Modalities for Human Conditions III with Laboratory

Catalog description

This course will focus on the development of observation skills; assessment; documentation; and teaching, adapting, and grading self-care, work, and play and leisure occupations for older adults with physical and/or psychosocial challenges. Topics include collection of evaluation and screening data, techniques and equipment to maximize participation in meaningful occupations, improve independence, ensure safety, prevent deformity, productive aging and wellness, and participation within disability. Course will include Level I C Psychosocial fieldwork rotation opportunity for the OTA student to apply academic knowledge of occupational therapy to practice through a Level I Fieldwork experience. Fieldwork sites are different from Fieldwork I A & B and are utilized to broaden the student's Level I experiential background.