MOT Curriculum Course Descriptions
Module 1
OT 5163 Foundations of Occupational Therapy
Overview of the occupational therapy history, occupation and occupational science. Survey of
current practice, including scope, standards, theories, models, and ethics. Principles of
occupational therapy practice framework; professional/ clinical reasoning; and professional
behaviors. Three lecture hours a week. Credit: Three hours.
OT 5512 Knowledge Bases Movement in Context
Occupational therapy assessment of the musculoskeletal system, mechanical principles, clinical
conditions for biomechanical intervention and treatment planning for occupational performance
issues related to strength, range of motion, endurance, and tissue integrity. One lecture and
three lab hours per week. Credit: Two hours.
OT 5003 Clinical Neuroscience for Occupational Therapy
Relationship between occupational performance and the fundamentals of neuroanatomy and
physiology. Review of clinical cases that illustrate implications for occupational therapy
intervention when disruption within the central and peripheral nervous system results in
dysfunction. Three lecture hours per week. Credit: Three hours.
OT 5142 Scholarly Inquiry
Principles of scholarly activity, research, and research evidence in the development of a
science-based body of knowledge to ground the practice of occupational therapy. Criteria for
evaluating research for application, research ethics, occupational therapy literature and related
resources including grants. Two lecture hours per week. Credit: Two hours.
OT 5132 Persons, Tools and Occupations
Exploration of purpose and meaning of occupations with emphasis on play, games, and crafts.
Experience with the process of activity analysis including documentation of observations.
Practical application of materials, tools and self in individual and group settings. One lecture and
three lab hours per week. Credit: Two hours.
Learner outcomes:
Understand and value the professions’ foundational knowledge, beliefs and concepts.
Recognize and employ the professions’ language needed to communicate the analysis and
evaluation of persons, occupations, and contexts. Recognize the foundation of research in
enhancing interventions as well as sustaining and advancing the profession.
Module 2
OT 5002 Applied Research Methods in Occupational Therapy
Predominant qualitative and quantitative occupational therapy research paradigms. Evaluation
of the rigor and validity of research studies. Application of descriptive, correlation, inferential
statistics, and basic qualitative coding strategies in formulating a mixed methods research
project. Two lecture hours per week. Credit: Two hours.
OT 5001 Appraising the Evidence Seminar
Evaluating clinical research evidence and the applicability of such evidence to make practice
decisions. One seminar hour per week. Credit: One hour.
OT 5553 Occupational Participation and Adaptation: Adolescence and Young Adulthood
Conditions that impact occupational participation in adolescence and young adulthood including
musculoskeletal, neurological, and general medical . Occupational therapy theory and evidence
based evaluation, intervention, outcome measures and service delivery appropriate for this
population. Three lecture hours per week. Credit: Three hours.
OT 5522 Occupational Performance and Adaptation: Adolescence and Young Adulthood
Laboratory
Skill in performance of evaluation, intervention, and outcome measures for adolescent and
young adult clients with acquired disorders interfering with occupational performance, including
musculoskeletal, neurological, and general medical conditions as a result of illness or injury.
One seminar and three lab hours per week. Credit: Two hours.
OT 5352 Evaluation Processes in OT
Practice framing problems in role participation, occupational performance and component
dysfunction through a systematic evaluation process. One lecture and two lab hours per week.
Credit: Two hours.
OT 5823 Professional Reasoning & Fieldwork: Adolescents & Young Adults
Placement in occupational therapy practice settings under the supervision of an occupational
therapy practitioner. Application of selected evaluation and intervention procedures. Integration
of knowledge about diagnoses and the adaptive problems experienced by individuals in daily
occupations. Two seminar hours per week and thirty hours field experiences. Credit: Three
hours.
Learner outcomes:
Apply occupational therapy and other practice models of intervention as they relate to an
expanded understanding of the process of occupational performance for adolescents and young
adults. Apply and document professional reasoning to complete the occupational therapy
process for practice and research.
Module 3
OT 5122 Occupation, Wellness and Adaptation.
Examination of health and wellness and disability prevention models. Practice of occupational
therapy in wellness, health, and prevention programs. Two lecture hours per week. Credit: Two
hours.
OT 5232 Mental Health and Social Participation
Knowledge and application of evaluation and intervention principles for psychosocial practice in
clinical and in community settings. Principles and practice of group process and interventions.
One seminar and three laboratory hours per week. Credit: Two hours.
OT 5833 Professional Reasoning & Fieldwork: Mental Health & Community-Based Programs
Placement in community settings under supervision of a qualified professional or occupational
therapy practitioner. Emphasis on psychosocial and behavioral health including prevention of
mental illness.Explore group process as a tool for facilitating engagement in a variety of
occupations in context. Two seminar hours per week and thirty hours field experiences. Credit:
Three hours.
