Courses of Instruction in Occupational Therapy
OT 5112. Knowledge Bases for Occupational Therapy. Historical overview of philosophical and theoretical bases for occupational therapy models of practice. Emphasis on selected knowledge bases related to human occupational adaptation. Two lecture hours a week. Credit: Two hours.
OT 5122. Occupation, Wellness, and Adaptation. Exploration of development of occupational self and of occupational performance and adaptation in a variety of contexts. Model for examining adaptation through occupation in time and space. Two lecture hours a week. Credit: Two hours.
OT 5132. Persons, Tools, and Occupations. Exploration of purpose and meaning of activities with emphasis on play, games, and crafts. Experience with the process of activity analysis including documentation of observations. One lecture and three laboratory hours a week. Credit: Two hours.
OT 5141. Scholarly Inquiry Seminar. Exploration of the nature and process of scholarly inquiry. Application of critical thinking to the domains of knowledge in the practice of occupational therapy. One seminar hour a week. Credit: One hour.
OT 5152. Occupational Therapy Process. History of occupational therapy practice. Survey of current practice, including scope, standards, and ethics. Includes aspects of occupational therapy process and languages of health care and community arenas of practice. Two lecture hours a week. Credit: Two hours.
OT 5161. Adaptation Within the Community. Placement in community settings under supervision of qualified professionals other than occupational therapists. Analyze functions of individuals engaged in a variety of occupations using selected evaluation tools and methods introduced in concurrent courses. Two laboratory and one seminar hours a week. Credit: One hour. OT 5203. Research in Occupational Therapy. Introduction to the nature and methods of research, with special emphasis upon the practical application of research findings to a problem in each student's area of special interest. Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours.
OT 5303. Comparative Occupational Therapy Theory. A comparative study of generic theories within an historical context plus a review of selected problem-specific theories as models for practice in occupational therapy intervention, program development and evaluation, and research. Theory development, components of theory, and theoretical foundations of clinical practice. Three seminar hours per week. Credit: Three hours.
OT 5312. Occupational Therapy Practice Models. Selected knowledge bases, frames of reference, and practice models related to human occupations, occupational performance, and occupational adaptation in the human system and related contexts of age, life course, disability, and environment. Prerequisite: OT 5112. Two lecture hours a week. Credit: Two hours.
OT 5313. Instruction and Supervision Techniques in Occupational Therapy. Methods for management and teaching of students in clinical or academic settings. Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours.
OT 5321. Occupational Adaptation: Birth to Adolescence Laboratory. Practice in selection, analysis, and intervention using occupations and therapeutic strategies appropriate to infants and children. Prerequisite: OT 5122; Co-requisite: OT 5324. Three laboratory hours a week. Credit: One hour. OT 5323. Occupational Therapy Academic and Clinical Program Development. Principles and techniques for program development in academic and specialty areas of occupational therapy. Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours.
OT 5324. Occupational Adaptation: Birth to Adolescence. Study of medical, educational, and psychosocial problems of congenital or developmental origin that interfere in development of occupational performance adaptation. Methods and contexts for occupational therapy assessment and intervention programs. Prerequisite: OT 5122; Co-requisite: OT 5321. Four lecture hours a week. Credit: Four hours.
OT 5332. Ways of Doing: Self-Care, Work, Play/Leisure. Exploration of daily living activities, analyzing and examining the ways engaging in occupation promotes development and health. Evaluation of work, including its types of environments and processes. Prerequisite: OT 5132. One lecture and three laboratory hours a week. Credit: Two hours.
OT 5342. Qualitative Research Methods in Occupational Therapy. Qualitative methods of research. Exploration of the nature and methods of qualitative research with special emphasis on application of research findings to a problem in a specific area of interest. Prerequisite: OT 5141. Two lecture hours a week. Credit: Two hours.
OT 5343. Clinical and Academic Occupational Therapy Administration. Principles and techniques of administration, organization, supervision, and evaluation in occupational therapy clinical and educational positions. Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours.
OT 5351. Assessment and Intervention Process. Practice in framing the problem and exploring possible solutions for problems in occupational performance and component dysfunction. Prerequisite: OT 5152. Two laboratory hours a week. Credit: One hour.
OT 5353. Management of Clinical Personnel in Occupational Therapy. Theory and methods for management of clinical personnel in occupational therapy settings. Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours.
