ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE OF NURSING AND HEALTH PROFESSIONS
ASSOCIATE OF APPLIED SCIENCE
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSISTANT PROGRAM
Course Number & Title: OTA 2043 From Disease to Practice
Credit Hours: 3 Semester Credit Hours (3 hrs/week x 15 weeks=45 clock hrs)
PLACEMENT: Fall
FACULTY: TBA
COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course reviews human diseases common in
occupational therapy intervention, occupational intervention methods and techniques, and
applied activity analysis.
STUDENT LEARNER OUTCOMES: Upon completion of this course, the student
learner will have been given the opportunity to:
1. Identify causes and behavioral symptoms of impairments of bones, joints, skeletal
systems, organ systems.
2. Identify causes and behavioral symptoms of impairment of the central nervous system,
physiological diseases and disorders, mental illness, and communicable diseases.
3. Demonstrate intervention techniques involved in completing assigned activities,
given a particular set of symptomology and client/population abilities.
4. Classify occupational therapy treatment tools and methods and the therapeutic
components of the proposed media and occupations.
5. Analyze occupations in terms of therapeutic use with client of differing cultures and
societies.
6. Explain the meaning and dynamics of occupation and meaningful activity when analyzing
occupational engagement and occupational performance at different developmental levels.
7. Demonstrate the skills necessary to teach and occupation or meaningful activities to a
variety of patient/client populations.
8. Create an activity analysis to describe grading of activity levels and adapting meaningful
activity for therapeutic intervention.
9. Examine the effect of social conditions and the ethical context in which humans select
and engage in occupations. Modify intervention approaches to reflect the changing
needs of the client.
10. Explain individual and group interaction and therapeutic use of self as a means of
achieving therapeutic goals, and demonstrate the ability to educate and train client/family/
significant others in facilities skills in occupational performance to include prevention,
health maintenance, safety and quality of life.
11. Describe and analyze participation in occupation by ICF standards.
TEACHING STRATEGIES:
Class discussions, readings, in-class activities, and peer review in class activities.
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EVALUATION STRATEGIES:
(See grading criteria, grading rubrics, & assignments described on Blackboard Learn)
Each student will achieve competency in each skill covered in this class.
Examination on Physical Diseases
Examination on Mental Illness
Examination across all diseases
Activity Analysis
Quality of Class Projects
20%
20%
20%
10%
30%
REQUIRED TEXTS:
Early, Mary Beth. (2013). Physical Dysfunction Practice Skills for the Occupational
Therapy Assistant (3rd Edition) Mosby: New York.
Baglole, T. (2006) Changing community based services: COTA Comprehensive
Rehabilitation and Mental Health Services. Occupational Therapy NOW, September
2006, Volume 8.5
Tubbs, C., Drake, M. (2013). Crafts and Creative Media in Therapy. (4th Edition). Slack:
Thorofare, NJ
Tamparo, C.D., and Lewis, M.A. (2011) Diseases of the Human Body.( 5th Edition). FA
Davis: Philadelphia.
COURSE POLICIES:
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 2043 From Disease to Practice
Session 1
Course overview, expectations and readings. Assignments and grading
rubrics.
Session 2
Therapeutic use of activity/occupation
Session 3
Developmental levels of clients and activity analysis to include cultural
diversity
Session 4
Basic introduction to occupation, activity and application to disability
Session 5
Effects of inheritable diseases and predisposing genetic conditions
Session 6
Diseases of the bones, joints and skeletal muscle systems including
arthritis
Session 7
Examination I
Session 8
Diseases of the central nervous system: Multiple sclerosis, epilepsy,
spinal cord injury, cerebral vascular accident, TBI
Session 9
Physiological diseases and disorders: Cardiac, Burns and Decubitus Ulcers,
Amputation, Asthma, Emphysema, COPA
Session 10
Examination II
Session 11
Class projects and activity analysis
Session 12
Class projects and Activity analysis
Session 13
Class Projects and activity analysis
Session 14
Class projects and activity analysis
Session 15
Examination III
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