Eval of OT Theory & Research

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OCT Z704: EVALUATION OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY THEORY AND CLINICAL RESEARCH This course helps students to think critically about the ways that they use theories and models in their clinical practice to guide and to assess their interventions. The course will focus on the examination of the distinction between models of function and disablement and analyze how to effect and monitor change. There will be an effort to develop an appreciation for how theories and scientific discovery are selected to inform practice and to explain chosen interventions. The course is limited to students in the OTD Post-Professional program exclusively on-line in the asynchronous format. Weeks 1-7.