OCTH 231 - Supervised Clinical Practice I (4)

Prerequisites: OCTH 223
Corequisite: OCTH 233
This course provides an opportunity for each student to experience the role of an occupational therapy assistant under the supervision of a certified occupational therapy practitioner. This Level II Fieldwork experience provides students with real-life situations in which they can continue to apply knowledge and skills learned in the classroom, develop clinical reasoning skills, and build on their interpersonal skills to foster professional working relationships with clients and staff . The course must be completed within 18 months following completion of academic preparation. Forty clinical hours/week for eight weeks.