OTA 101 Conditions in Occupational Therapy

3 credits

This course covers basic pathophysiology with emphasis on conditions most frequently observed and treated in physical rehabilitation and occupational therapy. Topics include etiology, pathology, manifestation, treatment, and prognosis of selected body systems.

Prerequisites: (BIOL& 241 or BIOL& 175), ENGL& 101, MATH& 146, PSYC& 200, and OTA 100

Corequisites: OTA 110 and OTA 112

Course Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Explain the underlying pathophysiology of conditions commonly treated by occupational therapy practitioners
Explain the tissue repair process
Explain the inflammatory process
Identify risk factors and behaviors that lead to alterations in the health of the following body systems: respiratory, cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, nervous, pulmonary, endocrine, and integumentary
Differentiate between normal human physiologic and pathophysiologic processes of the body systems listed above
Identify the effects of immobility on the body systems listed above
Identify the effects of human aging on the body systems listed above

College-Wide Learning Outcomes
This course teaches to the college-wide learning outcome of Information Literacy, the ability to recognize when information is needed, to choose the appropriate tools to locate the required information, and to effectively gather and evaluate the information.

Total Hours: 30 Theory (Lecture) Hours: 30