Contexts of Occupations (OCTH 445)
Syllabus
Occupational Therapy Education, Univ. Kansas Medical Center
Spring Semester, 2012
2 Credit hours
Instructor:
Jeff Radel,
Ph.D
Office: Occupational Therapy Education Dept., Rm. 3033 Robinson,
KUMC.
Office telephone: (913) 588-7195.
Office hours: by appointment.
Click HERE to send Jeff e-mail.
The unfortunate reality is that faculty members have responsibilities other than just those related to students. Please understand that even if I am unavailable when you stop by the office, I am committed to responding to the needs of students. If I am unavailable, take the time to leave a note with a secretary indicating other possible meeting times and a telephone number where you may be reached. I will contact you as soon as an opportunity presents itself.
Timetable and Assignments: We will meet for class on Mondays in Orr-Major 1025, from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm. For a schedule of class meeting times, topics to be covered, and assigned materials, please refer to the timetable.
Guiding Principle for this Course: An awareness that contextual factors facilitate an understanding of how the person, the context, the environment, and the task interact to guide performance.
Concept map:
The Concept Map and Key Questions summarize the course content visually, and provide information about how that content will be approached. A .pdf version of the concept map is available.
Process: Course content will be presented through:
- didactic lectures to convey basic concepts and facts
- presentations by guest speakers to convey personal experiences and perspectives.
- group discussion to gain insight from out-of-class experiences related to these basic concepts.
- case presentations to identify how these basic concepts may be recognized and utilized.
Key Questions: Throughout this course, students should continue to consider the following questions:
- What constructs and relations form an individual's context & environment?
- How do context or environment variables influence occupational performance and the occupational therapy process?
- How can different intervention approaches be used to address performance concerns?
- How does analyzing contextual and environmental features of a setting contribute to developing a needs assessment?
Information related to how this course addresses ACOTE's Accreditation standards (Jan 2008 revision).
Anticipated Outcome & Learning Experience: Formative development of clinical reasoning abilities incorporating:
- the consideration of context variables in intervention planning.
- a spectrum of intervention options.
- an understanding of service provision models as applied in a variety of service systems.
Required Texts/Materials:
- Albom, Mitch. Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man and the Last Great Lesson, Doubleday: New York, NY (1997).
- Either this…
• Weisskopf, Michael. Blood brothers : among the soldiers of Ward 57, H.Holt: New York, NY (2006).
or this …
• Hockenberry, John. Moving
Violations: War Zones, Wheelchairs, and Declarations of Independence, Hyperion:
New York, NY (1996).
- Willard & Spackman's Occupational Therapy E.B. Crepeau, E.S. Cohn, and B.A. Boyt Schell (eds.) Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins: New York, NY (2003; 10th ed.).
Other resources & readings that may be of interest:
· Bauby, Jean-Dominique. The diving bell and the butterfly, Vintage Books/A.A. Knopf: New York, NY (1997).
· The diving bell and the butterfly (dir: Julian Schnabel; 2007; PG-13; French with English subtitles)
· Alive Day Memories: Home from Iraq (dirs: Jon Alpert & Ellen Goosenberg Kent; 2007; Not Rated)
· Werner, David. Disabled Village Children, Palo Alto, CA: Hesperian Foundation (2003; 2nd edition) ISBN: 0-942364-06-6
· 'Rehabilitation Provider's Guide to Cultures of the Foreign-Born' - a monograph series published by the Center for International Research Information & Exchange. http://cirrie.buffalo.edu/monographs/index.html
· The Center for Universal Design website
· The Americans with Disabilities Act home page
· The DBTAC-Great Plains ADA website
· The Kansas ADA policy as stated on the Kansas Department of Administration website.
On-line materials related to assignments for this course: A variety of materials related to this course are available through the ANGEL portal.
Unless directed otherwise, please submit two copies of all assignments - BOTH a paper copy AND an electronic copy (use ANGEL's dropbox feature).
- The out-of-class assessment of physical barriers, to be followed by a class discussion of your findings.
