OCTH 655: The Occupational Therapy Practice for Neurological Conditions
Credit Hours: (4)
Application of the occupational therapy process for clients and populations with neurological
conditions.
Detailed Description of Content of the Course
- Scientific Evidence, Theories, Models of Practice, and Frames of Reference
- Application of Assessment Tools and Interpretation of Results
- Provide Interventions and Procedures
- Need for Continued or Modified Intervention
- Establish, Restore, and Modify
- Superficial Thermal, Deep Thermal, and Electrotherapeutic Agents and Mechanical Devices
- Principles of Interprofessional Team Dynamics
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.2.1. Scientific Evidence, Theories, Models of Practice, and Frames of Reference
- Apply, analyze, and evaluate scientific evidence, theories, models of practice, and
frames of reference that underlie the practice of occupational therapy to guide and
inform interventions for persons, groups, and populations in a variety of practice
contexts and environments.
B.3.4 Application of Assessment Tools and Interpretation of Results
- Interpret evaluation findings including:
- Occupational performance and participation deficits.
- Results based on psychometric properties of tests considering factors that might bias
assessment results (e.g., culture and disability status related to the person and
context).
- Criterion-referenced and norm-referenced standardized test scores on an understanding
of sampling, normative data, standard and criterion scores, reliability, and validity.
B.3.6. Provide Interventions and Procedures
- Recommend and provide direct interventions and procedures to persons, groups, or populations
to enhance safety, health and wellness, chronic condition management, and performance
in occupations.
This must include the ability to collaborate with the occupational therapy assistant
related to interventions and selecting and delivering occupations and activities:
- Occupations as a therapeutic intervention
- Interventions to support occupations including therapeutic exercise
- Interventions to support well-being (e.g., complementary health and integrative health)
- Interventions to support self-advocacy related to the person, groups, or populations.
- Virtual interventions
B.3.7. Need for Continued or Modified Intervention
- Monitor and reevaluate, in collaboration with the client, care partner, and occupational
therapy assistant, the effect of occupational therapy intervention and the need for
continued or modified intervention.
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.3.14. Superficial Thermal, Deep Thermal, and Electrotherapeutic Agents and Mechanical
Devices
- Demonstrate use and knowledge of the safe and effective application of superficial
thermal agents, deep thermal agents, electrotherapeutic agents, and mechanical devices
as a preparatory measure to improve occupational performance. This must include indications,
contraindications, and precautions.
B.3.22. Principles of Interprofessional Team Dynamics
- Demonstrate knowledge of the principles of intraprofessional and interprofessional
team dynamics to perform effectively in different team roles to plan, deliver, and
evaluate patient- and population-centered care as well as population health programs
and policies that are safe, timely, efficient, effective, and equitable.
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
Approved: April, 2010
December, 2020
June 5, 2025