Clinical Work in OT I

At the end of this course, students should be able to: 1. demonstrate competency in managing therapist-patient, therapist-assistant and student- clinical instructor relationships; 2. demonstrate entry-level skills in patient/client management; 3. demonstrate advanced clinical reasoning skills under supervision of licensed Occupational therapists; 4. demonstrate therapeutic use of self, including one’s personality, insights, perceptions, and judgments, as part of the therapeutic process in individual interaction; 5. discuss and evaluate personal and professional abilities and competencies as they relate to job responsibilities; 6. effectively interact through written, oral and nonverbal communication with the client, family, significant others, colleagues and other health providers in their assigned setting in a professionally acceptable manner; 7. document occupational therapy services to ensure accountability of service provision and to meet standard for reimbursement of services; 8. demonstrate the ability to use appropriate screening and assessment tools and procedures to evaluate the client’s occupational performance; 9. use evaluation findings based on appropriate theoretical approaches, models of practice, and frames of reference to develop occupation-based intervention plans and strategies; 10. grade and adapt the environment, tools, materials, occupations and interventions to reflect the changing needs of the client, the sociocultural context, and technological advances; 11. provide occupational therapy interventions and procedures to enhance safety, health and wellness, and performance in ADL’s and IADL’s; 12. describe the interdisciplinary, referral, and consultative processes; and 13. discuss the continuum of care to include understanding of the role of OT in care coordination, case management, & transition services.

Students will be assigned to clinical settings appropriate for their knowledge base at that level of the program. Clinical sites may include specialty areas such as paediatrics, geriatrics, burn rehabilitation, psychiatry and home care settings and many others. Students will be required to present a 20-minute case report concerning one relevant case for occupational therapy based on their clinical experience; OT students along with consultants in the faculty and clinical instructors will participate in Grand Rounds. This experience will focus on exploring the expectations of occupational therapy students in a clinical setting.