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COURSE SYLLABUS

 

1.

TITLE OF COURSE:

Physical Disabilities Level I Fieldwork Experience

 

PREFIX/NUMBER:

OTA 182

CREDIT HOURS:

I

2.

CO-REQUISITE:

OTA 218

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 these conditions for adult patients with diverse backgrounds in collaboration with the OTR and other professionals.

 

5.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

 

By the end of the course, students will

 

A.

 Identify commonly seen disability conditions, symptoms and their effect on the individual.

 

B.

 Develop an awareness of occupational therapy primarily in the areas of sensory-motor, perceptual, cognitive and orthopedic disabilities.

 

C.

 Increase awareness and knowledge of screening and assessment tools administration, both standardized and non-standardized to indicate the need for OT services; and the use of the assessment results in program planning to increase function and promote health maintenance.

 

D.

 Explore age appropriate treatment media, purposeful activities, and selected life tasks available to an occupational therapist and the COTA for treatment.

 

E.

 Practice professional behaviors, judgment, problem solving, and self-initiating skills.

 

F.

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

 

G.

Apply information learned in class to formulate a written treatment plan on a patient observed in the clinical site, to include:

 

 

 1. Use of assessment information to formulate short and long term goals in the areas of ADL's, work and play/leisure.

 

 

 2. The gradation and adaptation of purposeful activities to enhance patient function.

 

 

 3.

Consideration of environmental and community effects on the individual in context of the returning sociocultural environment.

 

 H. Identify roles and treatment collaboration of an OTR, COTA and other medical personnel.

 

 I. Identify opportunities to interact with persons of diverse backgrounds.

 

 J.

Improve professional Communication skills, orally with other professionals and patients and written documentation for accountability and reimbursement.

 

 K.

Understand the effects of health, disability, disease processes, and traumatic injury to the individual within the context of family and society.

 

 L.

Select, adapt, and sequence relevant occupations and purposeful activities that support the intervention goals and plan as written by the occupational therapist. These occupations and purposeful activities shall be directly related to performance areas, performance components, and performance context. They shall be meaningful to the client, maximizing participation and independence.

6.

EVALUATION PROCEDURES:

POINTS

 

Clinical Participation

100

 

Treatment Intervention Plan

200

 

Journal / Student Eval of Fieldwork setting

50 

 

 

 

Total

350

 

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

 

Grading Scale

 

 

    Score Range

Letter Grade

 

 

 

93

-

100%

A

 

 

 

85

-

92%

B

 

 

 

77

-

84%

C

 

 

 

69

-

76%

D

 

 

 

0

-

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

 

 

 

 

Proof of Malpractice insurance – bring receipt from cashier.

 

 

 

 

Journal assignment

 

 

 

 

 

Student Eval of Fieldwork Setting

 

 

Treatment plan 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. YOU must contact the site and set up specific times with the supervisor. Do this ASAP.  Don’t wait. Any time not completed by the 2nd to the last week of classes will be assessed late points.

 

III.

Demonstrate Universal Precautions

 

IV.

Review of Treatment Plan with instructor

8.

REQUIREMENTS:

 

Written Treatment 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) TREATMENT PLAN, JOURNAL 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:

 

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.