OTA 4200 - Geriatric-Psychosocial Practicum-Fieldwork 1

Credits: (2)
Typically Taught Fall Semester: Full Sem
Course Fee: $25.00
Course Fee Purpose: This course has a fee attached. Course fees are established in order to benefit the students in this course and may, among other things, be used to cover the costs of equipment replacement and maintenance, consumable materials, licensure examinations, or to meet specific regulatory requirements. Examples of course fee expenditures for this specific course include expendable materials used by the Academic Fieldwork Coordinator to write and send communication and to organize, file and store fieldwork materials. Other examples of course fee expenditures for this specific course include subscriptions to electronic course preparation and clinical practice scenarios and applications.
Description: This course provides an immersive, on-site fieldwork experience for students pursuing a career as an Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA). It focuses on the practical application of skills and knowledge acquired in the classroom to clients considered in the geriatric population group and/or clients with psychosocial intervention needs. This course is a hybrid course that involves both synchronous and asynchronous virtual learning experiences. This course prepares students for on-site fieldwork experiences and future fieldwork II experiences by requiring academic and practical competency-based assignments. The on-site fieldwork experience will be arranged and take place at clinical facility sites in the community under the direction of the fieldwork coordinator. Students will be exposed to conditions and skills that are common in treatment facilities and community sites that address the needs of older adults and/or clients with psychosocial intervention needs. Students will engage in inquiry-based learning to develop professional behaviors, clinical observation, and documentation skills.