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
    through written, oral or graphic assessment
    Criteria
    you investigate the system's quality improvement process
    you 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 profession, services and consumers
    Assessment Strategies
    through written, oral or graphic assessment
    Criteria
    you communicate professional issues to relevant stakeholders such as legislative, health providers, and/or community
    you define advocacy and the role of an advocate
    you communicate the role of OT to clients, families, and significant others, service providers, and public
    you identify and advocate for the culturally sensitive needs of the clients

  3. Determine solutions to ethical and legal issues
    Assessment Strategies
    in written or oral responses to scenarios describing situations in which you need to make legal and ethical choices
    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
    you articulate state and national regulatory requirements

  4. Demonstrate management skills
    Assessment Strategies
    through written, oral or graphic assessment
    Criteria
    you implement selected planning tools (e.g. budgets, schedules) to achieve goals
    you select human and nonhuman resources (e.g time, equipment, materials, money, information, support systems), efficiently to accomplish a task
    you articulate the relationship between vision/mission statements and the management role

  5. Explore supervisory responsibilities
    Assessment Strategies
    when you apply supervisory principles to selected scenarios
    Criteria
    response outlines the actions the supervisor and supervisee would perform
    response includes an application of the appropriate conflict resolution strategies
    response is within the roles and responsibilities of the OTA position
    you differentiate between the OT and OTA role
    you investigate the role of the OTA as supervisor in various settings

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