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2018-2019 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog 
    
2018-2019 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

OT 401 - Occupational Therapy I

(12 credits)
This course is designed to provide the introductory foundations of Occupational Therapy upon which all subsequent professional content is built. The Occupational Therapy process including introductory content from all major domain areas are included, as well as Occupation Across the Lifespan and foundational principles of the history and philosophy of Occupational Therapy. Special emphasis on psychosocial approaches is included. Basic practice skills are utilized in addition to scholarship, management/leadership skills and ethical principles. Learning approaches are primarily through comprehension and analysis. Safety skills, Level I fieldwork directed observation and participation in selected aspects of the OT Process, self-analysis and professional development opportunities are also included in this course. Prerequisite: Successful completion of all pre-professional requirements including general education and collateral coursework, and having met all progression standards outlined in the Departmental Handbook. Summer.