- Context analysis of a Historic Figure
assignment
- "Tuesdays with Morrie" context analysis assignment
- Context analysis assignment – choose either “Blood Brothers” or “Moving Violations”
- Sexuality & Disability assignment
- Culminating activity assignment (details of this assignment will be announced later)
Performance Expectations/Evaluation
Methods/Grading Scale:
Apportionment of points:
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10 points |
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150 points |
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"Tuesdays with Morrie" – Peer edit |
75 points |
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25 points |
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15 points |
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"Blood Brothers" Context analysis or "Moving Violations" Context analysis |
150 points |
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Culminating activity |
175 points |
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TOTAL |
600 points |
Note there will not be a final exam in this course! There will be a culminating activity, which we will discuss in detail closer to the end of the term.
Grading
Scale:
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A |
... |
90% or higher |
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B |
... |
80-89% |
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C |
... |
70-79% |
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D |
... |
65-69% |
Due Dates: Please submit all assignments both electronically (via the course dropbox in ANGEL) and as a paper copy. You may bring the paper copy of the assignment to class, or leave it in the instructor's mailbox in the OTEd department. Please also name your electronic submission and the file you submit using a unique identifier to prevent confusion of similarly-named assignments from different groups!
To receive credit for assignments, completed work must be submitted electronically before 4pm on the day the assignment is due. If a student experiences extenuating circumstances that prevent completion of an assignment by that deadline, that student must contact the instructor at least 24 hours before the deadline so that the instructor can determine if an extension is warranted.
Additional information:
Academic Supports and Accommodations: Learning assistance, academic performance enhancement and psychological services at KUMC are free, confidential, and available at Student Counseling & Educational Support Services (Tel: 913-588-6580) or visiting G116 Student Center.
Professional Writing: Clear professional writing is an essential skill in post-graduate and/or practice settings. Developing skill in professional and technical writing is an important aspect of your learning within this curriculum. To support this learning, instructors will consider elements of language use in the grading of written communications, including appropriate content, style, word choice, syntax and mechanics. If you need assistance with your writing, please contact the KUMC Student Center or visit the KU Writing Center. (http://www.writing.ku.edu)
Accommodations: Any student in this course who needs an accommodation because of a disability in order to complete the course requirements should contact the instructor or the Equal Opportunity/Disability Specialist (913.588.7813; TDD 913-588-7963) as soon as possible so that appropriate accommodations may be considered.
Academic and Professional Conduct: The nature of the advanced level of activities in this curriculum must be based upon mutual trust and respect. It is the expectation of each instructor 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 Student Handbook for the policy regarding 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.
I encourage all students to read the School
of Allied Health's Student Handbook (link downloads a .pdf file) for
policies regarding academic and non-academic misconduct.
Inclement
Weather Policy: The KU Medical Center's standard policy is to remain open
for business as a medical institution and as an academic institution in spite
of weather conditions (even though KU-Lawrence may not be having classes). An
ALERT message will be posted on the homepage for
KUMC if there is an adjustment to class schedules. Use common sense and
plan ahead - you are responsible for all material presented as part of this
seminar.
Attendance
Policy: Attendance at all class sessions is expected because much of the
course content will only be covered in our class sessions. Although attendance
will not be taken, missing class will have an impact upon your learning and
professional development. An anticipated absence should be discussed with the
instructor prior to the class meetings. A cooperative approach to learning
among students (i.e., study groups, discussion sessions) is encouraged
strongly, and should be considered as a strategy from the outset of this
course.
Arriving late to class: Don't.
Course/Faculty Evaluations: Your feedback regarding this course and
me as an instructor not only are essential for maintaining our NBCOT
accreditation, but are a requirement of the Kansas Board of Regents, and also
are important elements in developing future offerings of the course and
improving my effectiveness as an instructor. Please be pro-active and support my continued efforts to
improve and refine this course by providing constructive criticism, as well as
identifying aspects of the course you found particularly effective. Evaluations
will be available on-line after spring break and until the start of finals
week. You will be provided with instructions on how to access the evaluation
materials. The summarized and de-identified information will be provided to the
instructor once course grades have been submitted officially.
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.
For a schedule of class meeting times, topics to be covered, and assigned materials, please refer to the course timetable.
End of OCTH 445 syllabus
Information related to how this course addresses ACOTE's Accreditation standards (Jan 2008 revision).
Comments? Send e-mail to Jeff
Radel
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