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Course: |
OTA 125
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Title: | Basic OT App. to Mental Health |
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Long Title: | Basic Occupational Therapy Application to Mental Health |
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Course Description: | Identifies commonly seen signs and symptoms of mental illness that affect health and wellness and learn methods of screening and various occupational therapy techniques for the assessment and treatment of occupational disruption within a variety of contexts. A Level I Fieldwork experience is integrated within this course. |
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Min Credit: | 4 |
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Status Notes: | Credit change from 3 to 4 credits per Becky Robler |
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Origin Notes: | PCC |
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General Notes: | revised-ttl,dscrptn,cmptncs,outln |
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STANDARD COMPETENCIES:
1. Identify commonly seen symptoms and behaviors of mental health/illness.
2. Develop an awareness of occupational therapy in the treatment area of behaviors, mental illness, and mental health.
3. Identify and describe age appropriate media, occupation based activities, and selected life tasks available to the occupational therapist and the occupational therapy assistant for treatment.
4. Identify the partnerships between the occupational therapist and the occupational therapy assistant in the treatment of behaviors associated with mental illness.
5. Identify screening and assessment techniques to identify needs for occupational therapy services.
6. Identify commonly seen evaluation/assessment techniques and methods of recording and reporting data.
7. Describe the impact of culture and community on occupational therapy intervention.
8. Explain and manage the dynamics of occupation and purposeful activity based on client performance skills, client factors, performance patterns, and contexts for individuals exhibiting various behaviors.
9. Participate in individual and group interaction and demonstrate therapeutic use of self as a means to achieving therapeutic goals.
10. Adapt the environment and assess activity demands to meet the needs of the client and their contexts.
11. Exhibit a client centered focus for therapeutic adaptation.
12. Identify safety techniques and responsibilities of the OTA.
13. Monitor and reassess the effect of occupational therapy intervention and the need for continued and/or modified intervention to meet established goals.
14. Explain and facilitate the role of the occupational therapy assistant in transition and discharge planning.
15. Demonstrate professional oral and written communication and documentation skills.
16. Identify practitioner responsibilities in advocating for policy changes in traditional and emerging practice settings.
TOPICAL OUTLINE:
I. Mental Health/Illness
II. Therapeutic Use of Self and Group Dynamics
III. Symptomology of Mental Illness
IV. Overview of the Intervention Process
V. Intervention Planning
VI. Safety and Suicide
VII. Medical Records
VIII. Treatment Techniques Beyond Groups
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Pueblo Community College |
PCC |
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