10-514-185OT Practice and Management
Course Information
Description
Provides opportunities to practice clinical management skills, continuous quality improvement measurement, and administrative concepts and procedures. Students create a professional development plan.
Total Credits
2
Course Competencies
  1. Contribute to quality improvement process
    Assessment Strategies
    Oral, Written, Graphic and/or Skill Assessment
    Criteria
    investigate the system's quality improvement process
    identify how the results of the quality improvement process affect the system
    you implement components of a quality improvement process with attention to cultural identity, diversity and inclusion.

  2. Advocate for the profession, services and consumers
    Assessment Strategies
    Oral, Written, Graphic and/or Skill Assessment
    Criteria
    communicate professional issues to relevant stakeholders such as legislative, health providers, and/or community
    define advocacy and the role of an advocate
    communicate the role of OT to clients, families, and significant others, service providers, and public

  3. Determine solutions to ethical and legal issues
    Assessment Strategies
    Oral, Written, Graphic and/or Skill Assessment
    Criteria
    responses accurately identify the state and/or federal laws that apply to each scenario
    responses describe the legal/ethical issues present in each scenario
    responses propose, for each scenario, a course of action that complies with state and federal laws
    responses explain logic of the proposed courses of action
    responses predict the ramifications of failure to comply with federal and/or state laws and agency regulations in the context of each scenario
    responses articulate state and national regulatory requirements

  4. Demonstrate management skills
    Assessment Strategies
    Oral, Written, Graphic and/or Skill Assessment
    Criteria
    describe the structure of the organization
    implement selected planning tools (e.g. budgets, schedules) to achieve goals
    select human and nonhuman resources (e.g. time, equipment, materials, money, information, support systems), efficiently to accomplish a task
    articulate the relationship between vision/mission statements and the management role
    explain the business aspects of practice (sources of reimbursement, funding, and financial management)

  5. Explore supervisory responsibilities
    Assessment Strategies
    Oral, Written, Graphic and/or Skill Assessment
    Criteria
    case responses outline the actions the supervisor and supervisee would perform
    case responses include an application of the appropriate conflict resolution strategies
    case responses are within the roles and responsibilities of the OTA position
    differentiate between the OT and OTA role
    investigate the role of the OTA as supervisor in various settings

  6. Create a professional development plan
    Assessment Strategies
    Oral, Written, Graphic and/or Skill Assessment
    Criteria
    plan is focused on your continued growth after graduation
    plan sets goals for completing certification and other professional growth goals
    plan specifies professional organizations that you may join to illustrate how organizational membership contributes to professional development
    plan includes a professional resume
    plan includes interview preparation
    plan lays out strategies and timelines for professional development
    plan includes the skill-set for work in an academic setting