OT 5361. Work, Leisure, and Daily Living. Placement in work, leisure, and daily living settings of individuals with impairments and disabilities. Opportunities for analysis of level of occupational adaptation of those individuals. Prerequisite: OT 5161. Two laboratory and one seminar hours a week. Credit: One hour.
OT 5363. Foundations and Principles of Hand Rehabilitation. Anatomy, tissue response to injury, biomechanical and kinesiologic concepts, for common upper extremity conditions affecting the hand. Theories and principles of treatment. Integrated lecture, laboratory, and clinical experiences. One lecture and eight laboratory contact hours a week. Credit: Three hours. (Only for students in the Hand Therapy Fellowship.)
OT 5373. Evaluation and Management of Upper Quadrant Conditions. Comprehensive assessment of hand and techniques for managing impairments secondary to soft tissue injury including splinting, physical agents, and exercise. Incorporation of functional activities, use of prostheses, management of wound sequela. Psychological and social implications of hand injury and deformity explored. Problem-based case study approach to foster clinical reasoning and identify problems requiring treatment for management of hand and wrist conditions. Prerequisite: Successful completion of OT 5363. One lecture and eight laboratory contact hours a week. Credit: Three hours. (Only for students in the Hand Therapy Fellowship.)
OT 5383. Comprehensive Management of Hand Conditions. Selection and application of assessment and treatment techniques, with specific attention to multiple factors that influence patient response. Clinical reasoning process that integrates patient, injury, technique, and context. Problem-based case study approach to foster clinical reasoning and identify problems requiring treatment for management of hand and wrist conditions. Integrated lecture, laboratory, and clinical experiences. Prerequisities: Successful completion of OT 5363 and OT 5373. One lecture and eight laboratory contact hours a week. Credit: Three hours. (Only for students in the Hand Therapy Fellowship.
OT 5503. Introduction to Electronic Technology Used by Occupational Therapists. Definitions of terminology, DC circuit principles, batteries, AC power sources, safety, transistors, filters, amplifiers, logic, and telemetry principles. Two lecture hours and two laboratory hours a week. Credit: Three hours.
OT 5513. Biomechanics and Motion for Occupational Therapists. Definition of terminology, vector analysis, analysis of force systems, moments and couples, motion, acceleration. Two lecture hours and two laboratory hours a week. Credit: Three hours.
OT 5521. Occupational Adaptation: Adolescence to Middle Adulthood Laboratory. Practice in selection, analysis, and intervention using occupations and therapeutic strategies appropriate to adolescents and young adults. Prerequisites: OT 5324, OT 5321; Co-requisite: OT 5524. Three laboratory hours a week. Credit: One hour.
OT 5523. Introduction to the Strength of Materials used in Occupational Therapy. Stress and strain analysis, definition of material classes, definitions, terminology, materials compatibility, description of the behavior of composites, plastics, foams, metals, analysis of safety factors. Three lecture hours per week. Credit: Three hours.
OT 5524. Occupational Adaptation: Adolescence to Middle Adulthood. Occupational therapy assessment and intervention for persons with acquired impairments, disabilities, and handicaps occurring in adolescence or adulthood causing interference with occupational performance and adaptation. Prerequisites: OT 5122, OT 5324; Co-requisite: OT 5521. Four lecture hours a week. Credit: Four hours.
OT 5532. Occupational Contexts. Exploration of the ways social, cultural, and physical environments can be evaluated and understood in relation to occupational adaptation. Examination of the ways age, life course, temporal factors, and disability influence the ability to adapt. Prerequisite: OT 5332. One lecture and three laboratory hours a week. Credit: Two hours.
OT 5533. Mobility Aid Technology for Occupational Therapists. Force transmission systems, dynamics of wheelchairs, stability analysis, automobile control systems, analysis of walkers, crutches and canes, energy expenditure analysis. One lecture hour and four laboratory hours a week. Credit: Three hours.
OT 5542. Quantitative Research Methods in Occupational Therapy. Quantitative methods of research. Exploration of the philosophical basis of quantitative research and its designs. Experience in methods of data collection, analysis, and interpretation Prerequisite: OT5141. Two lecture hours a week. Credit: Two hours.
