STANDARD COMPETENCIES:

 

 1. Identify normal performance skills of the geriatric population.

 2. Recognize normal and usual physiologic and cognitive characteristics of aging.

 3. Identify psychosocial characteristics of aging, as well as how they may be influenced by ones context and environment.

 4. Identify the roles of sociocultural, socioeconomics, and diversity factors and life style choices in the aging adult.

 5. Describe individual’s occupational roles throughout the geriatric life stage and how this affects the way in which intervention and discharge planning must be approached.

 6. Demonstrate an understanding of the influence of performance skills, client factors, performance patterns, contexts/ environment, and activity demands on one’s area of occupation.

 7. Demonstrate an understanding of the importance of occupation and the balance needed to achieve health, well-being, and life satisfaction.

 8. Identify common diseases and conditions related to various diagnoses and be able to collaborate with occupational therapists and other professionals regarding interventions.

 9. Establish occupational therapy interventions in different performance skill areas with the older adult in the context of sociocultural systems and the environmental and community effects on the individual.

 10. Demonstrate and educate on appropriate interventions using preparatory, purposeful, and occupation- based methods.

 11. Identify screening and assessment methods establishing the need for occupational therapy services along with the administration of appropriate standardized tests for the geriatric population.

 12. Recognize and demonstrate various geriatric assessments and understand occupation as the purpose for the assessments.

 13. Identify and educate the role of occupational therapy in prevention, home management, health maintenance, safety and community based programs for the older adult.

 14. Identify the philosophy of Hospice and Palliative care and the role of Occupational Therapy.

 15. Demonstrate and articulate how assistive technology, devices, positioning and mobility can enhance health & wellness through occupation.

 16. Demonstrate the knowledge of various documentation & reimbursement systems and their effects on occupational therapy practice.

 TOPICAL OUTLINE:

 

 I. Human Development and Performance with the Geriatric Population

 II. Practice Areas and Interventions

 III. Ethics, Family, and Sexuality

 IV. Medication Management

 V. Fall Prevention, Mobility, and Restraint Reduction

 VI. Vision and Hearing

 VII. Restorative Care, Incontinence, and Dysphasia