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TITLE OF COURSE: |
Basic Occupational Therapy Application to Psychiatry |
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PREFIX/NUMBER: |
OTA 125 |
CREDIT HOURS: |
4 cr. (3L, 1LBV) |
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PREREQUISITE: |
PSY 101 & OTA 106 |
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CO-REQUISITE: |
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RESOURCES NEEDED: |
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TEXT: |
Mental Health Concepts and Techniques for the Occupational Therapy Assistant by Early
Action Speaks Louder, Remocoker & Storch |
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SUPPLIES: |
Supplies required for group presentation. |
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COURSE DESCRIPTION: |
Identifies commonly seen psychiatric symptoms, methods for screening and assessment for the need for occupational therapy, and psychiatric occupational therapy techniques for the evaluation and treatment within a multicultural context.
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COURSE OBJECTIVES: |
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By the completion of this course, the students will |
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Develop an awareness of occupational therapy in the treatment area of behaviors/ psychiatric/mental health. |
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Identify commonly seen psychiatric symptoms and behaviors. |
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Explore age appropriate media, purposeful activities, and selected life tasks available to the occupational therapist and the OTA for treatment. |
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Identify the partnerships of the OTA/OT in the treatment of behaviors. |
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Identify screening and assessment techniques to identify the need for occupational therapy services. |
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Identify commonly seen evaluation techniques and methods of recording. |
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Explore the impact of culture and community on occupational therapy treatment |
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Understand the meaning and dynamics of occupation and purposeful activity including the interaction of performance areas, components and contexts for persons exhibiting varying behaviors |
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Use individual and group interaction and therapeutic use of self as a means of achieving therapeutic goals |
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Adapt the environment and occupations to the needs of the client and their sociocultural context |
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Use therapeutic adaptation with occupations pertinent to the needs of the client |
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Identify safety techniques and responsibilities of the OTA |
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Monitor and reassess the effect of OT intervention and the need for continual and/or modified intervention |
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Understand the role of the OTA in discharge planning |
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Improve professional oral and written communication skills |
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EVALUATION PROCEDURES: |
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Test over Units 1 & 2 |
75 |
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Test over Unit 3 |
100 |
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Test over Units 4, 5, & 6 |
75 |
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Test over Units 7, 8, & 9 |
50 |
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Group Protocol & Presentation |
100 |
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Quizzes & addition assignments |
100 |
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Final Exam |
100 |
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Grading Scale |
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Score Range |
Letter Grade |
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93 |
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100% |
A |
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85 |
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92% |
B |
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77 |
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84% |
C |
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69 |
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76% |
D |
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0 |
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68% |
F |
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Special Remarks: A student must receive a grade of "C" or better in order to receive credit for graduation from the OTA program. OTA program students may only repeat (1) OTA core curriculum course. If another D, F or W occurs in the OTA core classes the student may be dismissed from the OTA Program. A student is eligible to reapply for readmission into the program under the Chair /Advisory board discretion. |
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Course Outline
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Mental Health/Illness |
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Discussing "normality" as it applies to a person's mental health. |
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Identifying a definition of mental health and mental illness. |
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Identifying three predisposing factors to mental illness. |
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Identifying five precipitating factors to mental illness. |
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Identifying three strengths that they possess that will make that student a strong psychiatric certified occupational therapy assistant. |
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Displaying an understanding of the relationship of occupation to mental health. |
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Explaining how OTRs and COTAs work together in psychiatric OT practice. |
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Identifying 4 major psychiatric treatment settings. |
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Identifying the differences between acute and chronic as related to both psychiatric patients and/or treatment settings. |
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Therapeutic Use of Self |
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Defining what is meant by the term "the therapeutic use of self." |
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Identifying 7 areas of professional “ethics.” |
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Identifying two expectations of the therapeutic relationship. |
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Identifying seven roles that the COTA assumes in working with the patient. |
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Identifying eight therapeutic qualities that the COTA should possess. |
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Listing eight techniques for relating to patients in a therapeutic relationship. |
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Identifying issues that may arise in a therapeutic relationship and provide a solution on how to handle each of these issues. |
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Identifying the value of terminating a relationship. |
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Symptomatology of Mental Disorders |
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Defining "symptoms" |
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Identifying the three tools that the COTA has to help manage psychiatric patients. |
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Naming or identifying the four factors of the patient that should be considered when selecting activities for their symptom. |
