The entry-level Occupational Therapy program is built on the foundation provided by the current, accredited masters’ program. The OT masters’ curriculum is designed to provide students with the general knowledge and skills needed to be successful entry-level practitioners. The OT doctoral curriculum is designed to build on this foundation while providing in-depth course work in several areas which collectively provide the students with the necessary knowledge and skills to act as change agents within the profession, the community, and society.
The first two years (current masters’ curriculum) is based on a developmental perspective with courses in the first year focusing on content preparing students for practice with adolescents and adults. This first year is followed by a three-month full-time fieldwork level II in a setting providing OT services to adolescents and adults. The second year focuses on content preparing students for practice with children and their families. The didactic portion of the second year is 1 ¼ semesters with the other ¾ of the second semester comprised of the second level II fieldwork, 这次是在为儿童提供OT服务的环境中.
第三年侧重于变革推动者的角色, 作为倡导者提供内容和发展技能, educators, leaders, developers of theory, and advanced practice therapists.
项目目标和课程主线
The following program goals and curricular threads apply to the foundation knowledge and skills obtained in the first two years of the graduate program.
Curricular thread #1: Occupation 这是职业治疗课程结构中不可或缺的一条线吗. 这个项目的成功毕业生将......
Program goal 1: Demonstrate an understanding of how engagement in occupation supports participation in context.
- At the end of the first year: Articulate a working definition of OT and apply occupationbased concepts to the occupational therapy process within practice settings.
- At the end of the second year: Evaluate and facilitate occupation-based practice with people, populations and communities.
Curricular thread #2: Autonomous, critical thinking 是临床推理发展的重要基础, reflective thinking, 以及基于证据的实践所需的综合研究. 这个项目的成功毕业生将.......
Program goal 2展示批判性思维和分析创新，循证实践.
- At the end of the first year: Develop reflective thinking and apply circles of evidence to the occupational therapy process within practice settings.
- 第二年末:分析和综合证据，支持创新, 以职业为基础的人的实践, populations and communities.
Curricular thread #3: Professional development is critical to the continuing competency of an occupational therapist who responds in a professional, effective, and ethical manner. 这个项目的成功毕业生将......
Program goal 3: 展示道德和专业行为.
- At the end of the first year: Develop awareness of ethics and professional behaviors and apply concepts in a variety of practice settings.
- At the end of the second year: Identify and navigate ethical and professional dilemmas to support positive outcomes for people, populations and communities.
Curricular Thread #4: The appreciation of diversity 是文化响应和尊重他人的基础吗, populations and communities. 这个项目的成功毕业生将......
Program Goal 4: Demonstrate cultural responsiveness and an appreciation of diversity to promote occupational justice and inclusion.
- At the end of the first year: Demonstrate an appreciation of diverse social and environmental factors impacting health, occupational justice, 以及在不同背景下的职业参与.
- At the end of the second year: Demonstrate skills in addressing occupational needs of diverse people, populations and communities in a way that considers social and environmental factors.
Curricular Thread #5: The program supports practice competencies across the occupational therapy process in varied settings. 这个项目的成功毕业生将......
Program Goal 5: Demonstrate 胜任的职业治疗实践 在整个职业治疗过程中, populations, 以及社区和其他专业人士的合作.
- At the end of the first year: Demonstrate competency in the roles and activities required of a highly effective, collaborative entry-level occupational therapist practicing in a variety of adult contexts.
- At the end of the second year: Demonstrate competency in the roles and activities required of a highly effective, collaborative entry-level occupational therapist practicing in a variety of children contexts.
Curricular Thread #6: 该计划强调 research and evidence to support decision-making inherent to the practice and scholarship of occupational therapy. 这个项目的成功毕业生将......
Program goal 6: Demonstrate the skills necessary to assume the role of beginning research investigator.
- At the end of the first year: Demonstrate the skills necessary to be an informed consumer of research.
- At the end of the second year: Demonstrate the skills necessary to be an informed consumer of research, 综合现有的决策证据, and life-long scholarship.
第三年的深度学习是建立在这些基本线索之上的. 符合课程的意图和项目的使命, students continuing on to year three will develop advanced competencies in the roles of an agent of change. Successful graduates from this program will become change-agents demonstrating the knowledge and skills to competently perform as:
- 高级最佳实践职业治疗师. 毕业生将能够分析和评估最佳实践, synthesizing information from a variety of sources in order to apply those practices to individuals, 在多种情况下和跨系统的人口和社区.
- Educators. 毕业生将能够分析和评价教育理论, applying that understanding, as well as instructional design, 创造教育体验.
- Advocates. Graduates will be able to apply an understanding of systems analysis to identify when such systems either impede or facilitate occupational justice and health equity. Students will select and appraise strategies for their ability to advocate for systems change.
- Theory Developers. Graduates will be able to apply the process of theory development to an identified area that would benefit from an alternative perspective or model of practice to ensure occupational justice for individuals, populations and communities.
- Leaders. Graduates will be able to analyze and evaluate current models of leadership in order to adopt a model appropriate to a specific context, 使他们作为领导者能够实施有益的变革.
