OT 629 - Leadership, Management, and Advocacy in Occupational Therapy Practice

This course focuses on leadership and managerial skills needed for developing, leading and managing OT services in healthcare, educational and community-based settings, as well as on advocacy on behalf of persons with disabilities and occupational therapy service needs in healthcare, education and community settings. Students examine how personal, organizational and societal factors interact with an occupational therapist’s opportunities for leadership, management and advocacy. Students will study how to develop, organize, and market the delivery of OT services and then apply learning to developing a program or service plan for community organization. Students will also learn and apply processes for quality improvement and supervision of staff. This course will include the 6th module provided in collaboration with the Hynes Institute of Entrepreneurship and Innovation that will support students applying their knowledge about design, innovation, and entrepreneurship to the development, marketing, and management of OT programs and service.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Prerequisites: OT 500, OT 503, OT 505, OT 506, OT 507, OT 510, OT 511, OT 515, OT 516, OT 517, OT 518, OT 520, OT 521, OT 524, OT 525, OT 600, OT 601, OT 605, OT 610 and OT 611
Offered in the Spring Semester.
Department Consent Required