Learner outcomes:
Apply occupational therapy and other practice models of intervention as they relate to an
expanded understanding of the process of occupational performance of persons with mental
health disorders and at risk populations in the community. Apply the occupational process to
health promotion and wellness.
Module 4
OT 5753 Designing, Evaluating, and Managing Systems
Occupational therapy program design, principles of management and factors influencing current
health care policy. Application of principles of management to service models and health care
settings, health care teams, implementation of federal and state regulation, and reimbursement
systems. Three lecture hours per week. Credit: Three hours.
OT 5563 Occupational Participation in Middle to Late Adulthood
Conditions that impact adaptation and participation in occupations and roles for middle to older
adults including disability, illness, chronic impairment. Theory and evidence-based occupational
therapy evaluation, intervention, outcome measures and service delivery appropriate for this
population. Three lecture hours per week. Credit: Three hours.
OT 5722 Occupational Performance and Adaptation in Middle to Late Adulthood Laboratory
Performance of evaluation, intervention, and outcome measures appropriate for middle and
older adults with disorders interfering with occupational performance. Practice in selection,
implementation, analysis, and grading of interventions appropriate to middle and older adults.
One seminar and three lab hours per week. Credit: Two hours.
OT 5732 Assistive and Computer Technology Tools in Practice
Uses of assistive technology in everyday life, including environmental modifications for home
and work. Practice in the use of powered mobility, environmental controls, driver rehabilitation
and application of computer and assistive technology for specific populations. One lecture and
three lab hours per week. Credit: Two hours.
OT 5843 Professional Reasoning & Fieldwork: Middle and Later Adulthood
Placement under the supervision of an occupational therapy practitioner in community, long
term care, and home health systems where middle and later adults are engaged in social and
productive activities. Examination of diagnoses and their relationship to adaptive problems. .
Two seminar hours per week and thirty hours field experiences. Credit: Three hours.
Learner outcomes:
Apply occupational therapy and other practice models of intervention as they relate to an
expanded understanding of the process of occupational performance for middle through older
adults. Apply and document the professional reasoning process for practice including safe and
efficacious use rehabilitation technology. Articulate principles of management and health care
systems administration.
Module 5
OT 5573 Occupational Participation in Infancy and Childhood
Conditions that impact occupational participation for infants and children including medical,
educational, and psychosocial problems of developmental, or acquired origin. Theory and
evidence-based occupational therapy evaluation, intervention, outcome measures and service
delivery for this population.
OT 5322 Occupational Performance and Adaptation Infancy and Childhood Laboratory
Performance of evaluation, intervention, and outcome measures consistent with developmental
level for infants and children with pediatric conditions and/or congenital anomalies. Practice in
selection, implementation, analysis, and grading of interventions appropriate to infants and
children.
OT 5932 Rehabilitation Technology in Practice
Properties of materials, specific equipment and techniques used in occupational therapy with an
emphasis on the upper extremity. Uses of rehabilitation technology in everyday life. Practice in
the use of prosthetics, splinting, orthotics, pain management, and principles of physical agent
modalities.
OT 5853 Professional Reasoning & Fieldwork: Infancy & Childhood
Placement with occupational therapy practitioners in clinical and community settings for
children. Analysis of children’s occupational participation, performance and adaptation in
various contexts.
OT 5992 Professional Reasoning Capstone
Complex case studies for integration of skill, performance, and participation in the field of
occupational therapy. Inventory and documentation of competencies in a final portfolio of
academic preparation.
Learner outcomes:
Apply occupational therapy and other practice models of intervention as they relate to an
expanded understanding of the process of occupational performance for infants and children.
Apply and document the professional reasoning process for practice including safe and
efficacious use assistive and computer technology. Synthesis of professional skills, and
readiness to engage in practice through guided fieldwork experience.
Module 6
Fieldwork II
Learner outcomes:
Display continuous and sustained entry level performance in application of the occupational
therapy process within a variety of client conditions and contexts.
ELECTIVES
Issues course (traditional options)
OT 5022 Occupational Therapy Research Practicum
Participation in implementation of a faculty-sponsored project that is relevant to the practice of
occupational therapy utilizing documented and referenced method of systematic inquiry.
Collection and/or organization, analysis and/or preparation for dissemination of information
according to the method of systematic inquiry designated in the work. May be repeated for
credit.
OT 5202 Professional Paper in Occupational Therapy
Participation in the implementation of a faculty sponsored research endeavor that is relevant to
the practice of occupational therapy and utilizes a documented and referenced method of
systematic inquiry. In this course the student will participate in the collection and/or organization
and analysis of information according to the method of systematic inquiry designated in the
work.
OT 5101 Professional Paper in Occupational Therapy
Completion of a professional paper in occupational therapy