OCTH 5310 Principles and Science of Occupational Therapy

This course is a foundational overview of occupational therapy practice with survey of historical perspectives, current practice trends and emerging practice areas. The course also provides introduction of Occupational Therapy Practice Framework, professional/clinical reasoning skills, and engagement in occupation. The course places emphasis on the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework to support activity analysis and adaptation along with application of materials and therapeutic use of self to support occupational performance.

Prerequisite

Program pre-requisites

Corequisite

OCTH 5300 Applied Neuroanatomy OCTH 5211 Introduction to Professional Communication (EMOT) OCTH 5220 Intro to Skills Performance and Documentation in OT (EMOT) OCTH 5302 Introduction to Lifespan and Disease Processes (EMOT) OCTH 5175 Professional Development Seminar I