LEVEL 1 FIELDWORK C: PEDIATRICS

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: OCC THER 727 and concurrent enrollment in OCC THER 725 Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Demonstrate professional work habits as indicated by receiving passing rating on the AOTA Level I FW Competency Evaluation. Audience: Graduate 2. Demonstrate ability to establish therapeutic relationships with clients. Audience: Graduate 3. Establish positive working relationships with individuals from other disciplines and develop an increased awareness of OT’s role on an interprofessional team. Audience: Graduate 4. Demonstrate mature judgment in seeking assistance and responding to feedback in an ethical and courteous manner with both clients and professions. Audience: Graduate 5. Prepare and administer an evaluation or treatment intervention, formulate therapeutic goals, and develop proposed occupation-based treatment plan. Audience: Graduate 6. Assist in the therapeutic process safely and effectively, if and when appropriate. Audience: Graduate 7. Demonstrate activity analysis in areas of occupation, performance skills, performance patterns, context(s) and environments, and client factors to formulate the intervention plan. Audience: Graduate 8. Demonstrate knowledge of various reimbursement systems and funding mechanisms (e.g., federal, state, third party, private payer), appeals mechanisms, treatment/diagnosis codes (e.g., CPT®, ICD, DSM® codes), and coding and documentation requirements that affect consumers and the practice of occupational therapy. Documentation must effectively communicate the need and rationale for occupational therapy services. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Demonstrate professional work habits as indicated by receiving passing rating on the AOTA Level I FW Competency Evaluation. Audience: Graduate 2. Demonstrate ability to establish therapeutic relationships with clients. Audience: Graduate 3. Establish positive working relationships with individuals from other disciplines and develop an increased awareness of OT’s role on an interprofessional team. Audience: Graduate 4. Demonstrate mature judgment in seeking assistance and responding to feedback in an ethical and courteous manner with both clients and professions. Audience: Graduate 5. Prepare and administer an evaluation or treatment intervention, formulate therapeutic goals, and develop proposed occupation-based treatment plan. Audience: Graduate 6. Assist in the therapeutic process safely and effectively, if and when appropriate. Audience: Graduate 7. Demonstrate activity analysis in areas of occupation, performance skills, performance patterns, context(s) and environments, and client factors to formulate the intervention plan. Audience: Graduate 8. Demonstrate knowledge of various reimbursement systems and funding mechanisms (e.g., federal, state, third party, private payer), appeals mechanisms, treatment/diagnosis codes (e.g., CPT®, ICD, DSM® codes), and coding and documentation requirements that affect consumers and the practice of occupational therapy. Documentation must effectively communicate the need and rationale for occupational therapy services. Audience: Graduate