HLTH3104 - Functional Anatomy and Physiology for Occupational Therapy (Clinic-Only)

Course Description

Functional Anatomy and Kinesiology for Occupational Therapy-Clinic is a 15-hour non-credit internship course that is designed to introduce the student to the basic principles of biomechanics and kinesiology within the context of client factors and functional movements. In the clinic portion of this course, participants will also have the unique opportunity to apply the occupational therapy process with clients who present with specific physical dysfunction in the on-site teaching clinic under the supervision of a licensed occupational therapist. Participants completing this course successfully will earn a KCC Certificate of Professional Development.

Learner Outcomes

1. Administer selected assessments using appropriate procedures and protocols and use occupation for the purpose of assessment (ACOTE, 2011, Standard B.4.2.).
2. Gather and share data for the purpose of evaluating client(s)' occupational performance in activities of daily living (ADLs), instrumental activities of daily living (IADLs), education, work, play, rest, sleep, leisure, and social participation. Evaluation of occupational performance includes client factors including values, body functions, and body structures (ACOTE, 2011, Standard B.4.4.).
3. Assist with the development of occupation-based intervention plans and strategies (including goals and methods to achieve them) on the basis of the stated needs of the client as well as data gathered during the evaluation process in collaboration with the client and others (ACOTE, 2011, Standard B.5.1.).
4. Select and provide direct occupational therapy interventions and procedures to enhance safety, health and wellness, and performance in ADLs, IADLs, education, work, play, rest, sleep, leisure, and social participation (ACOTE, 2011, Standard B.5.2.).
5. Monitor and reassess, in collaboration with the client, caregiver, family, and significant others, the effect of occupational therapy intervention and the need for continued or modified intervention, and communicate the identified needs to the occupational therapist (ACOTE, 2011, Standard B.5.28.).