ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE OF NURSING AND HEALTH PROFESSIONS
ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
ASSISTANT PROGRAM
Course Number & Title: OTA 2081 Fieldwork Education IB
Credit Hours: 1 Semester Credit Hours (40 hour week of observation)
PLACEMENT: Fall
FACULTY: TBA
COURSE DESCRIPTION: Provides the student with practice experience necessary to
identify commonly seen disabilities, evaluation techniques and methods of treatment for a
clinical population. This can be in collaboration with Occupational Therapists and other
professionals. Students will demonstrate universal precautions, hand washing techniques,
and safety protocols.
STUDENT LEARNER OUTCOMES: Upon completion of this course, the student
learner will have been given the opportunity to:
1. Identify clients symptoms and behaviors in a fieldwork environment.
2. Recognize occupational therapy interventions in therapeutic environments.
3. Identify screening and assessment techniques used to identify the need for
occupational therapy services.
4. Explore age appropriate treatment media, meaningful activities, and selected life tasks
available to the occupational therapist and the OTA for treatment.
5. Explain the meaning and dynamics of occupation and meaningful activities including
the interaction of performance area, performance components, and performance
contexts.
6. Practice professional behaviors and demonstrate universal precautions.
7. Examine therapeutic intervention through the treatment intervention plan assignments
that includes gradation and progression with tasks/activities.
8. Demonstrate professional oral and written communication skills.
9. Document, through the journal assignment and treatment intervention plan, different
cultural considerations.
10. Document, through the journal assignment and treatment intervention plans,
environment and community effects on observed patients and discharge plans.
11. Exhibit ethical behaviors as established by the Occupational Therapy Assistant
Programs Code of Student Ethics and Occupational Therapy Ethics described by the
American Occupational Therapy Association.
12. Identify the types of professional personnel encountered during the experience,
describing their roles as team members, and opportunities for collaboration.
13. Establish effective interpersonal relationships with staff and patients.
14. Explain the effects of health disability, disease process, and traumatic injury to the
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individual within the context of family and society.
15. Select, adapt and sequence relevant occupations and meaningful activities that
support the intervention goals.
TEACHING STRATEGIES:
Fieldwork for 40 clock hours in one agency.
EVALUATION STRATEGIES:
(See grading criteria, grading rubrics, & assignments described on Blackboard Learn)
15% - Journal (including cultural, environment and community reflections)
15% - Treatment Intervention Plan
70% - Practice Skills
REQUIRED TEXTS:
Sladyk, K. (May 2002). Successful Occupational Therapy Fieldwork Student. Slack:
Thoroughfare, NJ.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
1. The College of Nursing and Health Professions values academic integrity. An Honor
Code is used within the College and all students are bound by this code. Information
regarding the consequences of cheating is listed in the University Student Handbook
and the department specific handbooks. Should an individual choose to participate in
academic dishonesty, plagiarism, or cheating, that individual will be held accountable.
2. Assignments should be submitted by the due date. Late Assignments will not be accepted
unless an exception is negotiated with the Instructor prior to the assignment due date.
3. Classes are mandatory and must be attended. Participation is required and evaluated.
4. ALL official communication, notices or announcements will be sent through the student’s
ASU EMAIL account ONLY. The student is accountable for checking this account on a
regular basis (daily or every other day) and is accountable for all official communication.
It is the student’s responsibility to keep the email account viable, enabled to receive
email transmissions and blackboard access on a daily basis.
Access BlackboardLearn: Course Documents/ Information at course website for additional
resources and guidelines. Also, see downloads available from Information Technology
Services (ITS) for the use of BlackboardLearn.
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SCHEDULE OF CLASSES OTA 2081 Fieldwork Education IB
The student will participate at a clinical setting for a typical work week for that setting,
however it is defined.
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