Program Development for Community Health

Catalog description

Building on prior courses reflecting evidence -based practice and occupational therapy principles and practice, this course emphasizes principles of program development and evaluation. The course will provide an opportunity for the learner to design and dev elop occupation-based programs for groups, and populations related to primary health care, health promotion or community -based programs. Mechanisms of program development such as a feasibility study, proposal preparation, grant writing, and business planni ng will be reviewed along with topics associated with reimbursement, basic survey design, and program evaluation. Students will choose a program approach, and a target population will be investigated. Students will utilize evidence -based decision -making and clinical reasoning necessary to practice with these special populations will also be a focus during this course. (prereq: MOT 617,MOT 626,MOT 627)