| Dates | Topics & Exams | readings & Assignments | |
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| Jan 21 | No Class! | • Begin reading the Albom & and the Weisskopf books! |
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| Jan 28 | 10-11am: Introduction to EHP & context-based Interventions
11-12pm: Guest speaker(s): |
• arrange groups for course project • Read ch. 18 of Willard & Spackman • Begin considering the subject for your "Historic Figure" assignment. |
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| Feb 04 10:00am-12:00pm |
Student meetings about the individual you will be interviewing | • Small conference room inside the OTEd office area (Here's the list of who & when...) • Visit a site for your out-of-class assignment |
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| Feb 11 | Tuesdays with Morrie Discussion | • Tuesdays with Morrie assignment is due today. • The written portion of your out-of-class assessment of physical contexts also is due today. Be prepared to discuss your observations during class. |
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| Feb 18 | "ADA: Principles & Practice" Guest speaker - Carol Wagner, Equal Opportunity/Disability Specialist |
• read Willard & Spackman ch. 24, Section III Evaluation of Areas of Occupation: Work Activities (pp. 342-346) • Consider visiting the Americans with Disabilities Act home page, or • The DBTAC-Great Plains ADA website, and • You may want to bookmark the Kansas ADA policy as stated on the Kansas Department of Administration website | . |
| Feb 25
Time & Room Change: |
Temporal context and "Universal Design" Guest speakers: Chanda Tyler Diane Martin |
• Analysis of the physical context for the individual you are interviewing is due • Consider visiting The Center for Universal Design website before today's discussion. |
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| Mar 03 | Cultural context | • Temporal context analysis due • Review these readings prior to class:
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| Mar 10 | Personal Context | . | |
| Mar 17 | No class - Spring Break! | . | |
| Mar 24 | "OT across Borders" Guest speakers: Holly Pantelleria Monica Holderbach Fabiola Reis-Henrie Kate Dunlap |
• Cultural context analysis due • Final day to submit the Historic Figure assignment. • read Willard & Spackman ch. 7 Culture, race, ethnicity, and other forms of human diversity in Occupational Therapy • Working across borders? Consider this text as a resource: 'Disabled Village Children' by David Werner Palo Alto, CA: Hesperian Foundation 2003 (2nd edition) ISBN: 0-942364-06-6 |
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| Mar 31 | Social, Spiritual & Virtual contexts | • Personal context analysis due | |
| Apr 07 | No Class! | Due to a conflict in the speaker's schedule, this class has been moved to Mar 21. | |
| Apr 14 | . | • Sexuality and Disability assignment is due today • Read Willard & Spackman ch.28, section III "Sexuality and Disability" by K. McKenna • Read CEA 1206 (Dec25, 2006) 'Understanding Issues of Sexuality and Privacy for individuals with developmental Disabilities' (AOTA Continuing Education website) • Spiritual context analysis also is due today |
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| Apr 21 | Guest speaker: Kathy Davis, MSEd |
• read Willard & Spackman ch. 10 "Sprituality: Meanings related to occupational therapy" | |
| Apr 28 | Guest speaker: Linda Wilkerson, MSEd |
• Social context analysis is due today • Weisskopf "Blood Brothers" assignment is due today |
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| May 05 | Course Review & discuss "Blood Brothers" from the viewpoint of context and performance |
• Virtual context analysis is due today | |
| Friday May 09 |
Stop Day | . | |
| Tuesday May 13th location: TBA 1:00pm - 3:00pm |
Needs Assessment poster presentation | • The poster boards are 4'h x 6'w, and will be available after 12:30pm. • Bring your own pushpins! |
Questions? Consult your syllabus for further details, or stop by the office.
End of OCTH 445 Timetable & Assignments