Practice 4: Medical and Surgical

Catalog description

Rehabilitation: Adolescents Adult and Geriatrics This course addresses current occupational therapy practice methods for clients having general medical and/or surgical diagnoses- in adolescent, adult, and geriatric populations. Students will learn about the most commonly seen medical/surgical diagnoses treated by occupational therapists, as well as some specialty diagnoses. The sequence of practice for this diagnostic population will be covered-including screening and evaluation, observation of contraindications and safety protocol, formulation of treatment plans, implementation of treatment, family/caregiver education, re-evaluation, and discharge planning. The impact of multicultural sensitivity, cultural diversity, and environmental context ¿as they affect treatment will be explored. Students will be expected to appropriately grade and analyze activities in the process of developing treatment plans for patients having general medical/surgical rehabilitation needs as well as some complex and less common diagnoses. Students will also enhance their clinical reasoning and decision-making skills as they apply treatment methods via review of fieldwork experiences and case studies.Students are asked to integrate the client's health status, occupational performance and develop treatment plans that take under consideration the client's values & routines and the context of care.