OCTR 616 - Level I Fieldwork with Older Adult Clients

Credit(s): 1
1 semester hour
Level I Fieldwork is required by the Accreditation Council of Occupational Therapy Education and includes those experiences designed to enrich didactic coursework connected with the geriatric developmental module with the Graduate Occupational Therapy Program. Level I Fieldwork is an opportunity for students to integrate academic learning about occupation-based group intervention with actual practice in developing and leading therapeutic groups for an assigned group of older adult clients. Students refine their skills in client-centered interviewing and goals setting, activity analysis, clinical observation, administering assessments, developing and leading occupation-based group leadership skills. Students are required to support clinical decisions with available evidence. This course requires student participation in online discussions in which students are encouraged to identify personal reaction and feelings in relation to the fieldwork experience and respond to peers regarding their experiences and reactions. A minimum of 42 hours of fieldwork experience is required. Offered spring trimester only.