2017-2018 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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HP 125 Introduction to Patient Navigation
3 credits
Students examine patient navigation roles including the current use of patient navigation as defined by the federal government and payment sources in hospitals, community health organizations, and clinical trials. The course orients students to implications of health care reform, health disparities, and the basics of chronic disease and health promotion.
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HP 135 Health Behavior Change Application
3 credits
This online course will integrate theory and clinical knowledge designed for patient navigators to use knowledge of several behavioral and social science theories, the determinants of risk from those theories, and link them to prevention interventions in an interactive and applied manner. The course includes exercises in understanding the factors that influence behavior; an overview of the different levels of interventions; the introduction of a framework to link theory, behavioral determinants and interventions; and small group work to strengthen skills learned in the course.
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HP 200 Healthy Lifestyles
3 credits
This course is designed for any student interested in understanding contemporary issues related to wellness. At the completion of this course the student will be able to describe the concept of wellness and apply this understanding to everyday life. The content will focus on the physical, sexual, intellectual, emotional/psychological, spiritual, occupational, and recreational aspects of wellness. Wellness will be viewed across the lifespan emphasizing multicultural aspects of individuals and families. Appropriate theoretical models will be utilized to enhance understanding of the content presented. Course discussions and assignments will explore individual lifestyles highlighting behaviors of the individuals that impact on personal and community wellness.
Prerequisite(s): None required, but PSY 123 and SOC 101 strongly recommended
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HP 210 HIV/AIDS
3 credits
The focus of this interdisciplinary course is the biological and social issues related to AIDS prevention, specifically HIV risk reduction and behavioral interventions. The holistic approach to health services of individuals, families and communities is emphasized throughout, including spiritual, nutritional and alternative health therapies. The social impact of AIDS upon the health care system, state, and federal government is included.
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HP 220 American Sign Language
3 credits
This course is designed to introduce the basic skills of American Sign Language (ASL) to enhance communication with the deaf community. Students will develop skills in both implementing and interpreting the ASL alphabet, basic signs, vocabulary and components of grammar.
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HP 225 Advanced Care Coordination
3 credits
Students examine patient navigation skills to assist patient/clients with goal setting and financial navigation. The course orients students to skills of goal setting, listening, tracking and timing, as well as other requisite professional communication skills.
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HP 235 Prevention and Chronic Disease
3 credits
Students learn the patient navigator roll in guiding patients with common chronic diseases, mental illness, and how to recognize and help a client in crisis. The application of patient navigator interviewing, recognition and guidance skills with health disparities is addressed in this course.
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HP 241 Fundamentals of Food and Nutrition
3 credits
This course will focus on a study of the major nutrients found in food including characteristics, functions and metabolism. Interrelationships of nutrients; effects of inadequate and excessive intake; principles of energy metabolism and a study of energy requirements of the individual will be included.
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HP 325 Patient Navigation Fieldwork
2 credits
This course requires fieldwork experiences under direct supervision that includes, observation, interaction with patients/clients and other health care professionals, participation in the effective movement of patients across the care continuum, self-management and enhanced patient-practitioner communication. Students are evaluated based on their performance in these areas.
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HP 326 Health Science Fieldwork
3 credits
This course requires fieldwork experiences under direct supervision that includes, observation, interaction with patients/clients and other health care professionals, participation in the effective fitness assessment and wellness programs. Students are evaluated based on their performance in these areas.
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HP 480 Special Topics
3 credits
Topics vary from semester to semester and will be announced with pre-registration information.
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HP 600 Advanced Practice Pediatric Issues and Trends
3 credits
This course is designed to explore the most recent issues and trends in the area of pediatric occupational and physical therapy. The course will focus on evidence-based practice, mentorship and leadership, and community-based practice within the current profession of the student. The students will apply the course content to their clinical and professional practice settings through course assignments. It will be offered primarily in a distance-learning format with two weekends of on-campus experiences.
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HP 605 Pediatric Evaluation
3 credits
This course is designed to provide students with an intermediate to advanced level understanding of the process of pediatric evaluation in occupational therapy. The course will focus on the full process of occupational therapy evaluation including referral sources, identifying appropriate evaluation tools, clinical observations, standardized assessment, report writing, evaluation accommodations, and the reporting of assessment results.
