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About This Course

This course has an assignment that is due by 11:55 pm Central Standard Time on Wednesday night of the first week of class.  Failure to complete this assignment will result in your removal from the course for non-participation. 

Course Materials & Textbooks

Required for Purchase:

  1. OTA Leaderships Modules ($134.80 for AOTA Members) Need to purchase both Level 1 and Level 2 for the Path to Leadership Digital Badge
  2. AOTA Membership ($75-131.00)  AOTA Membership Webpage

 

Other required reading materials are provided in the course.

 

Course Description

Professional Practice in Occupational Therapy

The focus of this course is to promote leadership, performance improvement, and the the occupational therapy profession through the expansion of the OTAs education in leadership and management, outcomes and documentation, interprofessional practice and teams, communication,  supervision, professional standards, and managing a successful career. Students will identify personal leadership styles, core values, purpose, and philosophies for the purpose of individualized professional advancement.

 

Course Objectives

Upon completion of this course students will:

  • Gain the skills to expand their understanding of personal and professional responsibility in being a leader to include advocacy at systems, state and federal levels by earning 4.25 Contact Hours in the topics of leadership exploration, identification of core values, purpose, and personal mission, that lead  to authentic and trusting relationships.
  • Examine broad ideas of leadership, the skills of management, and the role of occupational therapy practitioners as leaders in health care systems and emerging ares of practice.
  • Understand the distinct role of OT practitioners in interprofessional teams.
  • Identify best practices for care delivery, measuring outcomes, and documentation to support value and quality in the healthcare sphere.
  • Promote professional behaviors that motivate and nurture healthy relationships in the work setting.
  • Effectively communicate in ways that promotes professional development, marketing, health and wellness, and education.
  • Identify how to successfully direct a professional path that adjusts across their lifespan and continuum of care.

ACOTE Standards:

B.1.4 Quantitative Statistics and Qualitative analysis

B.3.3 Distinct Nature of Occupation

B.4.24 Effective Intraprofessional Communication

B.4.6. Reporting Data

B.4.8  Interpret Evaluation Data

B.4.29. Reimbursement Systems and Documentation.

B.4.15 Technology in Practice

B.4.23 Effective Communication

B.4.24 Effective Intraprofessional Collaboration

B.4.25 Principles of Interprofessional Team Dynamics

B.4.27 Community and Primary Care Systems

B.5.0. Service Delivery, Leadership, and Management of OT services

B.5.1 Factors, Policy Issues, and Social Systems

B.5.2 Business Aspects of Practice

B.5.3 Advocacy

B.5.6. Market the Delivery of Services

B.5.7.: Identify the need for and evaluate processes for quality management and improvement (e.g., outcome studies analysis and client engagement surveys) and implement program changes as needed to demonstrate quality of services. 

B.5.8. Supervision of Personnel

B.6.1 Professional Literature and Scholarly Activities

B.7.1 Ethical Decision Making

B.7.2. Professional Engagement

B.7.3. Promote Occupational Therapy

B.7.4 Ongoing Professional development

B.7.5. Personal and Professional Responsibilities