Masters in Occupational Therapy

The education for an occupational therapist includes the study of human growth and development with specific emphasis on the social, emotional, and physiological effects of illness and injury. Some of the health conditions that benefit from occupational therapy include work related injuries, limitations following a stroke or heart attack, chronic progressive conditions that limit life activities, mental health or behavioral problems, birth injuries, burns, amputations, spinal cord injuries, and vision and cognitive problems.

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Program Outcomes

Graduates will have the body of knowledge and skills to:

1. Collaborate with individuals, families, groups, organizations, and governmental agencies to promote health and quality of life through participation of individuals in their cultural, physical, social, personal, spiritual, temporal, and/or virtual contexts.
2. Use national and international disciplinary and inter-disciplinary research evidence to make informed decisions to plan and implement services.
3. Use client-centered and culturally effective services, respecting differences, values, preferences, and expressed needs of service to individuals, organizations and populations. 
4. Effectively screen and evaluate the occupational performance of individuals in activities of daily living, instrumental activities of daily living, education, work, play, leisure, and/or social participation that have importance and meaning to them.
5. Assess community resources available to support the performance of individuals in their natural environments.
6. Develop, implement, and critically evaluate interventions that enhance health and quality of life of individuals and populations through participation in meaningful occupations.
7. Collect data and measure the outcome of services used to assess intervention results and modify or discontinue services with follow-up, advocacy, or referral as needed.
8. Employ continuous quality improvement methods and manage occupational therapy program resources to provide cost effective and efficient service delivery.
9. Use technology to communicate, manage information, and support the decision making of clients and practitioners.
10. Contribute to the growth of occupational therapy knowledge through scholarly activity.
11. Confidently take initiative in a variety of occupational therapy roles. 
12. Demonstrate self-directed learning skills in preparation for life-long learning.
13. Advocate for the profession and its recipients including shaping public policy to enhance individual performance in meaningful occupations in natural environments.
14. Adhere to state and federal laws and the AOTA Code of Ethics.
15. Effectively communicate orally and in writing using formats and terminology appropriate for the purpose and intended audience.
16. Follow safe procedures for self and others when providing service.

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Requirements

YEAR ONE

Fall Semester

Course (3-4 sessions face to face)	Credits
Orientation to CAHP and OT Program (completed in summer)	0
OT 6100 Public & Professional Engagement I	0.5
OT 6101 Foundations of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy	4
OT 6102 Professional Identity:  Behaviors and Attitudes	2
OT 6103 Occupational Therapy Process for Society	3
OT 6111 Foundations:  Occupations as Therapy	3
OT 6113 Occupational Therapy Process for Community	3
Total Credits	15.5

Spring Semester

Course (6-8 sessions face to face)	Credits
OT 6100 Public & Professional Engagement I	0.5
OT 6201 Functional Anatomy and Kinesiiology	3
OT 6202 Occupational Therapy Process for Individuals:  Occupation through Compensation	5
OT 6203 Occupational Therapy Process for Family	2
OT 6213 Occupational Therapy Process for Individuals:  Medical Contexts	2
OT 7201 Scholarly Inquiry in Health Sciences	4
Total Credits	16.5

Summer Semetser

Course (6-8 sessions face to face)	Credits
OT 6300 Public & Professional Engagement II	0.5
OT 6301/7301 Neuroscience	5
OT 6302 Occupational Therapy Process for Individuals:  Occupation through Remediation	4
OT 6312 Occupational Therapy Process for Individuals:  Psychosocial Approaches	3
OT 6322 Occupational Therapy Process for Individuals:  Work Context	1
OT 7394 Scholarly Project in Occupational Therapy I	2
Total Credits	15.5

YEAR TWO

Fall Semester

Course (15 sessions face to face)	Credits
OT 6300 Public & Professional Engagement II	0.5
OT 6402/7402 Occupational Therapy Process for Individuals:  Occupation through Neurorehabilitative Approaches	4
OT 6403 Management of Occupational Therapy Services	1
OT 6412 Occupational Therapy Process for Individuals:  Orthotics and Prosthetics	3
OT 6422 Occupational Therapy Process:  Group Context	2
OT 6432 Occupational Therapy Process for Individuals:  Educational Context	2
OT 7494 Scholarly Project in Occupational Therapy II	4
Total Credits	16.5

January 5 – March 27, 2009

Course	Credits
OT 7596 Level II Fieldwork I	6

March 30-June 19, 2009

Course	Credits
OT 7696 Level II Fieldwork II	6

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