Occup Thrpy Doct Early Entry - Scholarly Practice I

Catalog description

This course provides a beginning structure for the development of foundational scholarship skills to support and inform evidence-based occupational therapy practice. Topics include university resources for scholarship; finding and evaluating evidence related to conditions, assessments, interventions, outcomes, populations, and patient experiences. Students will be guided in understanding and categorizing levels of evidence provided by primary sources, books, web resources & practice journals. Students will complete writing assignments and identify key elements of scientific reasoning. Prerequisite: Acceptance to the entry-level professional OTD program.