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HP 610 Special Topics: Vision Rehabilitation
3 credits
This course is designed to provide the OT or PT with an understanding of the basic principles of the visual system and its influences upon daily activities for the pediatric patient. The course will discuss pediatric vision problems and appropriate therapies. After completing this course students will be able to describe key components of the visual system and how they work, understand binocular vision, how it develops and its effects on ADL, understand and treat children with binocular vision disorders and gain useful strategies for dealing with children who have learning related vision problems. This course is intended for OTs and PTs who will be or who are working with the pediatric population both in an inpatient/outpatient and/or school environment.
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HP 615 Treatment and Evaluation of Pediatric Feeding Issues
3 credits
This course provides an extensive overview of evaluation and treatment of pediatric feeding disorders. The course will focus on oral motor dysfunction, tube-feeding, sensory issues, positioning and handling, and behavioral management related to feeding/eating. Conditions that affect feeding/eating are explored along with medical and therapeutic assessments. The students will apply the course content to their clinical and professional practice settings through course assignments.
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HP 625 Sensory Integration Treatment and Evaluation
3 credits
This course is designed to provide an extensive overview of sensory integration theory, neurology, evaluation and treatment related to clinical practice for occupational and physical therapists. Sensory integration theory is explored in relationship to function and occupation. The most relevant evaluations and treatment interventions are presented as well as a critical review of effectiveness research in sensory integration. The students will apply the course content to their clinical and professional practice settings through course assignments. This course is offered in a 4-day intensive course format.
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HP 630 Child Development in an International Setting
3 credits
This course is designed to provide an opportunity to expand clinical knowledge in the areas of early childhood development, psycho-emotional development, and program development, including community needs assessments. The course content and learning will occur in a service-learning format, in which students will travel with faculty outside the United States for the primary portion of the course. The most relevant issues in promoting development for institutionalized and post institutionalized children as well as family training for foster care providers are presented with reflection upon existing evidence within the fields of occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech language pathology, nursing, psychology, and neurodevelopment. The students will apply the course content to their clinical and professional practice settings through course assignments. This course is offered with an online launch, a 10-14 day intensive in-country experience, and closes with online course activities.
Prerequisite(s): Application and acceptance into this course is required.
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HP 635 School Based Pediatric OT & PT
3 credits
The purpose of this course is to provide the student with intermediate level knowledge related to the provision of best practice occupational therapy services within the educational environment. Practices particularly relevant to the school setting in terms of assessment, individualized educational planning, intervention, re-assessment and discharge will be discussed. Additional course topics will include legislation, service provision models, evidence-based practice in the schools, consultation, effective teaming, and advocacy.
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HP 645 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: Issues and Interventions
3 credits
This course provides an overview of the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) including common conditions, technology, personnel, and the environment. It also addresses the most common issues surrounding the NICU, along with occupational and physical therapy strategies for intervention and evaluation. It will be offered primarily in a distance-learning format with two weekends of in-class experiences. These weekends will involve a visit to a NICU.
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HP 650 Early Intervention
3 credits
The purpose of this course is to prepare the student to implement the occupational therapy process with children who are from birth to three years of age and to be knowledgeable about factors that affect service delivery. In-class exercises and out-of-class assignments will be provided to improve students’ skills and increase students’ self-confidence with the new content of the course.
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HP 655 Evidence-based Neurodevelopmental Treatment & Evaluation for Children with Central Nervous System Dysfunction
3 credits
This is a treatment course for children with neurological deficits (cerebral palsy) based on the work of Berta Bobath, MCSP, Karel Bobath, MD, Mary B. Quinton, MCSP, OBE and Elsbeth Köng, MD. Therapy skills to be developed and refined will include observation and analysis of typical and atypical child development, hands-on facilitation and stimulation of more effective movement, and inhibition of unwanted movement patterns. This will require the testing of three children at the beginning and end of an intervention period, using the Movement Assessment of Children. Other evaluation methods may also be used. The course will include distance learning, on-site sessions for learning and practice of treatment techniques, and a required commitment of a minimum of 12 hours of treatment for each of three children with neurological deficits.
Prerequisite(s): This course is open to licensed occupational therapists and physical therapists. In order to integrate the information that the therapist will acquire it will be necessary to have access to appropriate children for treatment. Participants will need to assess and treat three children with cerebral palsy, at least one of whom is ambulatory.
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HP 660 Autism and Pervasive Developmental Delay: Evaluation and Intervention Strategies
3 credits
This course is designed for practicing occupational and physical therapists interested in learning more about autism and pervasive developmental delay. The instructors will guide participants to an understanding of complexities of these disorders, and evaluation and treatment of individuals with autism or PDD diagnosis. Causal factors, evaluative procedures, and treatment will be thoroughly explored. Specific attention will be given to motor planning, sensory modulation, and tactile discrimination disorders and their treatments. Through selected readings, case presentations, and discussions, the participants will become more proficient in prioritizing the underlying problems and designing holistic therapeutic interventions.
