OCTR 515 - Occupational Therapy Assessment and Treatment I

Credit(s): 3
3.73 semester hours
This course focuses on the process of occupational therapy evaluation and intervention with a pediatric population. It is designed to provide hands-on practice with different occupational therapy assessment tools as well as provide opportunities to observe and analyze and design clinical interventions from various frames of reference. Treatment approaches including neurodevelopmental treatment, sensory integration, motor learning, cognitive/perceptual and biomechanical approaches are explored in depth and the integration of these approaches in treatment is emphasized. Treatment modalities such as adaptive equipment and environmental modifications are also explored in depth. Students develop interviewing strategies, observation skills and test administration skills as well as the ability to design and implement treatment plans and to work collaboratively with other disciplines. Clinical reasoning activities encourage students to view cases presented from multiple frames of reference based on clinical conditions, sociocultural and environmental factors as well as from systems perspective e.g. health care, education and community based. Offered spring trimester only.