COTA 2350 - Community Practice

4 Credit(s) 2 credits lecture/2 credits lab

This client-centered occupation based practice course focuses on aspects of the occupational therapy (OT) process for persons, groups and populations within the community with an emphasis on emerging practice settings. The course also addresses maximizing health and wellness for people, groups and populations across the lifespan who may be at risk for deficits in occupational engagement. The students will apply previously learned concepts through development of programs for various ages and settings in health promotion, health literacy, community mobility, ergonomics, accessibility and driving, care coordination and transitions, and prevention techniques. Central to the course is the role of OT services and the role Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) within community-based settings. The business aspects of community practice such as marketing, financial management, reimbursement, federal and state legislation and regulations are introduced and incorporated in the development and implementation of programs. The lab component of the course applies course content through individual and group presentations, service-learning opportunities and projects using frames of reference and evidence-based research. The lab component also applies course content to the development, implementation and evaluation of programming, verbal and written communication, inter/intra-professional consultation/communication, using in-person or via virtual delivery methods.

Course Prerequisite(s): COTA 1002 , COTA 1050, COTA 1105, COTA 1155, COTA 1260, COTA 1270, COTA 1280, COTA 1290, HLTH 1005, PSYC 1406, PSYC 1506, SPCH 1500, and ENGL 1107 OR ENGL 2105
Course Corequisite(s): COTA 2310, COTA 2330, COTA 2340, and COTA 2391