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HP 665 Seating in Pediatric Practice
3 credits
This course will assist treating clinicians in increasing their knowledge and skills when using seating strategies for their children. Seating needs for children include safe passive transport within the community and their environment, adequate support for eating, as well as support for independent postural control for task participation. This course will focus on all the needs for seating, including seating needed for postural management of the child, as well as seating for the child’s development of postural control.
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HP 670 Grant Writing
3 credits
This course is designed to provide an extensive overview of the grant writing process. Students will learn how to identify a funding need, develop a case for support, and research potential funding opportunities. The student will develop a comprehensive grant proposal that directly responds to an identified funding opportunity. The various components of a grant proposal are explored, including the introduction, problem statement, objectives, methodology, evaluation, budget, and summary sections. Strategies for persuasive writing techniques are presented.
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HP 680 Autism Spectrum Disorder Across the Lifespan
3 credits
This course is an introduction to the diagnosis and treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorders. You will be introduced to the basic information on how these orders are diagnosed, what comprises the disorders, and how to compose an interpretive report of evaluation findings. Lifespan challenges including diagnosis, early intervention, school-based services, transition to adulthood, vocational development, independent living and impacts on aging will be explored. The student will also gain knowledge in establishing clear resource support for their clients in the community.
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HP 681 Basic Principles of Behavior
3 credits
The course begins with an introduction to the principles responsible for the development and maintenance of acceptable and problematic behaviors. This course will examine and apply evidence based principles to facilitate participation among individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder within one’s practice setting.
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HP 682 Medical and Health Issues Experienced in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder
3 credits
This course will detail medical and health issues experienced by individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder across their lifespan. In addition, this course will outline evidence based practices for addressing medical needs and wellness through an interdisciplinary approach. Students will apply new knowledge to create a community-based program within their practice area.
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HP 683 Program Development Designed for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder
3 credits
This interdisciplinary course will focus on evidence-based community practice designed to meet the developmental, medical, educational, vocational, daily living, or mobility needs of individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Effective strategies to complete a needs assessment, examine current literature, develop a community-based program and identify appropriate outcome measures will be reviewed.
Prerequisite(s): HP 680 , HP 681 , HP 682
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HP 684 Augmentative and Alternative Communication and Socialization
3 credits
This course deals with the communication needs of people with significant communication limitations and the means for enhancing communicative competencies through the use of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) tools and strategies. The course covers basic evaluation and assessment procedures, the selection/development/customization of communication, and applications and treatment of AAC for individuals diagnosed with ASD. Course will discuss social development, considerations for AAC users and for communicators with impaired social communication skills. Interdisciplinary roles (e.g., occupational therapy, physical therapy and nursing) in the integration of AAC within specific scope of practice.
Prerequisite(s): HP 680 , HP 681 , HP 682
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HP 685 Enhancing Mobility and Health Across Autism Spectrum Disorder
3 credits
This course examines neuro-motor development, sensori-motor learning, in relation to posture and functional movement patterns, including gait, daily living skills and health across autism spectrum disorder (ASD) lifespan. Intended audience includes: professionals and para-professionals from a variety of training backgrounds, including nursing, education, medicine, occupational/physical therapy, psychology, social work, and speech and hearing sciences. Individuals in the above professions should enroll in this course to improve their abilities in providing services to individuals with ASD across contexts and professional domains.
Prerequisite(s): HP 680 , HP 681 , HP 682
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HP 686 Feeding Issues
3 credits
This course provides an extensive overview of evaluation and treatment of pediatric feeding disorders. The course will focus on oral motor dysfunction, tube-feeding, sensory issues, positioning and handling, and behavioral management related to feeding/eating. Conditions that affect feeding/eating are explored along with medical and therapeutic assessments. The students will apply the course content to their clinical and professional practice settings through course assignments.
Prerequisite(s): HP 680 , HP 681 , HP 682
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HP 687 Sensory Integration
3 credits
This course is designed to provide an extensive overview of sensory integration theory, neurology, evaluation and treatment related to clinical practice for occupational and physical therapists. Sensory integration theory is explored in relationship to function and occupation. The most relevant evaluations and treatment interventions are presented as well as a critical review of effectiveness research in sensory integration. The students will apply the course content to their clinical and professional practice settings through course assignments.
Prerequisite(s): HP 680 , HP 681 , HP 682
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