OCTH 653

OCTH 653: The Occupational Therapy Process with Aging Adults

Credit Hours: (4)

Application of the occupational therapy process with aging clients and populations.

Detailed Description of Content of the Course

Human Body, Development, and Behavior
Role in Promotion of Health and Prevention
Grade and Adapt Processes or Environments
Establish, Restore, and Modify
Teaching–Learning Process and Health Literacy
Care Coordination, Case Management and Consultation

Detailed Description of Conduct of Course

All MOT courses utilize instructional strategies that rely on active learning and best teaching practices.

Additional instructional methods for each course are determined by course instructors in alignment with course content. These may include:

Simulations/role-plays
Student presentations
Flipped classrooms
Gamification
Collaborative learning in teams
Field/Lab experiences
Guest speakers
Case Studies
Other

Goals and Objectives of the Course

B.1.1. Human Body, Development, and Behavior

Demonstrate knowledge of:

Human development throughout the lifespan (infants, children, adolescents, adults, and older adults). Course content must include, but is not limited to, developmental psychology.

B.2.5. Role in Promotion of Health and Prevention

Apply and analyze scientific evidence to explain the importance of:

Balancing areas of occupation.
The role of occupation in the promotion of health and wellness.
The prevention of disease, illness, and dysfunction for persons, groups, and populations.

B.3.8. Grade and Adapt Processes or Environments

Assess, grade, and modify the way persons, groups, and populations perform occupations and activities by adapting processes, modifying environments, implementing assistive technology or adaptive equipment, and applying ergonomic principles to reflect the changing needs of the client, sociocultural context, and technological advances.

B.3.9. Establish, Restore, and Modify

Select, design, and implement occupation-based interventions using the strategies of establish, restore, and modify approaches to address deficits in performance skills.

B.3.19. Teaching–Learning Process and Health Literacy

Demonstrate and evaluate the principles of the teaching–learning process using educational methods and health literacy education approaches:

To design activities and clinical training for persons, groups, and populations.
To instruct and train the client, caregiver, family, significant others, and communities at the level of the audience.

B.4.6. Care Coordination, Case Management and Consultation

Demonstrate knowledge of:

Care coordination, case management, and transition services in traditional and emerging practice environments.
The consultative process with persons, groups, programs, organizations, or communities in collaboration with inter- and intraprofessional colleagues.

Assessment Measures

Projects, assignments, competencies, and tests as appropriate.

Other Course Information

Additional course information provided as needed in course semester syllabi.

Review and Approval

February, 2009

December, 2020

June 5, 2025