OT 543 Needs Assessment & Program Development
Students learn how to do a needs assessment and the components of program development and complete a needs assessment and develop a community-based program or project in response to an identified need for a community site subject. The service-learning experience is designed to give students the proactive entrepreneurial skills needed to identify and work in the community. The course also examines the theoretical models of community-based practice and health promotion including consultation and prevention. Course content will be provided through lectures, discussions, and in-class learning/lab, and service learning.