Occupational Therapy Lenoir- Rhyne University

1. Occupational TherapyLenoir-Rhyne University Angelica Nichols, Amy Greene, CarleyPencola

2. What is Occupational Therapy? • “Occupational therapy is a service that helps people across the lifespan be empowered by achieving independence, improving health, and enhancing quality of life through the therapeutic use of everyday activities and/or occupations”

3. Video • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ud5Fp279g4Y

4. Occupational Therapy Terminology AOTA, 2013

5. The 3 Levels of OT • OT: Doctorate Level • Doctorate Degree in Occupational Therapy • Total of 10 months of fieldwork • NBCOT Boards • Education, Evaluation, Treatment, and Research • OT: Professional Level • Masters of Science in Occupational Therapy • Total of 6 months of fieldwork • NBCOT Boards • Evaluation and Treatment autonomously • OTA: Technical Level • Associate’s degree from OT assistant program at community college • Total of 3 months of fieldwork • NBCOT boards • Treatment, supervised by OT

6. Practice Areas in Occupational Therapy • Physical and Cognitive Rehabilitation • Pediatrics • Geriatrics • Mental Health

7. Physical and Cognitive Rehabilitation • Acute Care: • Goal of acute care is to stabilize the client’s medical status and address any threats to his or her life and loss of function • Engage in early mobilization, restoring function, preventing further decline, and coordinating care • Time period: up to 5-7 days • Inpatient Care: • Goal is to address the client’s loss or impairment of function in activities of daily living, instrumental activities of daily living, performance skills, orthotics/prosthetics, splinting, adaptive equipment, etc. • 3 hours of therapy 5 days a week, 1 to 3 months • Outpatient Care: • Goal is to address the client’s loss or impairment in instrumental activities of daily living, work, education, adaptive equipment, etc. • Varies

8. Physical and Cognitive Rehabilitation

9. Pediatrics • Early Intervention • Goal is for birth to 3 years old who have disabilities, or who are at risk for developing them, the help they need to succeed later in life • School • Goal is to perform important learning and school-related activities and to fulfill their role as students. • 3 to 21 years of age. • Clinics • Goal is to engage in occupations that enable them to learn and develop life skills (e.g., school activities), be creative and/or derive enjoyment (e.g., play), and thrive (e.g., self-care and care for others) • Diagnoses: • Autism • Brain Injury • ADHD • Spina Bifida • Cerebral Palsy • Learning Disabilities, etc.

10. Pediatrics

11. Geriatrics • Skilled Nursing Homes • For adults that require medical care for variable periods of time from relatively short to more extended or even permanent residence • Assisted Living Facilities • Long-term residential facility where elders do not require 24 hour medical attention; some services are available • Treatment for: • Diagnoses: Stroke, Total-Hip Replacement, Total-shoulder replacement, Arthritis, Parkinson’s Disease, Dementia, etc. • Activities of daily living—feeding, grooming, dressing, toileting, etc. • Adaptive Equipment • Environmental Modifications • Maintenance Programs

12. Geriatrics

13. Mental Health • A primary goal of the recovery model is to facilitate resiliency, health, and wellness in the community of the individual’s choice, rather than to manage symptoms. • Settings: • Psychiatric Hospitals • Forensic Patients • Group Homes • Juvenile Centers, etc. • Treatment • Coping & Stress management strategies • Sensory modulation • Healthy habits, roles, and rituals • Wellness recovery action plan (WRAP) • Employment

14. Mental Health

15. Why OT? • OT is ranked #11 on the ‘100 Best Jobs’ list according to US News • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNFDXx2jPUE • It is ranked #7 in ‘Best Healthcare Jobs’ according to US News • Times magazine ranked OT #18 out of 150 for recession proof jobs

16. The demand & facts for OT • Percent change in employment, projected 2010-20 for occupational therapists is 33% • Health Diagnosing and Treating Practitioners is 26% • Total, All Occupations in US – 14% • Employment 2010 – 108,000 • Projected employment 2020 – 145,200 • Increase – 36,400

18. Salary • OT average in US- $72,320 • Average for all occupations in US – $33,840 • Home health care services $79,570 • Nursing care facilities 78,410 • Offices of physical, occupational and speech therapists, and audiologists 73,770 • Hospitals; state, local, and private 72,450 • Individual and family services 64,520

24. Accredited schools in North Carolina • OT – professional entry-level master’s program • East Carolina University • Lenoir-Rhyne University • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill • Winston-Salem State University • OTA – associate degree • Cabarrus College of Health Sciences (Concord) • Cape Fear Community College (Wilmington) • Durham Technical Community College (Durham) • Pitt Community College (Greenville)

25. Pre-requisite classes required for MSOT • Human Anatomy • Human Physiology • Statistics • Developmental Psychology or Lifespan Development • Developmental Psychology • Abnormal Psychology • Sociology/Anthropology • Ethics/Philosophy • Medical Terminology • Exploring Occupational Therapy

26. Undergraduate degree that correlates well with MSOT • Psychology • Sociology • Exercise Science • Recreational Therapy • Child Development • Counseling • Occupational Science • Biology • Anthropology • Health Science

27. Average costs of school for MSOT/COTA • ~$6,609 per year in tuition for average in NC • LRU ~$24,200 per year in tuition

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