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Course Criteria
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2.00 Credits
This course introduces students to the historical, philosophical, clinical, and ethical aspects of Occupational Therapy. National and state guidelines for certification and licensure are examined. Students are introduced to professional roles of the OTR & COTA, the OT Practice Framework, occupation-based and holistic interventions, communication skills, and basic patient care skills such as infection control, transfers, positioning, wheelchair mobility, etc. The lab component provides hands-on opportunities to prepare for the physical dysfunction Level I Fieldwork rotation scheduled in the summer.
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4.00 Credits
Prerequisite: BSC 2086C. This course is a lecture/laboratory course designed to introduce the student to the basic principles of biomechanics and kinesiology as they pertain to human movement. The student will obtain a greater knowledge of the osteology of the human body and will learn to identify anatomical landmarks through palpation skills. The student will also receive detailed instruction in myology and neurology of the abdomen, back, pelvic girdle, and lower extremities, as well as introduction to the upper extremity, head, and neck. Manual muscle testing, basic therapeutic exercise, and gait evaluation will be included in this course.
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4.00 Credits
Prerequisite: OTH 1014C. This is a lecture/laboratory course designed to give the student detailed instruction in the myology and neurology of the face, neck, shoulder girdle, and upper extremities. The lab portion of the course will teach manual muscle testing and basic therapeutic exercises, and will enable the student to identify anatomical landmarks through palpation skills. The course also covers basic neuroanatomy.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisites: BSC 2085C. Co-requisite: HSC 1531. This course examines the role and skills of the OTA in the pediatric field. Normal/abnormal development and congenital/acquired pathologies are discussed. Application of OT evaluation tools, treatment techniques/approaches, communication skills, and documentation methods are demonstrated and practiced. Adaptive equipment and assistive technology used with the pediatric population are examined.
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1.00 Credits
Prerequisites: OTH 1001 and OTH 2300C This fieldwork experience consists of two weeks (80 hours) placement in a clinical site, with patients with psychosocial dysfunction. Students are exposed to the clinical, organizational, and operational aspects of the department or agency, under the direct supervision of an OTR, COTA, or an experienced/qualified clinician (i.e. PT, PTA, teachers, social worker, counselor, psychologist, etc).
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1.00 Credits
Prerequisites: OTH 1001, OTH 1520C and OTH 2300C This fieldwork experience consists of two weeks (80 hours) placement in a clinical setting with patients with physical dysfunction. Completion of this clinical experience is not contingent upon completion of OTH 1800, as these courses are not sequential. Students are exposed to the clinical, organizational, and operational aspects of the OT department or agency, under the direct supervision of an OTR, COTA or an experienced/qualified clinician (i.e. PT, PTA, teachers, social worker, counselor, psychologist, etc).
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2.00 Credits
Prerequisites: OTH 2420C and OTH 1014C. Corequisite: OTH 1019C. This is a lecture/laboratory course, which provides an overview of the neurophysiological, musculoskeletal, and cardiovascular basis for the application of the therapeutic exercise. The course introduces the student to various types of exercises, exercise equipment, general exercise protocols, and physical agent modalities (PAMs) such as paraffin, moist heat, electric stimulation, etc.
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4.00 Credits
Prerequisites: OTH 1014C, OTH 2420C, and OTH 2300C; Corequisite: OTH 1019C. This course will provide the students with skills to select appropriate evaluation tools and treatment modalities/tasks specific to patient's age, cultural, and socioeconomic background, to meet treatment goals. The process of analyzing tasks and breaking down their sequential steps into individual components is thoroughly examined and practiced. Methods and rationale for adapting/grading tasks to fit/meet patients' functional, cognitive, psychosocial, and sensorial deficits are examined.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: PSY 2012. Corequisite: HSC 1531. The role and skills of the occupational therapy assistant working with specific psychiatric diagnosis, behavioral disorders, and their specific symptom/pathologies are examined. Evaluation tools, frames of reference, treatment interventions/approaches, communication/interaction skills, and documentation methods for the psychiatric patient are practiced.
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5.00 Credits
Prerequisites: BSC 2086C and OTH 1802; Corequisites: HSC 2554 and OTH 1014C. This course provides the students with skills to perform basic assessment procedures, and treat adults with functional deficits caused by medical, orthopedic, and neurological conditions. Evaluation tools, treatment techniques, and approaches applied to specific diagnosis are examined and practiced. Orthotic and adaptive devices utilized with specific diagnosis are studied. Basic splinting skills also are taught. Emphasis is given to geriatric conditions and treatment.
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