As an inclusive profession, occupational therapy maximizes health, well-being, and quality of life for all people, populations, and communities through effective solutions that facilitate participation in everyday living. American Occupational Therapy Association.
Vision American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 71, Students engage in coursework and community experiences designed to build practice skills across the lifespan in physical, mental, and preventive care across the region.
After completing two years of coursework, students will complete a minimum of 24 weeks of fieldwork internship with over sites to choose from in the region. Our graduates have a high pass rate on the licensing exam and find jobs in a variety of health care and rehabilitation facilities, rural and underserved communities.
To develop person-centered occupational therapists of the highest integrity who practice with a strong occupation-based foundation from which they support and promote quality of life and full participation. To prepare students for a broad scope of practice with consideration for addressing the needs of the underserved. To deliver an academic program which meets a spectrum of educational needs for students and professionals, in collaboration with community partners, while demonstrating teaching and learning excellence.
To advance the profession with new, innovative, and cost effective services for current and future practice opportunities. We envision a globally active community of students, faculty, and community partners who demonstrate a respect for diversity, a passion for learning, and a commitment to person-centered, occupation-focused, and evidence-based practice.
Students engage in coursework designed to build practice skills in mental, physical and preventive care across the lifespan. Emphasis is placed in community-based, client-centered activities through interactive class activities and community experiences. The program strives to integrate an interdisciplinary service delivery model that is essential for successful practice in rural, underrepresented and underserved areas.
Source: AOTA. AOTA Web: www. Most states require a license in order to practice; however, state licenses are usually based on the results of the NBCOT Certification Examination.
P: The student may elect to enroll in one or two additional semesters of FW II for further experience in an area of special interest. Most states require licensure in order to practice however, state licenses are usually based on the results of the NBCOT Certification Examination.
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Social Work Toggle Social Work. Biology Toggle Biology. Natural Science Toggle Natural Science. Chemistry and Physics Toggle Chemistry and Physics. Chemistry and Biochemistry Toggle Chemistry and Biochemistry. Physics Toggle Physics. This course introduces students to the current occupational therapy practice framework, which defines domain and process. Students will learn the process of theory development and analyze selected practice models and frames of reference for application to occupational therapy evaluation and intervention.
The course will also explore the application and importance of occupational therapy practice models and frames of reference to the development of new knowledge, ongoing research, and the advancement of the profession. This course provides an overview of human disease and injury processes occurring throughout the lifespan. The etiology, course, prognosis, treatment and management of each condition will be explored.
The course is designed to introduce the student to a variety of injuries and disease processes encountered in the field of occupational therapy. Emphasis will be placed on providing necessary, precautionary and practical information of each disease within a framework of group process and problem solving related skills. Further, the impact of disease and injury on occupational performance and quality of life will be explored.
Considerations for the practice of occupational therapy will be discussed with a focus on clinical judgment, team collaboration and global treatment interventions. The course will focus on four main elements of practice including basic clinical skills, clinical writing and documentation, professional roles and policy, and ethics.
The intent is for the student to establish basic skills that can be further developed in practice specific courses to enable them to demonstrate entry-level practice competencies. This course will teach students how to analyze daily activities and discover their therapeutic value to support intervention strategies with persons who are experiencing dysfunction in occupational performance.
Students will integrate theory and knowledge of OT Practice Framework to progress to in-depth analysis of occupational performance. Students will learn how to synthesize information from a variety of sources and apply it to creating, adapting, and grading therapeutic activities.
This course focuses on several advanced skills of professional communication and behaviors. Emphasis is on learning theory and foundations of, a intentional use of self; b group facilitation, c group process, d interpersonal communication, and e a reflective evaluation process used for building interpersonal communication skills. These skills are necessary tools for emerging and traditional practice arenas in occupational therapy. Students will have the opportunity to identify and analyze the Level II fieldwork expectations, explore the supervisory and interdisciplinary team relationships, review professional and ethical behavior, develop a Level II Fieldwork Portfolio, review AOTA, NBCOT and the state of Washington licensure requirements and begin preparation for job searches.
Students participating in an immersive service-learning experience will register for 2 credits. Pre-requisites: Participation in the optional immersive service-learning opportunity requires faculty approval and that the student be in good standing in the Masters of Occupational Therapy MOT program.
This is a customized course designed to facilitate participation in inter-professional IP and cross-cultural learning opportunities. This course will run in conjunction with related courses in other health care and public health programs and will require each student to participate in IP and cross-cultural learning experiences.
Emphasis is on application of, a intentional use of self; b group facilitation, c group process, v interpersonal communication, and on e a reflective evaluation process used for building interpersonal communication skills while offering services within 2 community settings These skills are necessary tools for emerging and traditional practice arenas in occupational therapy.
