The role of an occupational therapy manager is critical in order to advocate for the profession of occupational therapy while also guaranteeing clinical practice is maintained (AOTA, 2011). However, occupational therapy students, practitioners, and managers must be knowledgeable and competent in certain areas of management in order to provide the best services possible (AOTA, 2011). The purpose of this Doctoral Capstone Experience (DCE) included learning and performing skills beyond entry level pertaining to administration and policy and program development within an outpatient rehabilitation facility by performing the common roles, responsibilities, and competencies of an occupational therapy manager. The methods by which this was completed was through research of the literature to provide background information on administration in occupational therapy, conducting a needs assessment at the facility, writing goals and objectives based off the needs assessment data, and converting the goals and objectives into a Goal Attainment Scale (GAS). The outcomes of this project included meeting all goals in the GAS and creating a quality improvement plan for the facility. The Dynamical Systems Theory guided managerial decision making throughout the DCE to enable the student to work professionally with the organization, which therefore allowed the student to achieve and improve multiple administrative skills. This DCE will be a guide for future Doctor of Occupational Therapy Students and future site mentors, and the newly acquired skills will contribute to the student's future practice.

Creator

• Hecht, Jill

Contributors

• McPherson, Jim

Publisher

• University of Indianapolis

Language

• en

Identifier

• Hecht, J OTD 2018.pdf

Keyword

• Health Sciences

• Occupational Therapy

Date created

• 2018-05

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• http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/