OTH 507 - Ethics and Occupational Justice

This course is designed to assist students to understand the larger social, cultural, ethical, professional, and systematic issues that impact health care and occupational therapy practice. This course will focus on strategies for analyzing issues and making decisions to resolve personal and organizational ethical conflicts and ethical dilemmas in occupational therapy through the lens of the OT code of ethics. Sociocultural issues, including occupational justice, health disparities, and their impact on ethical practice will also be explored.

Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of all previous coursework.
Co-requisite(s):
Credits: 3

Course Typically Offered: Spring
Course Type: Occupational Therapy