• OTD 7211: Leadership, Ethics, and Advocacy in Occupational Therapy

  3.00 Credits

  Utah Tech University

  
  This course will introduce the student to the leadership responsibilities and opportunities inherent in becoming a member of a profession. Emphasis is placed on the occupational therapists role in professional advocacy, ethical practice, professional associations, interprofessional collaboration, and role emerging and nontraditional practice settings. *Course to be first offered Fall 2025. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs)** At the successful conclusion of this course students will: 1. Describe the various theoretical models of contemporary leadership and apply them to personal and professional development, occupational therapy practice and the advocacy process. 2. Articulate various strategies for ongoing professional development. 3. Describe the current advocacy issues facing the occupational therapy profession. 4. Examine the political, social, health, and global economic factors that influence public policy development and the contemporary practice of occupational therapy. Prerequisites: Admission to Occupational Therapy doctoral program and successful completion of previous OTD coursework. FA
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• OTD 7212: Children and Youth Interventions

  6.00 Credits

  Utah Tech University

  
  This course explores the person, environment, and occupation factors that influence occupational performance of children and youth in various settings across the continuum of care. Course content emphasizes occupation-based, client-centered assessments and interventions that empower client participation. Students evaluate these factors, interpret findings, and design components of intervention plans using applicable theories, models, frames of reference and best evidence. Mechanisms for reimbursement, re-evaluation, and discharge planning as applicable to various practice settings are addressed. *Course to be first offered Fall 2025. ***COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs)** At the successful conclusion of this course students will: 1. Apply theories, models of occupation, frames of reference, Occupational Therapy Practice Framework (OTPF), and standards of practice to children, youth, and their families. 2. Identify domains of developmental sequence to children, and youth with typical and atypical development. 3. Explain the role of cultural, socioeconomic, and political factors on the child and family at the micro (individual) and macro (population) levels. 4. Articulate the occupations of children and youth affected by pediatric diseases and health conditions. 5. Create and apply occupation-based interventions for children and youth using evidence-based practice. 6. Demonstrate an understanding of reimbursement for occupational therapy services for children and youth. Prerequisites: Admission to Occupational Therapy doctoral program and successful completion of previous OTD coursework. FA
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• OTD 7213: Fieldwork IB

  1.00 Credits

  Utah Tech University

  
  This course is comprised of fieldwork experiences related to aspects of children and youth. Experiences are designed to enrich didactic coursework of OTD 7212 through directed observations and participation in selected aspects of the occupational therapy process. *Course to be first offered Fall 2025. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs)** At the successful conclusion of this course students will: 1. Demonstrate therapeutic use of self, including ones personality, insights, perceptions, and judgments, as part of the therapeutic process in individual interaction for children and youth and their families. 2. Prepare the need and rationale for occupational therapy services for children and youth and their families. 3. Apply appropriate screening and assessment tools and procedures to evaluate occupational performance of children and youth and their families. 4. Adapt the environment, tools, materials, occupations and interventions to reflect the changing needs of the client, the sociocultural context, and technological advances for children and youth and their families. 5. Articulate the continuum of care to include understanding of the role of occupational therapy in care coordination, case management, and transition services for children and youth and their families. Prerequisites: Admission to Occupational Therapy doctoral program and successful completion of previous OTD coursework. FA
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• OTD 7214: Technology in Practice

  2.00 Credits

  Utah Tech University

  
  Students will take a critical look at day-to-day occupations and technology such as artificial intelligence, video games, computer assisted interventions, documentation, thematic analyses and other software, and robotics. This will be examined considering the person, environmental, occupation, and professional factors. Students will identify applications for a future-oriented innovative practice at any level of intervention within various contexts. *Course to be first offered Fall 2025. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs)** At the successful conclusion of this course students will: 1. Describe and demonstrate the use assistive technologies in occupational therapy practice. 2. Choose appropriate assessment frameworks and specialized assessments to determine needs for assistive technologies (AT). 3. Interpret assessment results to determine client needs for AT solutions to enhance occupational performance and foster participation and well-being. 4. Design, set up, and use AT solutions. 5. Discuss public policy in regard to AT, environmental modification, and wheeled mobility in occupational therapy practice settings. Prerequisites: Admission to Occupational Therapy doctoral program and successful completion of previous OTD coursework. FA
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• OTD 7215: Rural and Population Health

  3.00 Credits

  Utah Tech University

  
  This course utilizes an occupation-based approach to address the unique needs in rural practice and population health. Emphasis of this course is on enhancing occupational performance and participation for communities of people. *Course to be first offered Fall 2025. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs)** At the successful conclusion of this course students will: 1. Analyze how the social determinants of health influence participation of persons, groups, and populations. 2. Analyze healthcare policies and access to care. 3. Demonstrate, evaluate, and utilize the principles of the teaching-learning process using educational methods and health literacy approach. 4. Design activities and clinical training for persons, groups, and populations. 5. Demonstrate an understanding of how to instruct and train the client, caregiver, family, significant others, and communities at the level of the audience. 6. Evaluate access to community resources, and design community or primary care programs to support occupational performance for persons, groups, and populations. Prerequisites: Admission to Occupational Therapy doctoral program and successful completion of previous OTD coursework. FA
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• OTD 7216: Capstone Seminar III

