OTA 126 - Critique:Fieldwork Level I/Activity and Mental Health

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Kapiolani Community College

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1 hour lecture per week Prerequisites(s): Acceptance into the Occupational Therapy Assistant program. Comment: Letter grade only. OTA 126 may not be audited. OTA 126 may not be taken credit/no credit. OTA 126 is a discussion of student experiences in Fieldwork Level I with emphasis on problem solving, identifying ethical issues, sharing professional knowledge and insights. OTA 126 will provide an opportunity for the instructor to give feedback to students about various fieldwork situations. Students will also begin to examine and practice documentation methods for reporting Occupational Therapy services. Upon successful completion of OTA 126 the student should be able to: 1. Demonstrate oral communication by summarizing Fieldwork I experiences during group discussion including client conditions and corresponding treatment. 2. Identify strategies for analyzing issues and making decisions to resolve personal and organizational ethical conflicts 3. Demonstrate written communication by documenting occupational therapy services effectively to ensure accountability of service provision and to communicate the need and rationale for OT services 4. Describe the ongoing professional responsibility for providing fieldwork education and the criteria for becoming a fieldwork educator 5. Discuss strategies for ongoing professional development to ensure that practice is consistent with current and accepted standards 6. Identify personal and professional abilities and competencies as they relate to job responsibilities OTA 161 Mental Health Concepts (3) 3 hours lecture per week Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into the Occupational Therapy Assistant program. Comment: Letter grade only. OTA 161 may not be audited. OTA 161 may not be taken credit/no credit. OTA 161 focuses on Occupational Therapy practice relating to mental health. History, practice models and terminology used by Occupational Therapy practitioners in mental health settings will be explored. The Occupational Therapy process will be applied utilizing case studies and focus on 4 occupational performance. Students will become familiar with concepts of group facilitation and styles of documentation. Professional literature review will focus on evidence based Occupational Therapy practice. Upon successful completion of OTA 161, the student should be able to: Describe history and basic features of the theories, models of practice, frames of reference, Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice that underlie the practice of Occupational Therapy in mental health. Identify the impacts of social, economic or demographic factors and how various practice setting affect the delivery of Occupational Therapy service. Distinguish between commonly referred psychosocial conditions, psychotropic drugs, and their side effects and give examples of the need to use compensatory strategies when desired life tasks cannot be performed. Explain the role of the Occupational Therapy Assistant and Occupational Therapist in the screening and evaluation process along with the importance of and rationale for supervision and collaborative work. Identify occupation-based intervention plans including goals and methods based on the stated needs of clients in case studies that are culturally relevant, reflective of current occupational therapy practice and identify the need for termination of Occupational Therapy services when stated outcomes have been achieved or determined they cannot be achieved. Use professional literature to make evidence-based practice decisions and articulate the importance of professional research and literature in the continued development of the profession.

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1.00

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Institution Website:

kapiolani.hawaii.edu/page/home

Phone Number:

(808) 734-9000

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

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Semester

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