OT 5543. Principles of Robotics and Electronic Aids for Occupational Therapists. Analysis of communication aids, computer applications, programming robotic systems, analysis of control interfaces, feedback analysis, equipment compatibility. One lecture hour and four laboratory hours a week. Credit: Three hours.
OT 5551. Advanced Occupational Therapy Process. Practice in applying principles of occupational therapy and models of practice to evaluation and intervention strategies for persons with acquired problems in occupational performance, component function, or occupational context. Prerequisite: OT 5351. Two laboratory hours a week. Credit: One hour.
OT 5561. Specialized Health Care. Placement in occupational therapy practice settings under the supervision of OTR. Application of selected evaluation and intervention procedures. Opportunity to integrate knowledge about particular diagnoses and the adaptive problems imposed upon the individual in daily occupations. Prerequisite: OT 5361. Two laboratory and one seminar hours a week. Credit: One hour.
OT 5721. Occupational Adaptation: Middle to Late Adulthood Laboratory. Practice in selection, analysis, and intervention using occupations and therapeutic strategies appropriate to older adults. Prerequisites: OT 5524, OT 5521; Co-requisite: OT 5724. Three laboratory hours a week. Credit: One hour.
OT 5724. Occupational Adaptation: Middle to Late Adulthood. Examination of impact of long-term impairment, disability, or handicap interfering with adaptation and participation in occupations and roles. Assessment and intervention for rehabilitation and environmental adaptation programs available to individuals with chronic problems. Prerequisites: OT 5524, OT 5521; Co-requisite: OT 5721. Four lecture hours a week. Credit: Four hours.
OT 5732. Use of Specific Tools in Practice. Exploration, analysis and application of assistive technologies in everyday life. Prerequisite: OT 5332. One lecture and three laboratory hours per week. Credit: Two hours.
OT 5742. Advanced Scholarly Inquiry Seminar. Completion of work on professional paper. Professional paper must be completed and course must be satisfied before Fieldwork II commences. Prerequisites: OT 5342, OT 5542. May be repeated for credit. Only two credits apply toward degree. Two seminar hours a week. Credit: Two hours.
OT 5752. Designing, Evaluating,and Managing Systems. Occupational therapy program design, principles of management and exploration of factors influencing health care policy. Application of principles of management to a variety of health care settings. Prerequisite: OT 5551; Co-requisite: OT 5761. Two lecture hours a week. Credit: Two hours.
OT 5761. Application of Supervision and Management Principles. Placement in long-term care systems according to selected problems related to program design and exploration of health care policy. Requires membership on interdisciplinary team and study of roles and functions of each. Prerequisite: OT5561; Co-requisite: OT5752. Two laboratory and one seminar hours a week. Credit: One hour.
OT 5801. Seminar in Communication of Knowledge. Preparation of research findings for publication or presentation. Prerequisite: OT 5742. One seminar hour a week. Credit: One hour.
OT 5803. Seminar in Advanced Technological Problems. Individual problems in applied technology in occupational therapy. Prerequisite: OT 5132. Three seminar hours a week. Credit: three hours.
OT 5811. Specialty Field Experience. One week elective placement in a specialty setting with adjunct, full-time, or clinical specialist faculty. May be related to special interest or to research project. May also be in a professional administrative setting as a national or state office. In special cases may be supervised by professionals in other disciplines. Prerequisite: OT 5561. May be repeated for credit. Practicum experience: forty hours a week. Credit: One hour.
OT 5812. Issues in Knowledge Bases. Current issues in theoretical concepts of knowledge bases in occupational therapy. Prerequisite: OT 5112. Two lecture hours a week. Credit: Two hours.
OT 5813. Specialty Field Experience. Three week elective placement in a specialty setting with adjunct, full-time, or clinical specialist faculty. May be related to special interest or to research project. May also be in a professional administrative setting as a national or state office. In special cases may be supervised by professionals in other disciplines. Prerequisite: OT 5561. May be repeated for credit. Practicum experience: forty hours a week. Credit: Three hours.
OT 5816. Specialty Field Experience. Six week elective placement in a specialty setting with adjunct, full-time, or clinical specialist faculty. May be related to special interest or to research project. May also be in a professional administrative setting as a national or state office. In special cases may be supervised by professionals in other disciplines. Prerequisite: OT 5561. May be repeated for credit. Practicum experience: forty hours a week. Credit: Six hours.
