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OT 220 - Fieldwork I


Description

This course is an introductory Occupational Therapy fieldwork experience which exposes students to the disabled client/patient. Content consists of limited service delivery including observation, client interviews, activity analysis, and intervention in a variety of practice settings.  Forty-five (45) hours of arranged fieldwork engagement are completed across three modules.  These experiences include a combination of simulation, virtual or telehealth and in person components.  Students must successfully complete OT 224 in order to successfully complete OT 220.  CPR training, required immunizations, and background checks are all required prior to enrolling in this course. 


Credit Hours: 1
Contact Hours: 3
School: School of Health & Exercise Science
Department: Occupational Therapy Assistant
Discipline: OT
Major Course Revisions: N/A
Last Revision Date Effective: 20240215T16:13:17
Course Review & Revision Year: 2028-2029
Course Type:
Program Requirement- Offering designed to meet the learning needs of students in a specific GRCC program.
Course Format:
Clinical - 1:3 (min.)

General Education Requirement: None
General Education Learner Outcomes (GELO):
NA
Course Learning Outcomes:

ACOTE Standards

B.3.6.

Demonstrate activity analysis in areas of occupation, performance skills, performance patterns, context(s) and environments, and client factors to implement the intervention plan.

B.4.1.

Demonstrate therapeutic use of self, including one’s personality, insights, perceptions, and judgments, as part of the therapeutic process in both individual and group interaction.

B.4.2.

Demonstrate clinical reasoning to address occupation-based interventions, client factors, performance patterns, and performance skills.

B.4.3.

Utilize clinical reasoning to facilitate occupation-based interventions that address client factors. This must include interventions focused on promotion, compensation, adaptation, and prevention.

B.4.4.

Contribute to the evaluation process of client(s)’ occupational performance, including an occupational profile, by administering standardized and nonstandardized screenings and assessment tools and collaborating in the development of occupation-based intervention plans and strategies.

 

Explain the importance of using psychometrically sound assessment tools when considering client needs, and cultural and contextual factors to deliver evidence based intervention plans and strategies.

 

Intervention plans and strategies must be client centered, culturally relevant, reflective of current occupational therapy practice, and based on available evidence.

B.4.6.

Under the direction of an occupational therapist, collect, organize, and report on data for evaluation of client outcomes.

B.4.9.

Demonstrate an understanding of the intervention strategies that remediate and/or compensate for functional cognitive deficits, visual deficits, and psychosocial and behavioral health deficits that affect occupational performance.

B.4.10.

Provide direct interventions and procedures to persons, groups, and populations to enhance safety, health and wellness, and performance in occupations. This must include the ability to select and deliver occupations and activities, preparatory methods and tasks (including therapeutic exercise), education and training, and advocacy.

B.4.11.

Explain the need for and demonstrate strategies with assistive technologies and devices (e.g., electronic aids to daily living, seating and positioning systems) used to enhance occupational performance and foster participation and well-being.

B.4.15.

Demonstrate knowledge of the use of technology in practice, which must include:  Electronic documentation systems  Virtual environments  Telehealth technology

B.4.19.

Engage in the consultative process with persons, groups, programs, organizations, or communities in collaboration with inter- and intraprofessional colleagues.

B.4.21.

Demonstrate the principles of the teaching– learning process using educational methods and health literacy education approaches:  To design activities and clinical training for persons, groups, and populations.  To instruct and train the client, caregiver, family, significant others, and communities at the level of the audience.

B.4.22.

Monitor and reassess, in collaboration with the client, caregiver, family, and significant others, the effect of occupational therapy intervention and the need for continued or modified intervention, and communicate the identified needs to the occupational therapist.

B.4.23.

Identify occupational needs through effective communication with patients, families, communities, and members of the interprofessional team in a responsive and responsible manner that supports a team approach to the promotion of health and wellness.

B.4.25.