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Defining, identifying, providing strategies for therapeutic use of self, modifying the environment, and selecting activities for the following symptoms: |
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Anxiety |
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Depression |
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Mania |
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Hallucinations |
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Delusions |
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Paranoia |
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Hostility and Aggression |
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Seductive Behavior & Sexual Acting Out |
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Cognitive deficits, confusion & Impaired Memory |
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Attention Deficits & Disorganization |
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Overview of the Intervention/Treatment Process |
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Identifying the eight steps for occupational therapy treatment. |
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Describing clinical reasoning. |
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Data Gathering and Evaluation |
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Identifying the purpose of evaluation. |
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Define and apply the definitions of "asset" and deficit." |
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Identify and apply the four concepts central to the evaluation process. |
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Identifying the role differences of COTAs and OTRs in the area of data gathering. |
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Identifying types of evaluations administered by COTAs, examples of each, and why they might be used. |
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Identifying and/or discussing ways to document observations. |
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VI. |
Intervention Planning |
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Identifying/defining an occupational therapy treatment plan. |
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Identifying the role of the OTR and the COTA in the treatment planning process. |
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Identifying/listing the three questions of clinical reasoning that apply to treatment planning. |
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Identifying/listing the six steps in treatment planning. |
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Identifying/listing the nine elements that should be included in the written document called the treatment plan. |
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Identifying the differences between the process of treatment planning and the written document called the treatment plan. |
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Defining goal, short term goal, long term goal, and priority. |
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Identifying/listing the four general goals of psychiatric occupational therapy. |
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Identifying the first step of writing treatment goals. |
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Understanding and using the "RUMBA" system of evaluating treatment goals. |
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VII. |
Safety & Suicide |
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Identifying universal precaution procedures and infection control procedures. |
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Identifying procedures to be used in medical emergencies and basic first aid. |
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Identifying the basic safety precautions for elopement. |
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Identifying the six major reasons that an individual attempts to commit suicide. |
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Identifying the nine danger signs for suicide. |
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Identifying the basic safety precautions for suicide. |
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Identifying the basic safety precautions for assault. |
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Listing and/or identifying thirteen ways to control the environment for safety. |
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Medical Records |
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Identifying four reasons for having psychiatric records. |
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Identifying the uniqueness of the Source-Orientated Narrative Psychiatric Record and the Problem Oriented Record. |
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List the nine types of OT documentation for services |
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Identifying and/or listing the ten guidelines for note writing. |
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Identifying the six content areas that should be included in initial notes. |
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Identifying the six content areas that should be included in evaluation reports. |
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Identifying the nine content areas that should be included in treatment plans. |
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Identifying the ten elements that should be included in a progress note. |
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Identifying the four parts of a SOAP note. |
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Rewriting examples of medical notes in the correct format applying the guidelines and principles covered in this unit. |
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IX. |
Effective Use of Groups in Treatment |
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Group concepts and techniques |
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Group observations and assessment |
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Plan and implement change strategies in a task group. |
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Practice group leadership skills. |
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Identify attitudes that support the roles of group leader and follower. |
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Explore age appropriate groups, groups as a modality for purposeful activities, and selected life tasks that can be practiced in groups. |
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Participate in planning therapeutic intervention through groups. |
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Identify the partnerships of the COTA/OTR in group leadership and planning. |
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Explore the impact of culture and community on occupational therapy treatment groups.
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Treatment Techniques Other Than Groups |
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REQUIREMENTS: See OTA Student Handbook for Department requirements |
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METHODS OF INSTRUCTION: |
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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. |
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ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: |
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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. |
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ADA NOTICE: |
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Students who have a documented disability may be eligible to receive accommodations for this class. Please contact the Disability Resources Center at 549-3446 for further information.
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