OT 5822. Issues in Adaptation. Current issues in occupational adaptation in occupational therapy. Prerequisite: OT 5122. Two lecture hours a week. Credit: Two hours.
OT 5832. Issues in Practice Tools. Current issues in use of tools in occupational therapy. Prerequisite: OT 5132. Two lecture hours a week. Credit: Two hours.
OT 5852. Issues in Occupational Therapy Process. Current issues in occupational therapy processes. Prerequisite: OT 5152. Two lecture hours a week. Credit: Two hours.
OT 5901. Special Topics. Intensive study of selected topics in occupational therapy. One lecture hour per week. Credit: One hour. May be repeated for credit.
OT 5903. Special Topics. Intensive study of selected topics in occupational therapy. Three lecture hours per week. Credit: Three hours. May be repeated for credit.
OT 5911. Individual Study. Advanced work in special fields of occupational therapy. Credit: One hour. May be repeated for credit.
OT 5913. Individual Study. Advanced work in special fields of occupational therapy. Credit: Three hours. May be repeated for credit.
OT 5916. Adaptation to Physical Challenges in Adult Years I. Six week practicum in health care setting where occupational therapy is provided for adult individuals experiencing physical challenges. Opportunities to evaluate needs then plan and implement programs and services. Prerequisites: Completion of didactic coursework and professional project. Practicum experience: forty hours a week. Credit: Six hours.
OT 5926. Adaptation to Physical Challenges in Adult Years II. Six week practicum in a health care setting where occupational therapy is provided for adult individuals experiencing physical challenges. Evaluation of needs, delivery of service and exploration of management and administrative issues. Prerequisites: Completion of didactic coursework and professional paper. Practicum experience: forty hours a week. Credit: Six hours.
OT 5936. Adaptation to Psychosocial Challenges Across the Life Span I. Six week practicum in a health care setting where occupational therapy is provided for individuals experiencing psychosocial challenges. Opportunities to evaluate needs then plan and implement programs and services. Prerequisites: Completion of didactic coursework and professional paper. Practicum experience: forty hours a week. Credit: Six hours.
OT 5946. Adaptation to Psychosocial Challenges Across the Life Span II. Six week practicum in a health care setting where occupational therapy is provided for individuals experiencing psychosocial challenges. Evaluation of needs, delivery of service and exploration of management and administrative issues. Prerequisites: Completion of didactic coursework and professional paper. Practicum experience: forty hours a week. Credit: Six hours.
OT 5956. Adaptation to Physical or Psychosocial Challenges in Early Years I. Six week practicum in a health care setting where occupational therapy is provided for individuals experiencing either psychosocial or physical challenges and who are between the ages of birth and adolescence. Opportunities to evaluate needs then plan and implement programs and services. Prerequisites: Completion of didactic coursework and professional paper. Practicum experience: forty hours a week. Credit: Six hours.
OT 5966. Adaptation to Physical or Psychosocial Challenges in Early Years II. Six week practicum in a health care setting where occupational therapy is provided for individuals experiencing either psychosocial or physical challenges and who are between the ages of birth and adolescence. Evaluation of needs, delivery of service and exploration of management and administrative issues. Prerequisites: Completion of didactic coursework and professional paper. Practicum experience: forty hours a week. Credit: Six hours.
OT 5976. Alternative Clinical Experience I. Six week practicum in a health care setting where occupational therapy is provided for individuals with specific needs and/or the service is delivered in a non-traditional health care environment. Opportunities to evaluate needs then plan and implement programs and services. Prerequisites: Completion of didactic coursework and professional paper. Practicum experience: forty hours a week. Credit: Six hours.
OT 5983. Thesis. Credit: Three hours.
OT 5986. Alternative Clinical Experience II. Six week practicum in a health care setting where occupational therapy is provided for individuals with specific needs and/or the service is delivered in a non-traditional health care environment. Evaluation of needs, delivery of service and exploration of management and administrative issues. Prerequisites: completion of didactic coursework and professional paper. Practicum experience: forty hours a week. Credit: Six hours.
OT 5993. Thesis. Prerequisite: Occupational Therapy 5983. Credit: Three hours.
OT 6223. Theory and Knowledge Development in Occupational Therapy. Current theories in occupational therapy and their relationship to practice and research; processes of knowledge development in practice professions; development of theory-based clinical research issues and strategies. Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours.
