Mar 28, 2024  
Course/Program Inventory 
    
Course/Program Inventory

OTAP 1220 - OT Doc. w/Level I A



Credit hours: 2

Prerequisites: General Education course work as per Program requirements, or by permission of instructor

Course Description:
Course introduces concepts and strategies for OT documentation and includes a Level I Fieldwork experience. Fieldwork experience includes opportunities for documentation practice, directed client observation, and participation in delivery of OT services as appropriate for assigned setting.

Student Learning Outcomes:
Students will be able to:

  1. Effectively interact through written, oral, and nonverbal communication with the client, family, significant others, colleagues, other health providers, and the public in a professionally acceptable manner.
  2. Recommend to the occupational therapist the need for termination of occupational therapy services when stated outcomes have been achieved or it has been determined that they cannot be achieved. Assist with developing a summary of occupational therapy.
  3. Document occupational therapy services to ensure accountability of service provisions and to meet standards for reimbursement of services. Documentation must effectively communicate the need and rationale for occupational therapy services and must be appropriate to the context in which the service is delivered.
  4. Describe the ongoing professional responsibility for providing fieldwork education and the criteria for becoming a fieldwork educator.