Overview of the ASU OT Program Curriculum:

    The developmental model serves as the theoretical foundation for the ASU OT Program. This model is rooted in developmental psychology and learning theory. It promotes the cognitive and affective growth of the student at each level of the learning continuum and serves as the basis for the program’s curriculum design.

    Each semester is designed to introduce material from simple to complex through successive stages and is situated within the curriculum to serve as the foundation for future courses.

    Building upon the developmental theoretical foundation, recurring themes of person, environment, occupation and performance were derived from the Person, Environment, Occupational, and Performance (PEOP) Model.  

    The PEOP Model is a good fit at ASU because it works well with the developmental curriculum design. Because of the uniqueness of the University’s mission, this framework allows faculty and student learners to recognize and appreciate differences in individuals in the context in which they exist.

The four guiding threads of the curriculum are clinical reasoning, occupation, research, and professional behavors.

 

Statement on Interprofessional Education

    Healthcare providers are expected to work collaboratively with the common goal of building an optimal healthcare system.  Health professions education programs are expected prepare graduates for collaborative practice to ensure that consumers needs are maximally met.  It is incumbent upon Health professions education programs to ensure that its graduates are ready to take on this collaborative practice role.

    In 2010, the faculty members of the College of Health Sciences at Alabama State University began discussions about the value of implementing interprofessional education (IPE).  The goal of implementing IPE was to prepare students to work in collaborative environments and to appreciate the role that different providers play.  The College used the document titled Core Competencies for Interprofessional Collaborative Practice (Interprofessional Education Collaborative, 2011) to help guide is planning.

    In the Fall of 2012, four professional programs within the College (OT, PT, P&O, RC) participated in shared course programming.  A total of 9 Occupational Therapy courses  (designated as HSC) were identified and set up to be interprofessional courses. The instructors for these courses are also interprofessional and breakout sessions are utilized as appropriate for each discipline. We believe this arrangement allows students firsthand experience in collaborative practice.

 

Curriculum
 

Alabama State University

College of Health Sciences

Department of Occupational Therapy

Doctorate in Occupational Therapy Degree

 

Course	Credit Hours	Semester
HSC 5000 Interprofessional Education for the Health Sciences	1	FALL 1
HSC 5001 Advanced Gross Human Anatomy	6	FALL 1
HSC 5003 Patient Care Concepts I	1	FALL 1
OTH 7213 Foundational Principles of Occupational Therapy	4	FALL 1
HSC 5005 Neuroscience	4	SPRING 1
HSC 5006 Introduction to Research & Evidence-Based Practice	2	SPRING 1
OTH 7211 Analysis of Occupation	3	SPRING 1
OTH 7210 Occupation Through the Life Span	3	SPRING 1
OTH 7214 Child Adolescent and Adult Mental Health	4	SPRING 1
HSC 5007 Research in the Health Professions	2	SUMMER 1
OTH 7301 Administration and Management	2	SUMMER 1
OTH 7302 Disease and Occupation	3	SUMMER 1
OTH 7304 Fieldwork Level 1 (1 of 2)	1	SUMMER 1
OTH 7000 Fieldwork Preparation	1	SUMMER 1
HSC 5009 Assisted Technology	2	FALL 2
OTH 7404 Fieldwork Level I (2 of 2)	1	FALL 2
OTH 7410 Community Based Intervention	2	FALL 2
OTH 7412 Therapeutic Intervention	3	FALL 2
OTH 7434 Child and Adolescent Conditions and Interventions	4	FALL 2
OTH 7212 Therapeutic Measurement	3	FALL 2
OTH 7215 Capstone Development	2	FALL 2
OTH 7506 Clinical Intervention Practicum	3	SPRING 2
OTH 7509 Professional Seminar	2	SPRING 2
OTH 7520 Documentation and Professional Writing	3	SPRING 2
OTH 7534 Adult Geriatric Conditions and Interventions	4	SPRING 2
OTH 7216 Capstone Development II	2	SPRING 2
OTH 7604 Fieldwork Level II {A}	10	SUMMER 2
OTH 7704 Fieldwork Level II {B}	10	FALL 3
OTH 7217 Capstone Fulfillment	12	SPRING 3

                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Total Semester Hours: 100

 Note: The HSC prefix indicates interprofessional courses. These may contain Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Prosthetics and Orthotics and/or Rehabilitation Counseling students. The OTH prefix indicates courses for Occupational Therapy students only.