OT 6233. Origin and Evolution of Concepts of Occupational Adaptation. Origin, evolution and significance of concepts of occupational adaption as a unique perspective in the occupational therapy body of knowledge and the practice arena. Environment as the critical element in adaptation is a central focus. Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours.
OT 6333. Occupational Environments. Environments as physical, social, and cultural systems; settings for occupational performance and their effects on human functioning; research methods for studying environments; environmental intervention in OT. Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours.
OT 6343. Theory of Occupational Adaptation. Examination of theoretical and philosophical issues relating to an occupational adaptation process as a model for normal human growth and development. Interaction of person systems with occupational environments and their underlying physical, social, and cultural systems are explored as a possible mechanism. Discussion of how related constructs can be used to develop theory of occupational adaptation. Three lecture hours a week. Credit: three hours.
OT 6423. Innovative Teaching Methods in Occupational Therapy. Development of a proposal for implementation or evaluation of innovative teaching methods or technology in an occupational therapy course. Credit: Three hours.
OT 6433. Teaching Practicum in Occupational Therapy. Planning, conducting, and evaluating a teaching program which may include an academic course in the undergraduate or professional master's curriculum or a continuing education workshop for occupational therapists or other health professionals. Credit: Three hours.
OT 6443. Practicum in Supervision of Individual Study. The student will co-chair and guide the professional project of a professional master's degree student. Faculty supervision will include discussion of methods of supervising individual study, mentorship in the use of the theory of occupational adaptation, and sources of content expertise for a professional project. Credit: Three hours.
OT 6453. Practicum in Occupational Therapy Curriculum Evaluation. Academic and professional considerations in curriculum design; evaluation processes and accreditation methods used by the American Occupational Therapy Association. Credit: Three hours.
OT 6553. Advanced Research Design in Occupational Therapy. Examination of the generic relationships between theory and research; strengths and weaknesses of alternative research designs for developing and testing theory in occupational therapy; program evaluation research. Prerequisites: OT 6223 and OT 6343. Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours.
OT 6563. Programmatic Research Planning. Participation in existing work of the student's supervising professor which illustrates sequential development of a line of research and which may lead to development of a dissertation topic for the student. May be repeated for credit in lieu of OT 5993 or OT 5973 for students entering the program with a master's degree for which a thesis or professional project was not required. One lecture and four laboratory hours a week. Credit: Three hours.
OT 6603. Seminar on Occupational Adaptation in Persons with Occupational Performance Dysfunction. Discussion of recent research literature on occupational performance dysfunction and application of these findings to problems of occupational adaptation in children and adults. Credit: Three hours.
OT 6623. Instrumentation for Measuring Occupational Performances. Theories and principles of measurement with emphasis on the process involved in development of unique tests for measurement of occupational therapy constructs and variables in clinical, educational, and research settings. Prerequisite: Quantitative methods research tools. One lecture and three laboratory hours a week. Credit: Three hours.
OT 6633. Cultural Components of Occupational Performance. Cultural definitions of states of health and illness with an examination of socioculturally established occupational performances throughout the lifespan. An investigation of culturally prescribed strategies for dealing with deficits in occupational adaptation as a basis for programming. Credit: Three hours.
OT 6643. Qualitative Methods in Occupational Therapy. Methods of data collection and interpretation including participant observation, qualitative interviewing, data triangulation, research use of video, with emphasis on application to research questions in occupational therapy. Prerequisite: OT 6553 Advanced Research Design in Occupational Therapy. May not be repeated for credit. Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours.
OT 6823. Current Issues and Trends In Occupational Therapy. Influences of changes in the health care delivery system on practice and education in occupational therapy. Analysis of issues and trends in occupational therapy and subsequent approaches taken by the profession to adapt to resulting changes. Role of the occupational therapist as change agent and consultant. Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours.
OT 6911. Independent Study.
OT 6913. Independent Study.
OT 6983. Dissertation. Prerequisite: successful completion of qualifying exam. May be taken concurrently with OT 6993. May be repeated for credit. Credit: Three hours.
OT 6993. Dissertation. Prerequisite: successful completion of qualifying exam. May be taken concurrently with OT 6983. May be repeated for credit. Credit: Three hours.
