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Course meets: Tuesdays and Thursdays
Course times: 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
Location of course: Room 1025 Orr-Major
Lecture Timetable & assignment schedule Available on-line and in your course packet.

Offices: Occupational Therapy Education Dept., Rm. 3033 Robinson, KUMC
Office phone: (913) 588-7195
Office hours: by appointment

Orientation to the Occupational Therapy Profession is about transitioning to a new curriculum and professional life and about providing a foundation for the study of occupational therapy.

Key Questions:

• Why is occupation a key concept in occupational therapy?
• What words do occupational therapists use to talk about what they do?
• What are the values, attitudes, and beliefs of occupational therapy practitioners?
• Where do OT's practice and with whom do they practice?
• How do professionals demonstrate that they are competent and ethical and what structures support them?
• How does occupational therapy view health and disability?
• How will you make a successful transition to the occupational therapy program?

Required Texts/Materials:

1. Dennerll, Jean: Medical Terminology Made Easy, 2nd Edition
2. Crepeau, E.G., Cohn, & Schell: Willard & Spackman's Occupational Therapy
3. AOTA: Occupational Therapy Practice Framework: Domain and Process
4. AOTA, Reference Manual of Official Documents of the American Occupational Therapy Association

Attendance Policy: Attendance at all class sessions is expected as attendance is critical to the student's learning and professional development. If illness or extraordinary life circumstances cause a student to miss a class, the student is required to notify the instructor of the class ahead of time. Extended absence from the classroom and/or experiential learning environment interferes significantly with skill development and knowledge acquisition; therefore, if a student misses more than three classes, the student will receive an F in the course.

Academic Supports and Accomodations: Learning assistance, academic performance enhancement and psychological services at KUMC are free, confidential, and available at Student Counseling & Educational Support Services by calling 913-588-6580 or visiting G116 Student Center.

Any student in this course who needs an accommodation because of a disability in order to complete the course requirements should contact the instructor of the Equal Opportunity/Disability Specialist (913-5880-7813, TDD 913-588-7963) as soon as possible.

Academic and Professional Conduct: Professional behavior and class participation are expected. Professional behavior includes coming to class on time. Points can be deducted from your grade for unprofessional behavior.

The nature of the advanced level of activities in this curriculum must be based upon mutual trust and respect. It is the expectation of the instructors that each student will engage in the learning process respectfully and with highest ethical standards for self and others. Please refer to the School of Allied Health's Student Handbook (Adobe Acrobat .pdf file) for policies regarding academic and non-academic misconduct. Reported acts of academic or non-academic misconduct will be referred to the departmental Academic Integrity and Professional Standards Systems (AIPSS) for investigation and resolution.

Each student and faculty member commits to uphold professional standards through ethical academic participation by agreeing to the following HONOR PLEDGE: "As a member of this academic community, I pledge that I will not tolerate or engage in academic or non-academic misconduct and will uphold the academic integrity and professional standards of this program and my profession."

Student Responsibility: If you do not understand and/or accept the contents and terms of this syllabus, you must notify the instructor in writing within one week after receiving this syllabus.

Performance Expectations:

Apportionment of points: You must complete all assignments in order to earn a passing grade.

Quiz dates:

Grading Scale:

Due Dates: Unless otherwise noted, all work that is turned in for a grade should be completed independently. To receive credit for assignments, completed work must be turned in during class time on the day the assignment is due. If the student experiences extenuating circumstances which prevent completion of an assignment on the due date, the student must contact the instructor at least 24 hours before class on the due date so that the instructor can determine if an extension is warranted.

End of OCTH 395 syllabus