OTAS 2450 - Level 1 Fieldwork-Second Placement

Credit Hours: 1.00

Outcomes and Objectives: Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

1. Demonstrate beginning ability to integrate academic learning with clinical practice and its relationship to occupational performance.
2. Demonstrate ability to gather an occupational profile through a client-centered approach including medical chart review, interviews and clinical observation of performance.
3. Demonstrate beginning ability to interpret information gathered via observation of the client’s occupational performance to formulate appropriate occupational therapy treatment interventions.
4. Demonstrate implementation of intervention treatment techniques utilizing occupation-based activities learned in class, or those used at the fieldwork site, under the supervision of the fieldwork educator and in collaboration with the client, caregiver and family
5. Document the client’s performance utilizing the occupational therapy practice framework.
6. Demonstrate awareness and intervention of safety issues throughout the client’s occupational performance.
7. Demonstrate knowledge of roles and functions of other related team members working with clients.
8. Demonstrate effective beginning intervention through written, oral/non-verbal communication with clients, families, peers, supervision and other health providers in a professional manner.
9. Demonstrate beginning skills of collaboration with occupation therapist and other interprofessional team members.

1. Introduction
   1. Course sequence, requirements, expectations of student performance and competencies.
2. Didactic Portion
   1. Universal Precautions
      1. Follow universal precautions while engaged in patient care
         1. Hand washing techniques
         2. Air-borne and blood-borne pathogens
      2. Hepatitis B vaccinations or waiver
   2. Observation Techniques
      1. Behavioral vs. interpretive
      2. Documentation techniques
      3. Communication skills
         1. Utilize observation and communication skills while engaging the client in occupation-based interventions
   3. Professionalism
      1. Dress code
      2. Responding to constructive criticism
      3. AOTA Code of Ethics
3. 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 occupation-based interventions. The student must take responsibility for their learning, including professional accountability and communication.
   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 and attitudes to be considered will include:
      1. General appearance: appropriate attire each day, appropriate footwear, presents 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 client and staff, able to initiate conversation with client, 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.