OTA 1314 Occupational Therapy & Neurological Dysfunction Lab
Focus on neurological dysfunction intervention to increase independence in areas of occupation. Screening and evaluation of occupational performance affected by neurological dysfunction. Includes use of occupations for purpose of neurological dysfunction assessments and interventions. Six lab hours per week.
Division: Health Sciences
Department: Rehabilitation Services
Repeatable Credit: No
Offered Online: No
Prereqs: OTA 1214 Restricted to Majors
Outcomes
- Students will understand interprofessional perspectives including rehabilitation, disability & developmental as well as person/population-environment-occupation models, theories and frameworks of practice as they pertain to working with adults with neurological dysfunction at a developing level.
- Students will understand the basic tenets of OT as they apply to working with adults with neurological dysfunction at a developing level.
- Students will understand the basics of the OT Process (screening, evaluating, developing intervention plan, implementing the intervention plan & outcomes) as it pertains to working with adults with neurological dysfunction at a developing level.
- Students will understand the basics of promoting science and scholarly endeavors as it pertains to describing OT and establishing new knowledge regarding the OT profession when working with adults with neurological dysfunction at a developing level.
Credit Hours: 2
Lab Hours: 6