OT 541 - Acute Care and Rehabilitation Elective

4.00 credits.

This course emphasizes the practice skills and knowledge essential to practicing in medical model acute and rehabilitation areas with applications to both adult and pediatric populations. Students will explore advanced study in technology, documentation and treatments of these traditional medical model practice venues. Advanced splint construction, hand therapy, physical agents/modalities, and other acute issues models will be studied. Case studies apply traditional occupational therapy practice to individuals with physical disabilities. *Prerequisite(s): B.S. in Health and Occupation or B.S. in Occupational Therapy. Register by Instructor.