Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences—Department of Occupational Therapy 383 enrich didactic coursework through supervised observation and participation in parts of the occupational therapy process with clients in hospitals, clinics, and/or community-based settings. Critical thinking and critical reasoning skills are emphasized. Corequisite: OCT 6106 (1 credit) OCT 6207—Occupational Therapy Practice with Children and Adolescents Practicum This course consists of Level I fieldwork related to practice in settings serving children and youth in educational, medical, and community settings. It provides students with opportunities to apply knowledge and skills from the classroom to contemporary settings. Corequisite: OCT 6107 (1 credit) OCT 6208—Occupational Therapy Practice with Adults and Older Adults Practicum This course consists of Level I fieldwork related to practice in settings serving adults and older adults in medical and community settings. It provides students with opportunities to apply knowledge and skills from the classroom to contemporary settings. Corequisite: OCT 6108 (1 credit) OCT 6350—Professionalism and Leadership This course will expose students to career leadership opportunities and responsibilities. Leadership theories, models, and other topics will be discussed and applied as they relate to the various roles that students may assume throughout their careers as occupational therapy practitioners. This course includes a one-week, Level 1 fieldwork with opportunity for exposure to varied professional leadership roles. (2 credits) OCT 6980—Fieldwork and Professional Practice Seminar This course continues to emphasize the development of professionalism for fieldwork and eventual practice. Students reflect on their previous clinical experiences as they prepare for more advanced involvement in sites with adult patients. Mandatory training continues, as well as policy and procedure reinforcement. (1 credit) OCT 6981—Fieldwork Experience I Twelve-week supervised internship in approved practice setting. Prerequisite: Completion of M.O.T. formal coursework (12 credits) OCT 6982—Fieldwork Experience II Twelve-week supervised internship in approved practice setting. Prerequisite: Completion of M.O.T. coursework (12 credits) OCT 7004—Continuing Capstone Residency A student will only enroll in this course if more time is required to complete the capstone or residency requirements following completion of 3 credits of OCT 7930 Capstone III. (1–3 credits) OCT 7005—Evidence-Based Practice and Critical Thinking in OT This doctoral-level course is designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills to be consumers of evidence, so they can become evidence-based practitioners. Through readings and activities, students will learn the process of evidence-based practice. They will formulate a question of clinical relevance, search for current best evidence, critically assess the evidence, discuss how to implement the findings into practice, and have an opportunity to disseminate the findings by submitting the CAP assignment to the American Occupational Therapy Association. The course is intended to facilitate the development of skills in critical thinking, analysis, and synthesis of the literature. (3 credits) OCT 7010—Theory Development for Models of Practice Presents occupational therapy frames of reference, models of practice, their theoretical development, research, and application. Includes study of historical antecedents, sociopolitical context, and key theorists, researchers, and developers. (3 credits) OCT 7015—Introduction to Doctoral OT Research and Evidence-Based Practice This doctoral-level course is designed to provide students with introductory concepts of quantitative and qualitative research methodologies in OT. The course will introduce basic statistical analyses used in occupational therapy research, preparing doctoral OT students to become critical consumers of evidencebased research. Students will critically evaluate the evidence and discuss how to implement the findings into practice and program development/evaluation. (3 credits) OCT 7101—The Health Professional as Academic Educator This course examines the role of health professionals as academic educators in an entry-level occupational therapy program from the perspectives of faculty, higher education institutions, and professional organizations. Required for Ph.D. students (3 credits) OCT 7103—Occupation-Centered Practice This course further develops the student’s knowledge and practice with core concepts of meaningful occupations and health and wellbeing. Students will examine meaningful occupation and health and wellbeing from historical roots through present-day works in occupational therapy and occupational science literature. (3 credits) OCT 7104—Occupational Science This course, required for Ph.D. students, presents an overview of conceptual frameworks, literature, taxomies, and research strategies of occupational science. Topics will be examined from multidisciplinary perspectives on work, play, leisure, occupation, and contexts for occupation. Students will select an area for in-depth study. (3 credits)
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