Mental Health Concentration, BA/OTD
Occupational Therapy Doctorate
OTD: Mental Health Concentration (BA/OTD) Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| HCM 501 | Healthcare Law, Policy, and Ethics | 3 |
| OTD 505 | Advanced Academic Writing and Finding Evidence | 3 |
| OTD 510 | Research Methods and Evidence Based Practice | 3 |
| OTD 515 | Occupational Therapy Theory | 3 |
| OTD 701 | Utilization of Research in Evidence-Based Practice | 3 |
| OTD 702 | Application of Occupational Science | 3 |
| OTD 703 | Community Practice, Program Development, and Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| OTD 704 | Bioethics | 3 |
| OTD 705 | Leadership and Advocacy | 3 |
| OTD 797 | Capstone: Professional Writing and Proposal | 3 |
| OTD 798 | Capstone: Project Implementation and Evaluation | 3 |
| OTD 799 | Capstone: Project Dissemination | 3 |
| PHE 510 | Cultural Competency in Healthcare | 3 |
| Electives | 15 | |
| Total Credits Required: | 54 | |
Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| PSY 550 | Family Systems | 3 |
| PSY 590 | Trauma & Crisis Intervention | 3 |
| PSY 620 | Psychopathology and the Diagnostic Process | 3 |
| PSY 654 | Drugs, Medication, and Society | 3 |
| PSY 657 | Counseling and Co-Occurring Disorders | 3 |
| PSY 660 | Social and Cultural Foundations | 3 |
| PSY 662 | Counseling Theory and Practice | 3 |
| PSY 663 | Career Development Theory and Practice | 3 |
| PSY 665 | Group Dynamics and Mental Health Counseling | 3 |
Academic Requirements
Note: This schedule reflects a possible sequence of courses to be taken in fulfillment of the Bachelor of Arts to Occupational Therapy Doctorate with a concentration in Mental Health. This sequence assumes a fall semester start.
Three-Year Sequence
| Year One | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | Hours | |
| OTD 505 | Advanced Academic Writing and Finding Evidence | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 6 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| OTD 510 | Research Methods and Evidence Based Practice | 3 |
| PHE 510 | Cultural Competency in Healthcare | 3 |
| Hours | 6 | |
| Summer Semester | ||
| HCM 501 | Healthcare Law, Policy, and Ethics | 3 |
| OTD 515 | Occupational Therapy Theory | 3 |
| Hours | 6 | |
| Year Two | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| OTD 701 | Utilization of Research in Evidence-Based Practice | 3 |
| OTD 702 | Application of Occupational Science | 3 |
| Hours | 6 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| OTD 703 | Community Practice, Program Development, and Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| OTD 704 | Bioethics | 3 |
| Hours | 6 | |
| Summer Semester | ||
| OTD 705 | Leadership and Advocacy | 3 |
| OTD 797 | Capstone: Professional Writing and Proposal | 3 |
| Hours | 6 | |
| Year Three | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| OTD 798 | Capstone: Project Implementation and Evaluation | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 9 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| OTD 799 | Capstone: Project Dissemination | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 9 | |
| Total Credits Required: | 54 | |