Found Occupational Therapy

Catalog description

This course presents an introduction to occupational therapy; including history, philosophical base, values, ethics, practice framework and clinical reasoning. Students will learn selected theories and frames of reference as they pertain to interventions in mental health, physical disabilities, pediatrics, and community practice areas. An overview of the occupational therapy process, including assessment, treatment planning, treatment implementation and discontinuation of intervention will be presented. Role delineation and collaboration of the occupational therapy assistant with other occupatonal therapy and health care personnel are discussed. Prerequisites: Admission to the MHPC OTA Program through ECC Corequisites: OTA 205, OTA 210, OTA 215, OTA 220