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OTHA-1415-001 Therapeutic Use of Occupations I
Various occupations or activities used as therapeutic interventions in occupational therapy. Emphasis on awareness of activity demands, contexts, adapting, grading and safe implementation of occupations or activities.
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Notice to Students enrolled in an educational program for preparation of issuance of certain occupational licenses:
Students enrolled in an educational program in preparation for obtaining certain occupational licenses are potentially ineligible for such license if the student has been convicted of an offense. For further information, please contact:
Melodie Graves
Justice Involved Advocate
Student Service Center 117
mgraves24@actx.edu
806-371-5995
Make appointment at https://melodiegraves.youcanbook.me
You can also contact the Legal Clinic, or the faculty member in charge of the educational program that you seek to enroll in. The further information you will receive will include notification to you of your right to request a criminal history evaluation letter from the licensing authority in order to clarify your particular situation.
(4 sem hrs; 3 lec, 3 lab)
On Campus Course
Occupation-Based Activity Analysis, 2nd Edition, Thomas
The OTA's Guide to Documentation: Writing Soap Notes, 4th Edition, Morreale, and Borcherding
Developing Clinical Competence for the OTA, 2nd Ed. (Morreale)
Occupational Therapy Practice: FRAMEWORK: Domain & Process, 4th edition, AOTA
Supplemental Reading:
Quick Reference Dictionary for Occupational Therapy, 7th edition, Jacobs, Simon
Microsoft PowerPoint Software access
Computer access including print capability
Supplies for student preferred method for note taking
Supplies to prepare presentations, assignments as determined by student
Competencies-Given the learning methods, course textbooks, personal notes, handouts and other course materials, the student should be able to do each of the following on written examination with accuracy of not less than 74.5% as evaluated by the course instructor.
1. Understand the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework Domain & Process and how it relates to the intervention process.
2. Define occupation as it relates to occupational therapy.
3. Define the four stages of the treatment continuum and be knowledgeable of their relevance to therapeutic intervention.
4. Understand activity analysis and the function of activity analysis in occupational therapy.
5. Be able to analyze an activity in terms of component skills needed to perform it and the occupational performance areas involved.
6. List physical and environmental requirements for performing an activity, including precautions, and the criteria needed for successful completion/ mastery of the activity.
7. Understand how to grade and adapt the environment, tools, materials, occupations, and interventions to reflect the changing needs of the client.
8. Be knowledgeable of the teaching-learning process with the client, family, significant others, colleagues, other health providers, and public to successfully engage in appropriate educational methods.
9. State the purpose of accurate documentation in occupational therapy practice.
10. Create an accurate SOAP note.
11. Utilize medical abbreviations correctly in a SOAP note.
12. Be cognizant of psychosocial aspects of physical dysfunction and how they relate to occupational performance.
Goals – Given the course textbooks, personal notes, handouts, and other course materials, the student should accomplish each of the following course goals as evaluated by the course instructor.
1. Describe the meaning and dynamics of occupation and activity, including the interaction of areas of occupation, performance skills, performance patterns, activity demands, context(s) and environments, and client factors.
2. Understand and be able to apply the functions of activity analysis as it relates to therapeutic intervention.
3. Understand the inherent qualities of purposeful activity and be able to adapt/modify for successful performance and intervention.
4. Understand and be able to problem-solve based on the occupational performance areas of life tasks in which clients engage as an integral part of therapeutic intervention through assessment, activity analysis, problem-solving and adaptation/modification.
The student will know that these goals have been completed when he/she earns a final grade of "C" or higher as evaluated by the department faculty.
ACOTE standards incorporated in this course: (effective July 2020)
B.1.1. Demonstrate knowledge of: The structure and function of the human body to include the biological and physical sciences, neurosciences, kinesiology, and biomechanics. Human development throughout the lifespan (infants, children, adolescents, adults, and older adults). Course content must include, but is not limited to, developmental psychology. Concepts of human behavior to include the behavioral sciences, social sciences, and science of occupation
B.3.2. Demonstrate knowledge of and apply the interaction of occupation and activity, including areas of occupation, performance skills, performance patterns, context(s) and environments, and client factors.
B.3.6. Demonstrate activity analysis in areas of occupation, performance skills, performance patterns, context(s) and environments, and client factors to implement the intervention plan
B.3.7. Demonstrate sound judgment in regard to safety of self and others and adhere to safety regulations throughout the occupational therapy process as appropriate to the setting and scope of practice. This must include the ability to assess and monitor vital signs (e.g., blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory status, and temperature) to ensure that the client is stable for intervention.
