STANDARD COMPETENCIES:

 

 1. Apply material presented in the course to therapeutic situations including the influence of social conditions and the ethical context in which humans choose and engage in areas of occupation.

 2. Identify, read, and utilize professional literature to make informed evidence based practice decisions in collaboration with the occupational therapist.

 3. Develop a clear understanding and knowledge for documentation.

 4. Determine appropriate discharge planning by reviewing the needs of the clients/family/significant others, resources, and discharge environment. This includes, but is not limited to: identification of community, human, and fiscal resources, recommendations for environmental adaptations, and home assessments and programs.

 5. Develop an awareness and sensitivity for problems encountered by individuals with physical disabilities including, but not limited to: community mobility and driver rehabilitation.

 6. Perform selected assessments and use occupation in an ADL assessment and screening.

 7. Construct a piece of adaptive equipment for an area of occupation.

 8. Practice treatment methods and techniques of therapeutic adaptation of equipment and clothing.

 9. Adapt the environment, tools, materials, and occupations in a client centered approach and/or use compensation techniques in order to meet varying contexts of the individual.

 10. Identify architectural barriers and acquire a skill for home evaluations/assessments.

 11. Perform a work site assessment and suggest modification for ergonomic efficiency.

 TOPICAL OUTLINE:

 

 I. Communication and Note Writing

 II. Health, Wellness, and Physical Dysfunction

 III. Architectural Barriers and Home Assessment/Modification

 IV. Assessment of the Work Place

 V. ADL Assessment

 VI. ADL, Homemaking, and Dressing Techniques

 VII. Adaptive Equipment/Clothing and Assistive Devices