OTAH 120 - Pediatric/Adolescent OTA

(3,4) 5 Credits

Prerequisite(s): OTAH 101 Introduction to Occupational Therapy , OTAH 102 OTA Stages of Human Development , ENGL 111 English Composition I , BIOL 124 Human Anatomy & Physiology I .
Corequisite(s): BIOL 125 Human Anatomy & Physiology II , OTAH 121 Pediatrics/Adolescent Fieldwork I , OTAH 122 Pediatric/Adolescent Clinical Conditions for the OTA .
This is the first course that will challenge the student’s understanding and development of clinical reasoning skills. In this course it is expected that students will build upon the knowledge from their previous OTA courses: Stages of Human Development, Introduction to Occupational Therapy, and Introduction to Psychology. This course focuses on the study of pediatric and adolescent occupational therapy. The course begins with learning how to analyze underlying performance skills and patterns and moves onto understanding the influence of contexts and environments, activity demands and client factors as they contribute to occupational performance and the selection of intervention within the occupational therapy service delivery process. Identifying Frames of Reference and intervention approaches, strategies, and techniques for a wide variety of individuals with a multitude of diagnoses and conditions will be studied in depth. Upon completion of this course, it is expected that the OTA student will be able to guide their intervention from the initial session up until discharge with appropriate treatment, using relevant and current research and guided by evidence-based approaches. Students will develop clinical reasoning skills as they apply information learned in their other coursework to their treatment plans. A combination of instructional tools, class participation, and group discussions, student presentations, simulation, practice/repetition, reflection, and case studies will be used as teaching tools.

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