OTAS 1450 - Level 1 Fieldwork First Placement

Credit Hours: 1.00

Objectives:

1. Demonstrate ability to gather an occupational profile through a client‐centered approach including medical chart review, interviews, and clinical observation of performance.
2. Demonstrate beginning ability to interpret information gathered via observation of the client’s occupational performance to formulate appropriate occupational therapy treatment interventions.
3. Implement intervention methods utilizing occupation‐based activities learned in class or those used at the fieldwork site, under the supervision of the fieldwork educator.
4. Document the observation of the client’s performance utilizing the occupational therapy practice framework through application of the occupational therapist, body of knowledge and process.
5. Demonstrate awareness of safety issues throughout the client’s occupational performance and intervene as needed.
6. Identify roles and functions of other interprofessional team members working with clients.
7. Demonstrate an understanding of health literacy to include education and training of the client, caregiver, family and others for health and wellness.

1. Didactic Portion
   1. Introduction
      1. Course sequence, requirements, student performance expectations & competencies
   2. Universal precautions
      1. Follow universal precautions while engaged in client care
         1. Handwashing techniques
         2. Air‐borne and blood‐borne pathogens
      2. Air‐borne and blood‐borne pathogens
      3. Hepatitis B vaccinations
   3. Observation techniques
      1. Behavioral vs. interpretive
      2. Documentation techniques
      3. Communication skills
         1. Utilize observation and communication skills while engaged in client intervention
   4. Professionalism
      1. Dress code
      2. Responding to constructive criticism
      3. Michigan Mental Health Code
      4. AOTA Code of Ethics
2. Fieldwork Portion
   1. Observation: Refers to the act of seeing, but more importantly, seeing with attention to specific elements and details so that it becomes possible to make tentative statements about what has been seen. Students will receive some guidance as to what is to be observed.
   2. Participation: Implies a shared involvement in an activity. The student must take responsibility for their learning including communication and professional accountability.
   3. Affective Domain: Evaluation of the student in the affective domain is aimed at objectively assessing those personal traits and attitudes which are viewed as essential to the growth and development of the student, not only as a practitioner but as a well‐integrated person. Traits, habits and attitudes to be considered will include:
      1. General Appearance: appropriate attire each day, appropriate footwear, present self appropriately.
      2. Dependability: attends clinicals, arrives on time, carries out assignment, follows direction accurately, accepts responsibility within capabilities.
      3. Ability to accept supervision: accepts feedback objectively, profits from suggestions, can engage on collaborative relationships, not passive-dependent, accepts guidance and feedback.
      4. Attitude: positive, realistic, willingness to accept new and different ideas.
      5. Initiative: seeks out information, assumes responsibility for learning, does not need prodding, can assume responsibility for tasks within capacity, follows through on own where appropriate.
      6. Interpersonal relationship: comfortable with clients and staff, able to initiate conversation with clients, viewed positively by others, adjusts to situations.
      7. Ability to communicate: expresses self clearly both orally and in writing, spells correctly, uses terminology appropriately, speaks with assurance.