Course Number and Title:
OTA 229 Professional Seminar
Prerequisites
Prerequisite: OTA 225
Co-requisites
Corequisite: OTA 226
Course Credits and Hours
1 credit(s)
1 lecture hours/week
0 lab hours/week
Course Description
This course provides discussion and application of professional, ethical, legal, and multicultural aspects of occupational therapy as they relate to clinical experiences.
Additional Materials
All campus program and policy manuals.
Core Course Performance Objectives (CCPOs)
- Demonstrate professional behaviors while integrating professional, ethical, legal, and multi-cultural aspects of occupational therapy (OT). (CCC 4; PGC 5)
- Examine personal and professional values and philosophy while integrating professional, ethical, legal, and socio-political factors that influence the practice of occupational therapy. (CCC 4; PGC 2)
- Use clinical reasoning skills and American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)'s Occupation Code of Ethics, Standards of Practice, and Guidelines for Supervision to respond to common ethical dilemmas faced by OT Practitioners. (CCC 2, 4; PGC 1, 2,4)
- Examine the context of service delivery and management of occupational therapy services in traditional and emerging practice areas. (CCC 4, 5; PGC 1)
See Core Curriculum Competencies and Program Graduate Competencies at the end of the syllabus. CCPOs are linked to every competency they develop.
Measurable Performance Objectives (MPOs)
Upon completion of this course, the student will:
- Demonstrate professional behaviors while integrating professional, ethical, legal, and multi-cultural aspects of occupational therapy (OT).
- Demonstrate appropriate professional behaviors in the classroom.
- Analyze the importance of self-awareness and professional values and explore the roles they play in determining professional behavior.
- Self-assess performance and modify responses to further develop professional behaviors.
- Examine personal and professional values and philosophy while integrating professional, ethical, legal, and socio-political factors that influence the practice of occupational therapy.
- Define and examine personal and professional values and explore the role they play in determining behavior.
- Apply knowledge of occupational therapy philosophical base and the sociopolitical climate and their importance in meeting society's current and future occupational needs as well as how these factors influence and are influenced by practice.
- Demonstrate ability to explain to consumers, potential employers, colleagues, third-party payers, regulatory boards, policymakers, or the general public the distinct nature of occupation and the evidence that occupation supports performance, participation, health, and well-being.
- Promote occupational therapy by educating other professionals, service providers, consumers, third-party payers, regulatory bodies, and the public.
- Determine one's personal and professional philosophy and identify the importance of self-awareness, values, cultural diversity, sociopolitical climate, AOTA's Code of Ethics and Ethical Standards, AOTA Standards of Practice, and the history, theory and philosophy of OT.
- Use clinical reasoning skills and American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)'s Occupation Code of Ethics, Standards of Practice, and Guidelines for Supervision to respond to common ethical dilemmas faced by OT Practitioners.
- Define strategies for effective, competency-based legal and ethical supervision of occupational therapy assistants and non-occupational therapy personnel.
- Demonstrate knowledge of the AOTA Occupational Therapy Code of Ethics and AOTA Standards of Practice and use them as a guide for ethical decision making in professional interactions, client interventions, employment settings, and when confronted with personal and organizational ethical conflicts.
- Identify the various systems to resolve ethical disputes that have jurisdiction over occupational therapy practice.
- Examine the context of service delivery and management of occupational therapy services in traditional and emerging practice areas.
- Explain and articulate care coordination, case management, and transition services in traditional and emerging practice environments.
- Explain the importance of the occupational therapy assistant and occupational therapist to develop effective intraprofessional collaboration in the OT process.
- Identify and explain the contextual factors; current policy issues; and socioeconomic, political, geographic, and demographic factors on the delivery of occupational therapy services for persons, groups, and populations and social systems as they relate to the practice of occupational therapy.
- Explain the role and responsibility of the practitioner to advocate for changes in service delivery policies, effect changes in the system, recognize opportunities in emerging practice areas, and advocate for opportunities to expand the occupational therapy assistant's role.
- Demonstrate knowledge of applicable national requirements for credentialing and requirements for licensure, certification, or registration consistent with federal and state laws by comparing the roles of the State Occupational Therapy Association, American Occupational Therapy Association, and National Board of Certification of Occupational Therapy.
- Demonstrate the ability to participate in the development, marketing, and management of service delivery options.
- Recognize the importance of understanding the principles of teaching and learning in the potential role for an OTA to work in an academic setting.
- Demonstrate knowledge of how the role of a professional is enhanced by participating and engaging in local, national, and international leadership positions in organizations or agencies.
- Identify and develop strategies for ongoing professional development to ensure that practice is consistent with current and accepted standards.
- Demonstrate knowledge of personal and professional responsibilities related to liability issues under current models of service provision and the varied roles of the occupational therapy assistant providing service on a contractual basis.
Evaluation Criteria/Policies
The grade will be determined using the Delaware Tech grading system:
| 90-100 |
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A |
| 80-89 |
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B |
| 70-79 |
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C |
| 0-69 |
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F |
Students should refer to the
Catalog/Student Handbook for information on the Academic Standing Policy, the Academic Integrity Policy, Student Rights and Responsibilities, and other policies relevant to their academic progress.
Final Course Grade
Calculated using the following weighted average
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Evaluation Measure
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Percentage of final grade
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Summative Assessments:
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Summary Reflection
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10%
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Evidence of Emerging Practice
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25%
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Promoting OT
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20%
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Professional Organizations
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10%
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Professional Behaviors
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20%
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Formative Assessments: Professional Philosophy, Quiz, Stewards of Children
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15%
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TOTAL
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100%
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Program Graduate Competencies (PGCs are the competencies every graduate will develop specific to his or her major)
- Demonstrate knowledge related to the occupational therapy assistant including patient/client interactions, therapeutic treatments, activity analysis, documentation, safety techniques, and therapeutic equipment.
- Exhibit effective nonverbal, verbal and written communication in patient/client and family interventions and education and in professional relationships.
- Perform competently a full range of occupational therapy skills with patients/clients and various populations as occupational beings.
- Exercise independent judgment and critical thinking in performance of occupational therapy, according to the profession's standards of practice.
- Demonstrate professional patterns of behavior consistent with the profession's code of ethics.
Core Curriculum Competencies (CCCs are the competencies every graduate will develop)
- Apply clear and effective communication skills.
- Use critical thinking to solve problems.
- Collaborate to achieve a common goal.
- Demonstrate professional and ethical conduct.
- Use information literacy for effective vocational and/or academic research.
- Apply quantitative reasoning and/or scientific inquiry to solve practical problems.
Students in Need of Accommodations Due to a Disability
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