| OTA 224L focuses on the practice of those methods and techniques necessary to deliver occupational therapy services to the elderly with an emphasis on home and community programming. Students will administer selected assessments, develop intervention plans and practice skills to promote health and safety, prevent disease or disability in this population. Strategies for modifying environments and processes and reassessing activities of daily living (ADL) and instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) interventions will be taught. Methods for educating and training caregivers and family to facilitate occupational performance in elderly clients will be learned and practiced. |
Class Details
Credits: 1
Prereq: Acceptance into the Occupational Therapy Assistant program and a grade of C or higher in HLTH 118 and a grade of C or higher in PHYL 141/141L/142/142L and a grade of C or higher in HLTH 290/290L; and a grade of C or higher in MATH 100 or higher-level mathematics course; and a grade of C or higher in ENG 100 or ESL 100 or higher-level English course; and a grade of C or higher in OTA 110 and a grade of C or higher in OTA 111 and a grade of C or higher in OTA 112 and a grade of C or higher in OTA 112L and a grade of C or higher in OTA 125 and a grade of C or higher in OTA 126 and a grade of C or higher in OTA 161 and a grade of C or higher in OTA 161L and a grade of C or higher in OTA 172 and a grade of C or higher in OTA 232 and a grade of C or higher in OTA 233 and a grade of C or higher in OTA 236 and a grade of C or higher in OTA 236L and a grade of C or higher in OTA 237 and a grade of C or higher in OTA 237L and a grade of C or higher in HLTH 125; and a grade of C or higher in FAMR 230 or PSY 240., Coreq: OTA 224 and OTA 249 and OTA 249L and OTA 270.
Courses: OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANT (OTA)
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