OTA 260: Physical Rehabilitation

The course focuses on occupational therapy and physical disabilities as they pertain to the adult population. Injury, illness, and disease and the effect on the functioning of the individual in self-care, work, and leisure are explored. Students will become familiar with protocols and precautions. It provides students with knowledge, laboratory experiences, and a framework to provide services to adults with physical dysfunction. This course addresses occupational therapy values, theory and practice, including frames of reference, evaluation, treatment planning, and selection of age-appropriate occupations to support occupational performance, occupational analysis, and discharge planning. Students are provided with opportunities to demonstrate development of entry level documentation skills.  1 lecture hour and 3 laboratory hours weekly.