OTA 220 — Pediatric and Adolescent Practice
Credit Hours: 4 Prerequisite: Acceptance to the Occupational Therapy Assistant program. Treatment of pediatric and adolescent conditions. Normal and delayed development of the infant, child and adolescent are explored. The lab component incorporates theoretical principles and provides opportunities for students to develop assessment, intervention planning and implementation, and documentation skills to address a range of childhood sensory motor, cognitive and psychosocial performance deficits. Students will learn to adapt the environment, tools, materials, and occupations to meet the self-care, work/play and leisure needs of the pediatric and adolescent population. Lab activities, site visits and level I fieldwork opportunities will enable students to participate in and apply pediatric and adolescent treatment principles to practice. Offered Fall only.