Occupational Therapy (Graduate) Program Outcomes

Goal 1: Students will develop the skills to provide services that promote occupation, participation, and health using models that are responsive to the unique needs of clients, families, and communities.

SLO 1: Students will describe and examine multiple theories and models of practice related to health, participation, and occupational performance.
SLO 2: Students will understand and appreciate the role of occupational performance for the promotion of health and wellbeing, disease prevention, and optimizing functional participation.
SLO 3: Students will understand bodily structures, functions, and pathology and describe the role of injury, illness, or dysfunction in occupational performance across the lifespan.
SLO 4: Students will engage in community based, experiential learning opportunities and identify and articulate the occupational needs of the client(s) within the community.

Goal 2: Students will develop the knowledge and reasoning ability needed to understand human occupation, to synthesize information to develop plans, and to implement intervention and transition services for a variety of people within various contexts across the lifespan.

SLO 5: Students will gather relevant client information from a variety of sources (interview, evaluation, etc), synthesize that information, and create client-centered treatment plans to meet diverse client needs.
SLO 6: Students will identify barriers and supports to occupational participation at key points of transition across the lifespan.
SLO 7: Students will synthesize available information to identify relevant services for treatment and transition plans and design treatment and transition plans that minimize barriers and optimize occupational performance/ participation.
SLO 8: Students will utilize clinical reasoning to develop client- specific goals and objectives/benchmarks appropriate to the context and that meet client needs, wishes, and functional abilities.

Goal 3: Students will describe various theories and their relationships to the philosophical base and historical perspectives of occupational therapy, and to demonstrate the application of theory in OT practice.

SLO 9: Students will effectively use the current edition of the Occupational Therapy Practice Framework to guide evaluation and treatment planning.
SLO 10: Students will describe the historical context of occupational therapy practice and its role in shaping current practice trends.
SLO 11: Students will determine the appropriate theory(ies)/model(s)/frame(s) of reference to address specific client needs and apply this/these theory(ies)/model(s)/frame(s) of reference to implement client centered practice an achieve positive outcomes.

Goal 4: Students will recognize and appreciate the diversity of human beings and their occupations.

SLO 12: Students will employ cultural awareness to evaluation and treatment to support client centered intervention planning.
SLO 13: Students will develop goals and objectives to meet diverse client needs.
SLO 14: Students will monitor and assess the effectiveness of occupational therapy intervention to meet the needs of individuals across the lifespan and from diverse backgrounds.
SLO 15: Students will identify sociocultural barriers and supports to occupational performance.
SLO 16: Students will analyze, grade, and adapt occupation to meet client needs.

Goal 5: Students will communicate clearly, concisely and correctly, both orally and in writing to communicate empathically in order to understand, be understood by, and collaborate with clients, families, and colleagues.

SLO 17: Students will employ a collaborative approach to determine client occupational needs within their various roles and in the context of family and society.
SLO 18: Students will evaluate the outcomes of intervention and determine the need for discharge/termination of services when appropriate.
SLO 19: Students will prepare evaluation reports outlining evaluation results and interpretation in setting specific formats.
SLO 20: Students will educate peers, community members, colleagues, and others in practice related areas.
SLO 21: Students will recommend client referrals to specialists and/or other service providers when appropriate.
SLO 22: Students will understand the role of the OT and OTA in professional practice.
SLO 23: Students will engage in collaborative planning with individuals from other disciplines to create client centered interprofessional treatment plans.
SLO 24: Students will articulate, in writing and verbally, the results of the evaluation and treatment planning processes, and provide a rationale for the delivery of occupational therapy services.

Goal 6: Students will advocate for the consumer and the profession.

SLO 25: Students will advocate for the need for services and/or equipment to external agencies (i.e., insurance companies, funding agencies, etc.).
SLO 26: Students will articulate a clear, concise, and cogent rationale for client services to key stakeholders.
SLO 27: Students will promote occupational therapy practice and service to the community.

Goal 7: Students will articulate the importance of research for practice and to demonstrate the ability to use evidence to make informed practice decisions.

SLO 28: Students will articulate the importance of evidence based decision making in clinical practice.
SLO 29: Students will critically appraise research articles and synthesize the results to answer a clinical question.
SLO 30: Students will understand and interpret basic statistics, including descriptive, correlational, and inferential statistics.
SLO 31: Students will understand and articulate the importance of lifelong learning and engaging in scholarly activities to contribute to the professional body of knowledge.
SLO 32: Students will plan, implement, and disseminate the results of a scholarly research project.

Goal 8: Students will apply management theory and principles to OT practice in order to maintain, develop, and improve upon programs as needed.

SLO 33: Students will understand the diverse roles of the occupational therapy practitioner as educator, advocate, researcher, and entrepreneur.
SLO 34: Students will establish therapeutic relationships with individuals, groups, organizations, and systems.
SLO 35: Students will identify individual/organizational needs and develop a client centered program to address or improve those needs.
SLO 36: Students will implement an evidence based program to meet individual/ organizational needs in a community setting.

Goal 9: Students will develop their professional identity, values, beliefs and pride in the basic tenets of occupational science, occupational therapy, and ethical practice .

SLO 37: Students will understand the values and tenets of the profession.
SLO 38: Students will identify legal and ethical issues related to practice in various practice settings and across the lifespan.
SLO 39: Students will engage in a process of self-assessment of professional behaviors and accept responsibility for professional growth.
SLO 40: Students will give and receive constructive feedback and utilize feedback to develop higher level competence during didactic and clinical experiences.