OT 239 - Level II-A Clinical Practice

• demonstrate the ability to foster caring therapeutic relationship with patients/clients utilizing empathy, unconditional reward, listening and responding skills;
• identify basic patient needs and deficits by utilizing available resources, i.e.: medical chart, initial screening, occupational therapy evaluation, patient/client observation, team members, family and significant others;
• participate in assessment of patient/client occupational performance capacities and/or limitations;
• based on patient/client goals, plan a therapeutic program to prevent deterioration or promote independence in a patient/client performance of work, self-care and play/leisure;
• select appropriate therapeutic activities to meet an individual’s performance in work, self-care, and play by incorporating components of an individual’s life space to include cultural background, work/leisure history, and socio-economic level;
• adapt therapeutic activities and/or the environment to meet patient/client’s physical, cognitive, psychological, social, and sensory needs;
• effectively utilize communication skills, both verbal and written, within a clinical setting;
• coordinate clinical programs (i.e., in-service, patient/client, home, community, facility) and implement these programs within clinical setting;
• fabricate clinical equipment, adaptive equipment, and orthotic devices used in various clinical settings;
• instruct patient, staff, and family in therapeutic interventions;
• monitor and maintain clinical equipment with regard to a given facility’s policies and procedures;
• perform business-related functions related to attendance records, inventory, statistical reports, billing, etc.;
• conduct oneself in a professional manner by adhering to the standards of practice, code of ethics, and the facility’s and ECC OTA Department’s policy and procedures;
• maintain a therapeutic environment within a clinical setting to ensure order, safety, and patient/client privacy; and
• demonstrate effective strategies to prepare for and present an in-service.