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College Catalog 2023-2024 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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OTAS 1450 - Level 1 Fieldwork-First Placement

Credit Hours: 1.00


Prerequisites: Admission into the Occupational Therapy Assistant Program; OTAS 1000 OTAS 1012 , OTAS 1110 , OTAS 1210 , OTAS 1230 , and OTAS 1235  all with grade C or better

(formerly OTAS 1410)

By providing supervised clinical experience, this course gives the beginning level-1 student experience in basic occupational therapy interventions, particularly those in the psychosocial domain, under the guidance of a qualified fieldwork educator.

Billable Contact Hours: 4

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OUTCOMES AND OBJECTIVES
Outcome 1: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to demonstrate beginning ability to integrate academic learning with clinical practice, emphasis in the psychosocial domain and its relationship to occupational performance.

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.

COMMON DEGREE OUTCOMES (CDO)
  • Communication: The graduate can communicate effectively for the intended purpose and audience.
  • Critical Thinking: The graduate can make informed decisions after analyzing information or evidence related to the issue.
  • Global Literacy: The graduate can analyze human behavior or experiences through cultural, social, political, or economic perspectives.
  • Information Literacy: The graduate can responsibly use information gathered from a variety of formats in order to complete a task.
  • Quantitative Reasoning: The graduate can apply quantitative methods or evidence to solve problems or make judgments.
  • Scientific Literacy: The graduate can produce or interpret scientific information presented in a variety of formats.
CDO marked YES apply to this course:
Communication: YES
Critical Thinking: YES
Global Literacy: YES
Quantitative Reasoning: YES
Scientific Literacy: YES

COURSE CONTENT OUTLINE
 

  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.

Primary Faculty
Seefried, Mariea
Secondary Faculty
Wysocki, Pennie
Associate Dean
Primeau, Paula
Dean
Mirijanian, Narine



Primary Syllabus - Macomb Community College, 14500 E 12 Mile Road, Warren, MI 48088



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