This is the first of two courses designed to introduce the student to evidence based practice and the process of critical inquiry. This course will be offered in an interdisciplinary format with the Department of Physical Therapy. These courses will prepare the student to become a knowledgeable consumer of research and the professional literature as it relates to the practice of occupational therapy.
In this course the student will develop competence in identifying, locating, retrieving, understanding and applying the principles of research to the practice of occupational therapy. Notes: students pursuing a BS in Exercise Science need to complete the senior capstone specific to those programs.
Satisfies: a university graduation requirement—senior capstone for students pursuing the Interdisciplinary BA Occupational Therapy Track. This course is designed to introduce the student to the process of critical inquiry regarding research methods across the quantitative and qualitative spectrum. It prepares students to be a knowledgeable consumers of research and the professional literature relating to the practice of OT.
It develops competence in critiquing and applying research methods to the application of evidence based practice in OT. Completion of a case study based on current evidence or a research proposal is required. Student will have the opportunity to identify, evaluate, and critically analyze the psychometric properties and application of several of the most commonly used evaluation and assessment tools used in occupational therapy.
The course offers the following information and experiences: 1. This course will focus on the provision of occupational performance, client-centered, recovery-based, and evidence-based approaches to occupational therapy in mental health.
The course provides the learner with foundational skills in the evaluation, analysis and intervention planning critical to effective occupational therapy service provision for adolescents, adults and older adults with mental illness. This course provides the learner with the knowledge and skills for assessment, intervention, planning, provision of intervention and outcome analysis related dysfunction in occupational performance in adults.
The course will focus on the provision of occupational therapy services from young adulthood through geriatrics. Occupational therapy principles and theories will be applied through case studies, classroom discussion laboratory exercises and fieldwork experiences.
This course provides learners with theories, knowledge, and application opportunities related to evaluation, analysis, and intervention planning for children with special needs in varied pediatric occupational therapy practice settings. The focus is on the provision of occupational therapy services with children.
Specific skill building will focus on evaluation, interpreting evaluation information, and designing evidence-based intervention. Analysis of childhood occupations, disabling condition.
Success in both courses is needed to demonstrate competence in addressing occupational performance concerns of older adults and to progress to the next level of course work.
This course provides students with an understanding of theoretical basis and intervention skills applied in the occupational therapy process with the older adult. Topics include: a review of physiological and psychosocial aspects of typical aging and the relationship to occupational performance, b occupational therapy evaluation and intervention skills for common health conditions affecting functional performance in the aging population, and c special topics in occupational therapy geriatric.
The course provides the learner with an opportunity to apply foundational skills in the evaluation, analysis and intervention planning critical to effective occupational therapy service provision for individuals with mental illness. This course provides students with opportunities for practical application of theories and practice skills for children with special needs in a variety of practice settings. The focus is on practicing and simulating provision of occupational therapy services with children including: assessment, interpreting evaluation information, and designing evidence-based intervention.
Students working under faculty supervision will apply knowledge and skills with children, families and other professionals. Success in both courses will need to be demonstrated in order to demonstrate competence in addressing occupational performance concerns of older adults and to progress to the next level of course work. This course is designed to provide the student with opportunities to apply knowledge and skills related to occupational therapy assessment, planning, intervention and consultation for the older adult.
Occupational therapy principles and theories will be applied through classroom discussion and skill development in preparation for, and through delivering and being evaluated on, services to older adults under supervision in the community.
This course provides an overview of occupational performance within a health promotion, wellness and lifestyle medicine framework for both mental and physical wellness. Students will explore opportunities for occupational therapists to promote health and wellness through participation in occupations. Course assignments will highlight traditional and contemporary approaches occupational therapists can use with individual clients and in population health settings.
Selected occupational therapy theories and health promotion models will be presented and discussed, including their application to the practice of occupational therapy.
Course written assignments will incorporate principles of clinical reasoning, practical clinical applications and professional documentation. Students will explore and evaluate tools and approaches to health and wellness and contribute to creating an online professional resource. This course is designed as a vehicle to help occupational therapy students to integrate previous learning by providing opportunities for occupational assessments, needs identification and the selection and design of both high and low technology devices to maximize client independence in their occupational performance areas.
The course is designed to incorporate an inter-professional experience with community members who assist students with creating products and providing technology solutions. This course focuses on leadership and management in diverse settings.
The course will provide a foundation for understanding leadership theories, strategies, and styles. It will cover topical areas related to the management of occupational therapy services in both traditional and emerging areas of practice.
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