Covers a variety of therapeutic interventions that can assist clients with everyday living. Includes concepts such as wheelchair fitting, orthosis fabrication, prosthetic management, modalities, telehealth, and assistive technology. Teaches 3D design and printing. Prerequisite: OT 7100.
Examines how vision, cognition, and perception can be an underlying barrier to performance in desired activities. Visual screening, visual attention, visual field deficits, executive functioning, awareness and attention deficits, visual-spatial impairments, cognitive function, neurocognitive disorders, memory deficits, and perceptual problems are addressed. Prerequisite: OT 7100.
Examines occupational performance for older adults and treatment strategies. Common health conditions and psychosocial conditions are addressed. An experiential learning course with class happening in nursing homes, assisted living facilities, and senior-citizen centers to provide hands-on experiences. Prerequisite: OT 7100.
Examines the practice management side of occupational therapy including electronic medical systems, the interprofessional team, the role of the occupational therapy assistant, reimbursement systems, legislative and regulatory issues, financial management, business planning, strategic planning, program evaluation, marketing, liability, and supervision. Prerequisite: OT 7350.
Students utilize knowledge gained throughout the program to explore advanced cases and helping people with complex scenarios live their life to the fullest. Technology, occupational science, and occupational therapy theories will be utilized as students piece together assessment and intervention of clients with advanced, complex cases. Prerequisite: OT 7450.
Student groups prepare their research for presentation at the University of Vermont. Includes formatting research (1) as a poster presentation for a national conference, (2) as a presentation, and (3) submitting research posters to a regional, national, or international conference. Prerequisite: OT 7470.
Students finalize their capstone proposal. Includes the literature review, goals/objectives, implementation plan, and an evaluation plan. Students must successfully defend their capstone proposal to a committee. Prerequisite: OT 7610.
This course runs in parallel to the Doctoral Capstone Experience. Students complete the required written doctoral capstone project, complete their e-portfolios, create and present posters from their doctoral capstone experience, and disseminate their doctoral work. This course is online. Prerequisite: Level II fieldwork.
Capstone experience required for all entry-level OTD program students. Students will work with their capstone site mentor to implement and evaluate their capstone project. Most students will be off-campus for their capstone experience. Runs in parallel with the didactic course work of OT 7630. Prerequisites: OT 7720.
The second Level II fieldwork experience. Students are placed full-time (as defined by the clinical site) at a clinic under the guidance of a Level II Fieldwork Supervisor. This Level II fieldwork experience is a minimum of 12 weeks. Prerequisite: OT 7710.
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