392 Dr. Pallavi Patel College of Health Care Sciences—Department of Occupational Therapy OTD 8264—Business of Practice and Management This course provides the opportunity to view occupational therapy from a business perspective to prepare students for different roles in the U.S. health care system, including manager/program director, supervisor, and entrepreneur. Students will articulate responses to ethical and legal issues related to the profession using information they learn about delivery systems, regulatory requirements, and reimbursement mechanisms that affect service delivery from referral to discharge. Prerequisite: successful completion of all program requirements to this point in the curriculum (3 credits) OTD 8265—Professional Leadership This course will introduce the student to the leadership responsibilities and opportunities inherent in becoming a member of a profession. Students will explore basic leadership theories and examine their own leadership strengths and opportunities to expand or improve upon as well as apply applicable leadership theories and leadership self-analysis to the practical, contextual, and ethical dimensions that exist within the occupational therapy profession and contemporary practice. Emphasis will also be placed on the occupational therapist’s role in professional advocacy, professional associations, inter-professional collaboration, and roleemerging and nontraditional practice settings. Prerequisite: successful completion of all program requirements to this point in the curriculum (3 credits) OTD 8274—Level I Fieldwork Experience: Occupational Therapy Interventions I—Mental Health, Wellness, and Community This is the clinical education component of OTD 8243 Occupational Therapy Interventions I—Mental Health, Wellness, and Community, Lecture, “to introduce students to the fieldwork experience, and develop a basic comfort level with, and understanding of, the needs of clients.” These experiences are designed to enrich didactic coursework through directed observation, simulation, and participation in selected aspects of the occupational therapy process. Prerequisite: successful completion of all program requirements to this point in the curriculum (1 credit) OTD 8275—Level I Fieldwork Experience: Occupational Therapy Interventions II—Children and Youth This is the clinical education component of OTD 8244 Occupational Therapy Interventions II—Children and Youth, Lecture, “to introduce students to the fieldwork experience, and develop a basic comfort level with, and understanding of, the needs of clients.” These experiences are designed to enrich didactic coursework through directed observation, simulation, and participation in selected aspects of the occupational therapy process. Prerequisite: successful completion of all program requirements to this point in the curriculum (1 credit) OTD 8276—Level I Fieldwork Experience: Occupational Therapy Interventions III—Adults This is the clinical education component of OTD 8245 Occupational Therapy Interventions III—Adults, Lecture, “to introduce students to the fieldwork experience, and develop a basic comfort level with, and understanding of, the needs of clients.” These experiences are designed to enrich didactic coursework through directed observation, simulation, and participation in selected aspects of the occupational therapy process. Prerequisite: successful completion of all program requirements to this point in the curriculum (1 credit) OTD 8358—Research Dissemination This is the final course of the six-course series on research evidence and methods. It culminates with the opportunity for the student to prepare the presentation of a research project to the community and to reflect on the entire experience leading to the O.T.D. degree. During this course, students present their faculty-led research projects and experience public dissemination of related processes and findings. Public dissemination occurs during the Annual Research Colloquium (ARC) in the form of a podium presentation, a professional poster, and a publishable manuscript for submission to an appropriate, peer-reviewed journal. The process is rigorous and fosters a close working relationship among research group members and the faculty adviser. Prerequisite: successful completion of all program requirements to this point in the curriculum (2 credits) OTD 8371—Level II Fieldwork Experience A The goal of level II fieldwork is to develop competent, entrylevel, generalist occupational therapists. Level II fieldwork is integral to the program’s curriculum design and includes an in-depth experience in delivering occupational therapy services to clients; focusing on the application of purposeful and meaningful occupation; research; and evidence-based practice, administration, and management of occupational therapy services. Students will be placed in settings following completion of the three intervention lecture, lab, and fieldwork level I experiences. Prerequisite: successful completion of all program requirements to this point in the curriculum (9 credits) OTD 8372—Doctoral Certification and Introduction to Doctoral Capstone Upon completion of formal predoctoral certification and one Level II Fieldwork Experience, the student must pass a competency-based examination. After successfully passing the examination, the student has the opportunity, through this course, to reflect on the academic and clinical components of the curriculum, including planning for the culmination of the capstone project, and receives an introduction to the doctoral capstone experience. Prerequisite: successful completion of all program requirements to this point in the curriculum (3 credits)
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