CATALOG - University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

OCT 5005 – Clinical Reasoning Hour: 1The student is challenged to apply principles of clinical reasoning to occupational therapy practice.Clinical vignettes and situations from previous fieldwork settings will be used to provide insight into theevolution of clinical reasoning skills.OCT 5011 – Evidence-Based Practice Hours: 2Students will critique both qualitative and quantitative occupational therapy research designs and developa proposal using the research skills that they learned in their first research class. Students will develop anevidence-based project summarizing the literature on an assigned topic and design a study to test ahypothesis or answer a research question based on available evidence.OCT 5031 – Evidence-Based Research I Hour: 1Faculty/student research team(s) using evidence collected from previous courses, will refine a researchproposal, obtain IRB approval, and implement data collection for their research study. Discussions willfocus on sampling and data collection methods that promote internal and external validity.OCT 5041 – Evidence-Based Research II Hour: 1Students will analyze the results of the research study and disseminate these results in a professionalmanner. Class discussions include using and interpreting statistics, the development of effectivepresentation skills, posters, and the process of submitting for publication, grants, and professionalconferences.OCT 5100 – Professional Forum Hours: 2This course provides the students with the opportunity to investigate ethical, political and social forcesthat shape our national health care delivery system and the practice of occupational therapy. Theinfluence of personal beliefs and values and cultural orientation concerning ethical issues is examined.Strategies for examining and responding to ethical dilemmas are explored. Professional responsibilities,including continuing competence, licensure/scope of practice, supervision of therapy assistants andsupporting professional associations are discussed. This course uses class discussions and a debateformat as the primary teaching methods to examine controversial issues.OCT 5125C – Biomechanical Interventions Hours: 4This course presents the theory and rationale of competency-based occupational therapy and evidencebasedinterventions for clients with orthopedic deficits. Students will apply biomechanical frames ofreference, evaluation and treatment to the specific problems limiting a client’s independence in basic orinstrumental activities of daily living. These performance limitations may include ROM, strength, pain,sensory loss, endurance, work conditioning, posture, ergonomics and other physical disabilities.OCT 5216C - Physical Modalities for Occupational Therapy Hours: 2This course is designed to prepare the student in the theory and clinical application of physicalmodalities. The physical principles and biophysical effects of cryotherapy, heat, ultrasound, electricalcurrents, water and debridement are presented as they relate to treatment for indicated pathologicalconditions. Emphases upon the principles of differential diagnosis are to be used in theselection/recommendation and application of appropriate physical agents.OCT 5300 – Evaluation and Assessment Hours: 4With the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework as a foundation, the students will learn how toadminister and interpret commonly used evaluations and assessments for identified disabilities andconditions. Based upon evaluation and assessment results, the students will plan appropriate treatmentinterventions using a case study problem solving approach. Emphasis is given to the development of100