively locate and understand information, including the quality of the source of information. (B.8.2.)(Ax:library visit, Dr. Jones guest presentation, discussion from discovery articles on managment)

Use professional literature to make evidence-based practice decisions in collaboration with the occupational therapist. (B.8.3.)(Ax:discussion from discovery articles on managment)

Identify how scholarly activities can be used to evaluate professional practice, service delivery, and/or professional issues (e.g., Scholarship of Integration, Scholarship of Application, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning). (B.8.7.)(Ax: discuss possible application of discovery articles on management, supervision, consultation in OT to future practice as OTA)

Demonstrate the skills to read and understand a scholarly report. (B.8.8.)(Ax:prepare summaries from 3 topical articles)

Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) Occupational Therapy Code of Ethics and Ethics Standards and AOTA Standards of Practice and use them as a guide for ethical decision making in professional interactions, client interventions, and employment settings. (B.9.1.)(Ax:discussion, solving ethical delimmas in helath care)

Explain and give examples of how the role of a professional is enhanced by knowledge of and involvement in international, national, state, and local occupational therapy associations and related professional associations. (B.9.2.)

Promote occupational therapy by educating other professionals, service providers, consumers, third-party payers, regulatory bodies, and the public. (B.9.3.)

Discuss strategies for ongoing professional development to ensure that practice is consistent with current and accepted standards. (B.9.4.)(Ax:update Centinneal plans from Principles)

Identify professional responsibilities related to liability issues under current models of service provision. (B.9.5.)(Ax:discussion after phone conference TOTA rep)

Identify personal and professional abilities and competencies as they relate to job responsibilities. (B.9.6.)(Ax:build personal inventories and list desired practice areas with corresponding certifications/specialized trainings)

Identify and appreciate the varied roles of the occupational therapy assistant as a practitioner, educator and research practitioner. (B.9.7.)(Ax:guest speaker panel)

Identify and explain the need for supervisory roles, responsibilities, and collaborative professional relationships between the occupational therapist and the occupational therapy assistant. (B.9.8.)(Ax:guest speaker panel)

Identify professional responsibilities and issues when providing service on a contractual basis. (B.9.9.)(Ax:guest speaker panel)

Identify strategies for analyzing issues and making decisions to resolve personal and organizational ethical conflicts. (B.9.10.)(Ax:text use to build solutions to ethical delimmas written by students)

Identify the variety of informal and formal systems for resolving ethics disputes that have jurisdiction over occupational therapy practice. (B.9.11.)(Ax:text based discussion)

Identify strategies to assist the consumer in gaining access to occupational therapy services. (B.9.12.)(Ax:explore teaching learning strategies for health fair booth and develop item to inform public)

Consistency with and connection to curriculum:

Healthcare Management emphasizes entry level preparation based on all prior courses.  The approach is knowledge of the profession first, knowledge of self second and finally therapeutic use of self. The student enrolled in Healthcare Management has completed a semester of OTA coursework and has a growing set of terms related to the profession which will be built upon in this course. THe student was introduced to ethics in Principles of OT and this course continues to present the student with additional information on ethics, professional and personal development.

Students Rights and Responsibilities

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Expected Student Behavior

1.     Dishonesty will not be tolerated.  Refer to the “Student’s Rights and Responsibilities” pamphlet for details on handling of dishonesty.

2.     There will be no use of cell phones or pagers in the classroom during class time.  All devices must be put on silent during class and lab hours.

3.     Class facilities (phone, bathroom, bedroom, kitchen) are to be used only for learning experience.

4.     Courtesy and respect are expected between the student and instructor.  Students are expected to be attentive to the instructor, guest lecturers, and oral presentations of peers.

5.     Students will abide by department dress code.  If professional dress is not followed, student will not be allowed on the outing and will receive a zero for that class.  Makeup of that outing will not be allowed.

6.     Students are expected to demonstrate high regard and respect for all persons during off-campus visits.  Lack of respect for anyone by any student will result in immediate dismissal of the student/s from the situation and a grade of zero for that day.

Grading Criteria

The final course grade will be computed as follows:

   Content Examinations (equally weighted)                                          30%

   Assignments (in-class, out-of-class)                                                   25%

   Quizzes                                                                                                20%

   Final Examination                                                                               25%     

                                                                                                              100%

A. Content Exam-Each exam will cover the information presented since

         the previous exam (or the start of the semester for the first exam) and

         will be announced in advance.  If an exam is missed, for any reason,

         that exam will be made up during the week of final examinations. 

         Detailed information for the make-up exam will be at the discretion of

         the instructor and may differ from original exam format.  It is the

         responsibility of the student to obtain test information-no review will

         be given.  The maximum achievable score will be 95.  Bonuses will be

         answered but will not be factored into the exam grade.   

B.  Quizzes-Quizzes will test knowledge of any/all previous lectures/

         readings.  They may or may not be announced and may be given at

         anytime during the course of the class.  A quiz cannot be made up for

         any reason.

C.  All Assignments/Presentations-All in-class, out-of-class, or presenta-

         tions must be completed on time.  They will not be accepted late for

         any reason. 

Attendance

 Amarillo College endorses attendance as a key to success.  Attendance is required for successful completion of the Occupational Therapy Assistant Program. 

At the beginning of each lecture and lab, students will be expected to sign the roster provided by the instructor.  Failure to sign in will result in the student being marked absent for attendance purposes even if a student is present in class and seen by the instructor. 

Each student will be allowed only one absence for the course.  After the first absence, a penalty of three (3) points will be deducted from the student's final course grade for each subsequent absence.  For example, a student who misses three (3) lectures will have six (6) points deducted from the final grade for the course. 

Full attendance of class time is also expected.  A student will be counted as "absent" if the student is out of class more than 20 minutes of a class time.  For example, if in a given day a student arrives 10 minutes late to class, takes an extra 5 minutes for break and leaves class for 5 minutes for any reason (phone calls, appointments, bathroom breaks, illness), that student is then considered "absent" for the day.  This type of absence counts in the total number of absences resulting in lowering of the final course grade.

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