OT 6100 - Analysis and Adaptation of Occupation

3 Credit Hours
Prerequisites: Admission to the OTM Program.
Description
This first semester course provides the students with an understanding of the historical foundation of the profession of occupational therapy, focusing on philosophical assumptions, and core concepts of the profession. This course is designed to introduce students to the Occupational Therapy process and introduces The Occupational Therapy Practice Framework: Domain & Process (OTPF) 3rd edition (AOTA, 2014), an official document for the profession. Through interactive teaching, peer instruction and participatory activities, students investigate the complexities of occupation as the foundation of the practice of occupational therapy and develop an understanding of occupation, activity analysis, evaluation of ADLs/IADL and professional documentation.