OTA 290: Leadership & Service Delivery

This course offers students conceptual and practical knowledge and skills needed to plan and manage the delivery of evidence- and occupation-based occupational therapy services that are efficacious and cost-effective within the varying contexts of the rapidly changing health care environment. The importance of professionalism in OT, the role of regulatory agencies and the use of professional literature and research to keep the profession and the practice of OT current will be covered. Topics include the effective use of professional literature, understanding requirements for credentialing, practice management, effective and professional communication, and the importance of on-going professional development. Business planning in this course will support students in their fieldwork.