Examines the research process, statistical analysis, grant writing, and ethical aspects of scholarly inquiry as they apply to advanced occupational therapy practice. Emphasizes how research advances occupational therapy knowledge, enhances practice, and strengthens professional accountability.

Explores occupational therapy practice from an occupational science perspective. Emphasizes the application of descriptive, relational, predictive, and prescriptive research to occupational therapy practice.

Explores the role of occupational therapy in prevention, health promotion, and community health. Applies business development planning to community-based occupational therapy programs.

Emphasizes ethical and legal issues in occupational therapy and healthcare practice. Focuses on ethical concepts, theories, and values applied to decision-making in diverse practice settings. Examines strategies for analyzing and addressing ethical dilemmas in health and social contexts.

Examines leadership theory, professional advocacy, and emerging trends in occupational therapy. Emphasizes the development of leadership skills applicable to current and future practice.

Investigates innovative, evidence-based, culturally and linguistically responsive, high-leverage school-based occupational therapy practices for children with high-intensity needs. This will include the complexities of working in diverse multidisciplinary teams and high-needs school districts. As a component of this course, students will complete all requirements for the AOTA School-Based Practice Professional Certificate. This course is only open to OTD OSEP grant recipients.

Emphasizes professional writing, clinical reasoning, and research skills to develop a capstone research proposal that addresses an identified need in occupational therapy practice, including background, literature review, and methods components. Course methods include a small group community of practice format to engage with faculty and peers while working independently.

Emphasizes project implementation to execute a capstone research project including methods refinement and development of results. Course methods include a small group community of practice format to engage with faculty and peers while working independently.

Emphasizes synthesis and dissemination of the capstone research project, including interpretation of findings and scholarly presentation. Students evaluate their work in relation to program learning outcomes and professional growth. Course methods include a seminar format to engage with faculty and peers while working independently.