B.4.18 Assess, grade, and modify the way persons, groups, and populations perform occupations and activities by adapting processes, modifying environments, and applying ergonomic principles to reflect the changing needs of the client, sociocultural context, and technological advances.
B.4.23. Identify occupational needs through effective communication with patients, families, communities, and members of the interprofessional team in a responsive and responsible manner that supports a team approach to the promotion of health and wellness.
B.4.29 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.
B.5.1. 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.
Consistency with and connection to the OTA curriculum
The curriculum design of the OTA program incorporates both developmental and adult education models of learning. In planning and implementing the curriculum, courses progress from easier to harder, general to specific, limited time observing to full time practicing. The program focuses on adult education concepts of self-directed learning, an increasing responsibility for one’s own learning, as well as establishing one’s own learning goals and objectives. The curriculum design incorporates the philosophy of the profession in that human are active beings and so students enrolled in OTA courses are actively learning not passively listening to lecture or viewing power point presentations. OTA students create the power point presentations from which they learn.
Therapeutic Use of Occupation I is a first semester course. This course builds knowledge of the student in the form of language which will be used across all courses and increases in complexity between Therapeutic Use of Occupation I and the next semester course Therapeutic Use of Occupation II. Students begin learning abbreviations in the first course and those abbreviations are utilized again in the next semester in written notes based on the first clinical course observations. Basic healthcare concepts are taught in course I such as hand washing, protective equipment use, and workplace safety. The second course in the second semester builds on knowledge from the first course by requiring treatment plans which include safety and precautions.
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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 Policies: Any grade disputes must be addressed within one week of receiving the grade; otherwise, the grade stands and will not be changed. Grades will not be given over the telephone. An appointment must be made with the instructor for a conference if a question over a grade arises. The issue will not be discussed during class time.
Evaluation: The final course grade will be computed as follows:
Content Exams 30%
Quizzes 20%
Portfolio 20%
Final Examination 30%
100%
The following grade scale applies throughout this course:
A = 92.5 – 100
B = 83.5 - 92.4
C = 74.5 – 83.4
F = 74.4 and below
Note: 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.
The following information details the policies of expectations and missed exams/ assignments:
A. Content Exams –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 time and place will be given out the week before finals. The format 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. Portfolio Assignments – All in-class, out-of-class, or presentations must be completed on time. They will not be accepted late for any reason. Any written portion of an assignment may be handwritten as long as it is legible.
D. Lab Activities – All effort will be made to keep assignments to a level that can be completed during lab times. Assignments given for each lab will be turned in at the end of lab, unless the instructor gives approval to complete it outside of lab. In the event of lab homework, it will be due at the beginning of the next lab. There will be no make-up of lab assignments.
E. Final Examination – One final exam will be given and will cover any/all material presented throughout the course. The date and time of the final will follow the schedule set forth by the occupational therapy assistant instructor.
Attendance Policy:
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 lecture or one for lab in 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 15 minutes of a class time. For example, if in a given day a student arrives 5 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.
Week 1 - Class and Text Overview; HIPAA, Abbreviations,OT Framework, and Activity Analysis intro; What is Activity Analysis?
Week 2 - Activity Analysis: Determine What is Being Analyzed; Determine Relevance and Importance to the Client; Abbreviations
Week 3 - Activity Analysis: Determine the Sequence and Timing; Abbreviations cont.
Week 4 - Activity Analysis: Determine the Sequence and Timing; Determine Object, Space and Social Demands; Abbreviations cont.
Week 5 - Activity Analysis: Determine Required Body Functions; Abbreviations cont.
Week 6 - Activity Analysis: Determine Required Body Structures; Determine Required Actions and Performance Skills; Review
Week 7 - Infection Control & Safety Issues; Abbreviations cont.
Week 8 - The Disability Experience and the Therapeutic Process; ADA; OT Process, Evaluation and Intervention in Physical Dysfunction
FALL BREAK
Week 9 - Activity Analysis for Evaluation, Intervention Planning, and Outcomes; Review
Week 10 - Documenting the OT Process; The Health Record
Week 11 - Using Professional Terminology; Avoiding Common Errors
Week 12 - "S" and "O"; Tips for Writing a Better "O"
Week 13 - and "A"; "P", All together SOAP
Week 14 - Improving Observation Skills and Refining Your Note; Review
Week 15 - Fieldwork PLUS debriefing schedule TBA
Week 16 - Final Exam Week
One final exam will be given and will cover any/all material presented throughout the course. The date and time of the final will follow the schedule set forth by the occupational therapy assistant program faculty.
THIS SYLLABUS IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE AS THE COURSE INSTRUCTOR DEEMS NECESSARY TO FULFILL THE COURSE OBJECTIVES.
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