Demonstrate awareness of the principles of interprofessional team dynamics to perform effectively in different team roles to plan, deliver, and evaluate patient- and population-centered care as well as population health programs and policies that are safe, timely, efficient, effective, and equitable.


Approved for Online Delivery?: No
Course Outline:

        

Modules

  1. Psychosocial Activity Groups with Housing Insecure Individuals Receiving Support for Community Living and Transitional Housing
    1. Student will be assigned partner(s) and a group topic
    2. Student will attend Mandatory Onsite Orientation
    3. Student will write a group plan for the entire month to meet needs identified in collaboration with site staff
    4. Student will set up a meeting to review the group plan with instructor
    5. Student will make any needed adjustments based on feedback from instructor
    6. Student will run group according to the provided schedule
    7. Student will update handouts/visuals as appropriate to client needs on a ongoing basis 
    8. Group participants will complete feedback survey

 

  1. Older Adult/ Rehab Simucase
    1. Student will complete 2 Simucase Assessment Scenarios in Learning Mode
    2. Student will complete 1 Simucase Intervention Scenario in Learning Mode
    3. Student will schedule a review meeting with instructor and complete a reflection assignment
    4. Student will complete 2 Simucase Intervention Scenarios in Assessment Mode

 

  1. Adults with Disabilities - Workplace/ IADL Accommodation
    1. Student will be provided with contact information
    2. Student will contact individual and/or caregiver
    3. Student will fill out Level 1 Module Information Form
    4. Student will complete an interview and request video of the task in need of accommodation
    5. Student will complete activity analysis 
    6. Student will schedule a review meeting with instructor and complete a reflection assignment
    7. Student will make any needed adjustments based on feedback
    8. Student will contact individual and/or caregiver and review preliminary recommendations.
    9. Student will make any adjustments based on feedback.
    10. Student will update activity analysis
    11. Student will prepare a handout and any visuals as appropriate.
    12. Student will contact individual and/or caregiver and set up a meeting for training/delivery
    13. Student will complete training for individual/caregiver
    14. Individual/Caregiver will complete feedback survey.

4. Student will write a 500 word reflection on module experience


Mandatory CLO Competency Assessment Measures:
None
Name of Industry Recognize Credentials: None
Instructional Strategies:
Counseling and Facillitation: 15-25%

Instructional Coaching: 20-35%

Assessment: 20-35%

Facillitated Reflection: 15-25%


Mandatory Course Components:
None
Academic Program Prerequisite: None
Prerequisites/Other Requirements: None
English Prerequisite(s): None
Math Prerequisite(s): None
Course Corerequisite(s): OT 224 
Course-Specific Placement Test: None
Course Aligned with IRW: N/A
Consent to Enroll in Course: Department Consent Required
Total Clinical Hours Per Week: 3
Faculty Credential Requirements:
18 graduate credit hours in discipline being taught (HLC Requirement), Certification/License Requirement (list below), Master’s Degree (GRCC general requirement), Other (list below), Professionally qualified through work experience in field (Perkins Act or Other) (list below)
Faculty Credential Requirement Details: The instructor must be an Occupational Therapist or Occupational Therapy Assistant licensed in the state of Michigan with clinical and teaching experience.
Maximum Course Enrollment: 8
Equivalent Courses: None
Dual Enrollment Allowed?: No
Advanced Placement (AP) Exam Credit Accepted: None
AP Min. Score: NA
Number of Times Course can be taken for credit: 1
First Term Valid: Fall 2019 (8/1/2019)
Programs Where This Courses is a Requirement:
Occupational Therapy Assistant, A.A.A.S.
1st Catalog Year: 2019-2020
Course Fees: $117.00
People Soft Course ID Number: 100521
Course CIP Code: 51.9999
High School Articulation Agreements exist?: No
If yes, with which high schools?: NA
Non-Credit GRCC Agreement exist?: No
If yes, with which Departments?: NA
Corporate Articulation Agreement exist?: No
If yes, with which Companies?: NA



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