OTA 260 - Community Practice and Emerging Practice in Occupational Therapy

Hours: 3

Students will learn the basic roles and functions of an occupational therapy practitioner and the role of occupational therapy in medical, educational, and community models, as well as emerging areas of practice that are predicted to grow in the future. Students explore a variety of work settings, and/or types of practice including OT role delineations in community based and non-traditional settings. The student will study specialty areas through case discussion, enhancement of treatment techniques, review of literature, and current trends. Site visits and volunteer opportunities will enable students to participate in and apply occupational therapy assessment and intervention principles to a wide rand of community settings including vocational, vocational rehabilitation, home health, and emerging community practice areas. Emphasis will be on community settings in the students’ state and geographic region.

Prerequisite: OTA 200, OTA 205, OTA 210, OTA 215, OTA 220. A grade of C or better and a minimum GPA of 2.5 in all OTA prerequisite courses.
Corequisite: OTA 250, OTA 255, OTA 265, OTA 259