OTDE 6220 - Foundations II: Occupation-based Activity Analysis & Synthesis

2 credit hours

This course provides an introduction to and application of occupational analysis to tasks and will assist the student in accessing their imagination and creativity through opportunities to engage in art, craft, play and activity. The history of the OT profession will continue to be discussed to include early interest of occupational therapists in the healing power of craft; an interest that is being resurrected by contemporary craftsmen to a popular place in present day American society. Concepts of grading and adapting occupations will be explored and opportunity will be given to apply principles of the teaching and learning process. Students will use their exposure to the ‘doing’ of activities to not only engage their creativity but to develop proficiency in the analysis of activity performance, a core occupational therapy skill that can then generalize to the analysis of activity and occupation on a much broader level.