OCTA 200:Introduction to Occupational Therapy

Credit Hours: 2
Lecture hours per week: 2
Lab hours per week: 0

Prerequisite(s): Admission to the OTA clinical program
Corequisite(s): OCTA 201
This course provides knowledge in the foundation of OT practice by introducing the historical development, theory, principles, values, and roles and responsibilities in occupational therapy. Topics include OT standards of practice, professional behaviors, educational preparation and certification, code of ethics, emerging trends, practice framework, models of practice and frames of reference. The basic tenets of occupational therapy will also be discussed. Enrollment in OCTA program courses is limited to those students who have been selected and admitted to the professional phase of the program. Program courses are sequenced by semester and must be taken as a group each semester per program requirements. (Summer semester only)