OTA 105 - Intro to Occupational Therapy

Institution:

Lackawanna College

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Description:

In this course occupational therapy assistant students will be introduced to the meaning and scope of occupational therapy practice. A history overview of the occupational therapy profession, occupational therapy education, populations of people served by occupational therapy in traditional and non-traditional settings will be explored. Students will be introduced to the concept of responsible professionalism as occupational therapy assistants. They will become familiar with the AOTAs Official Documents including but not limited to Occupational Therapy Standards of Practice, the Occupational Therapy Code of Ethics and The OT Practice Framework: Domain and Process (3rd ed.) Additionally, the roles of occupational therapy assistants, relationships between occupational therapy assistants and occupational therapists, and the value of establishing good communication with multidisciplinary teams, clients, clients significant others and the public will be presented. Students will become student members of the American Occupational Therapy Association and learn to take advantage of the resources of this organization especially for members. Finally, students will be introduced to health and information literacy and will be instructed in using reliable resources both in the library from print sources and on-line. (3 credits)

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.lackawanna.edu

Phone Number:

(570) 961-7810

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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