  1.00 Credits

  Utah Tech University

  
  This capstone seminar will build upon work from the previous semester to review the current state of literature around a topic and the scholarly question of interest to identify a need in the field of occupational therapy that can be addressed at least in part by the individual capstone experience and project. Students will analyze and synthesize the research to complete a literature review as part of their capstone preparation. *Course to be first offered Fall 2025. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs)** At the successful conclusion of this course students will: 1. Analyze and synthesize a body of literature to generate initial literature review that begins to answer the capstone scholarly question. 2. Identify needed areas of further study or gaps in the literature related to capstone experience and project development. Prerequisites: Admission to Occupational Therapy doctoral program and successful completion of previous OTD coursework. FA
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• OTD 7221: Clinical Reasoning

  3.00 Credits

  Utah Tech University

  
  This course addresses the analysis of therapeutic interventions as an interpretive process. Application of procedural, interactive, conditional, and narrative reasoning to therapeutic intervention through selected case analysis across disabilities and the lifespan. *Course to be first offered Spring 2026. **Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs)** At the successful conclusion of this course students will: 1. Demonstrate an understanding of the importance of critical thinking and clinical reasoning in occupational therapy practice. 2. Distinguish the differences between procedural, interactive, conditional, and narrative reasoning for occupational therapy practice. 3.Demonstrate clinical reasoning to evaluate, analyze, diagnose, and provide occupation-based interventions to address client factors, performance patterns, and performance skills. 4. Create appropriate occupation-based interventions for clients utilizing clinical reasoning with various case studies. Prerequisites: Admission to Occupational Therapy doctoral program and successful completion of previous OTD coursework. SP
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• OTD 7222: Adult Interventions

  6.00 Credits

  Utah Tech University

  
  This course explores the person, environment, and occupation factors that influence occupational performance of adults and older adults across various settings across the continuum of care. Course content emphasizes occupation-based, client-centered assessments and interventions that empower client participation. Students evaluate these factors, interpret findings, and design components of intervention plans using applicable theories, models, frames of reference and best evidence. Mechanisms for reimbursement, re-evaluation, and discharge planning as applicable to various practice settings are addressed. *Course to be first offered Spring 2026. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs)** At the successful conclusion of this course students will: 1. Apply theories, models of occupation, and frames of reference, Occupational Therapy Practice Framework, Standards of Practice to adults and older adults. 2. Explain the role of cultural, socioeconomic, and political factors on the lifespan progression of occupations for adult and older adults at the micro (individual) and macro (population) levels. 3. Apply standardized and non-standardized assessments to develop an occupational profile for adults and older adults with and without disabilities in various contexts. 4. Create and apply occupation-based interventions for adults and older adults using evidence-based practice. 5. Demonstrate an understanding of reimbursement for occupational therapy services for adults and older adults. Prerequisites: Admission to Occupational Therapy doctoral program and successful completion of previous OTD coursework. SP
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• OTD 7223: Fieldwork IC

  1.00 Credits

  Utah Tech University

  
  This course is comprised of fieldwork experiences related to aspects of adults. Experiences are designed to enrich didactic coursework of OTD 7222 through directed observations and participation in selected aspects of the occupational therapy process. *Course to be first offered Spring 2026. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs)** At the successful conclusion of this course students will: 1. Demonstrate therapeutic use of self, including ones personality, insights, perceptions, and judgments, as part of the therapeutic process in individual interaction with adults and older adults 2. Prepare the need and rationale for occupational therapy services for adults and older adults. 3. Apply appropriate screening and assessment tools and procedures to evaluate occupational performance of clients who are adults and older adults. 4. Adapt the environment, tools, materials, occupations and interventions to reflect the changing needs of the client, the sociocultural context, and technological advances for adults and older adults. 5. Articulate the continuum of care to include understanding of the role of occupational therapy in care coordination, case management, and transition services for adults and older adults. Prerequisites: Admission to Occupational Therapy doctoral program and successful completion of previous OTD coursework. SP
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• OTD 7224: Business Practices

  3.00 Credits

  Utah Tech University

  
  This course allows students to view occupational therapy from a business perspective. Content includes legal aspects of practice, personnel relationships and supervision, systems analysis, program planning, budgeting, space and facilities planning, communication, programs for staff and student development, quality assurance, and marketing. *Course to be first offered Spring 2026. **Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs)** At the successful conclusion of this course students will: 1. Demonstrate knowledge of and evaluate the business aspects of practice 2. Demonstrate the understanding to provide care and programs that demonstrate knowledge of national requirements for credentialing and requirements for licensure, certification, or registration consistent with federal and state laws, while maintaining ethical practice. 3. Create, plan, develop, organize, and market the delivery of services. 4. Design ongoing processes for quality management and improvement 5. Develop strategies for effective, competency-based legal and ethical supervision of occupational therapy and non-occupational therapy personnel. Prerequisites: Admission to Occupational Therapy doctoral program and successful completion of previous OTD coursework. SP
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