1.

TITLE OF COURSE:

Geriatric Level I Fieldwork Experience

PREFIX/NUMBER:

OTA 181

CREDIT HOURS:

1

2.

PRE-REQUISITE:

OTA 131(Foundations for OT Practice: Geriatrics)

3.

RESOURCES NEEDED:

TEXT:

Fieldwork Manual

SUPPLIES:

Name tag, Professional attire, Transportation expenses to fieldwork site, Malpractice insurance, and Shots

4.

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

Identifies and provides practical experience in commonly seen disabilities, evaluation techniques, and methods of treatment for the geriatric population from diverse backgrounds in collaboration with Health Care professionals. 

5.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

By the completion of this course the student is responsible for:

A.

Observe geriatric symptoms and behaviors in a fieldwork environment.

B.

Develop an awareness of occupational therapy in the geriatric treatment area.

C.

Identify commonly seen evaluation techniques and methods of recording.

D.

Identify screening and assessment techniques to identify the need for services to patients.

E.

Explore age appropriate treatment media, purposeful activities, and selected life tasks.

F.

Understand the meaning and dynamics of occupation and purposeful activity including the interaction of performance areas, performance components, and performance contexts.

G.

Practice professional behaviors.

H.

Participate in planning therapeutic intervention through the treatment intervention plan assignment.

I.

Identify the partnerships of health personnel.

J.

Identify opportunities to interact with persons of diverse backgrounds

K.

Improve professional oral and written communication skills

L.

Document cultural considerations that require being addressed in therapy.

M.

Exhibit ethical behaviors as established in the Pueblo Community College Occupational Therapy Assistant Program's Code of Student Ethics and the Occupational Therapy Ethics as described by the American Occupational Therapy Association.

N.

Comply with the PCC Occupational Therapy Assistant Program's dress code.

O.

Identify the types of professional personal encountered during the experience, describing their roles as team members, and opportunities for collaboration.

P.

Establish effective interpersonal relationships with staff and patients.

Q.

Select, adapt, and sequence relevant occupations and purposeful activities that support the intervention goals and plan. They shall be meaningful to the client, maximizing participation and independence.

6.

EVALUATION PROCEDURES:

POINTS

Clinical Participation                                                                                                           

100

Activities Intervention Plan                                                                                                    

200

                                                                                                                                Total          

300

ALL SHOTS AND CPR CARDS MUST BE PRESENTED PRIOR TO STARTING CLINICAL / FIELDWORK EXPERIENCES.

Grading Scale

Score Range

Letter Grade

93

to

100%

A

85

to

92%

B

77

to

84%

C

69

to

76%

D

0

to

68%

F

Special Remarks:

Student must receive a “C” or better prior to receiving credit in the Occupational Therapy Assistant program.

7.

COURSE OUTLINE:

I.

Introduction to Level I Clinical

Review of fieldwork manual

Shots and CPR card – proof of current TB test (within 1 year); tetanus shot (within 10 years); hepatitis B series; MMR or born prior to 1958 and CPR card. Due by the 2^nd week of class or no assignment will be made and you will receive a Failing grade for this class. NO EXCEPTIONS!!!

Proof of Malpractice insurance – bring receipt from cashier.

Drug Screen & Background Check

Student Eval of Fieldwork Setting and Place eval of Student

Activity Management assignment – read the grade sheet. Notice the points for extra effort, research and creativity. If you just do what is required, you will receive a C or less (average). Extra effort, creativity earns a B or an A (very good or superior work).

Explanation of clinical sites - available and sign up.

II.

Clinical Time (16 hours in Fieldwork Site) - You will be assigned a clinical site by the end of the first 3 weeks of classes, if your shot records and CPR card have been submitted to instructor. YOU must contact the site when notified, and set up specific times with the supervisor. Do this ASAP.  Don’t wait. Any time not completed by the 2^nd to the last week of classes will be assessed late points.

III.

Review of Activity Plan with instructor

8.

REQUIREMENTS

Written Activity Plan

Make an individual appointment with instructor one week prior to handing in finished document to review rough draught. Arrange your clinical so you do this no later than the last week of classes. NO APPOINTMENTS WILL BE TAKEN DURING FINALS WEEK. NO PAPERS WILL BE ACCEPTED LATER THAN THE LAST DAY OF FINALS. You will receive a ZERO. (You will have to repeat the class the next semester due to lack of your planning and professional behavior) Activity PLAN, AND GRADE SHEETS ARE DUE 2 WEEKS AFTER YOUR LAST DAY AT THE CLINICAL SITE ON WHICH THEY ARE WRITTEN. Late points will be assessed on anything turned in after that time period.

POINT POLICY for LEVEL I CLINICAL Evaluation forms

Completion of required number of hours – 36 points

Completion of the Fieldwork Center Evaluation – 5 points

Quality of the Fieldwork Center Evaluation – 1-5 points

Score of "3" or "4" or "5" on Evaluation – 3 points each

Score of "1" or "2" on Evaluation – negative 10 points each

N/A's do not count against you

9.

METHODS OF INSTRUCTION:

To be successful in this course, students are expected to participate in discussions, readings, in-class writing, and peer review activities. The instructor may assign point values to such activities.

10.

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY:

The very nature of higher education requires that students adhere to accepted standards of academic integrity. Therefore, Pueblo Community College has adopted a policy of academic conduct as described in the Student Handbook. Violation of academic integrity may be defined to include the following: cheating, plagiarism, falsification and fabrication, abuse of academic materials, complicity in academic dishonesty, and personal misrepresentation. It is the student’s responsibility to be aware of the behaviors that constitute academic dishonesty. Sanctions for violating the standards of academic integrity may include warning, probation, suspension, and/or failure of the course or assignment at the discretion of the instructor.

11.

ADA NOTICE: