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Program Requirements
The Master of Science, Applied, in Occupational Therapy is a 62-credit degree program to be completed in 1.5 graduate years over five semesters and includes a clinical practicum of 1,000 hours leading to professional licensure to practise. For additional information on courses taken during the Qualifying year, please refer to this website: .
Students admitted to the M.Sc.A. who have undergraduate degrees other than the B.Sc.(Rehabilitation Science); Major in Occupational Therapy from McGill University will be required to complete a Qualifying year of study, prior to beginning the master's program.
Required Courses (60 credits)
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IPEA 502 Patient-Centred Care in Action
Overview
IPEA : A half day activity, including preparatory work, introducing students to a simulated patient/family centred care scenario in which they will be working in interprofessional teams to develop a plan of care.
Terms: Winter 2020
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2019-2020 academic year.
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OCC1 501 Clinical Practicum 1 (7 credits)
Overview
Occupational Therapy : First supervised clinical practicum. Introduction to history taking, clinical reasoning, assessment and treatment for physical and psychiatric conditions.
Terms: Summer 2020
Instructors: Storr, Caroline; Falcicchio, Karen; Watters, Valerie (Summer)
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OCC1 502 Clinical Practicum 2 (7 credits)
Overview
Occupational Therapy : Second supervised clinical practicum.
Terms: Summer 2020
Instructors: Storr, Caroline; Falcicchio, Karen; Watters, Valerie (Summer)
Prerequisite: OCC1 501
**Due to the COVID-19 situation, add/drop is the eleventh lecture day and withdrawal is the fifteenth lecture day.
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OCC1 503 Clinical Practicum 3 (8 credits)
Overview
Occupational Therapy : Third supervised clinical practicum.
Terms: Fall 2019, Winter 2020
Instructors: Storr, Caroline (Fall) Storr, Caroline; Falcicchio, Karen; Watters, Valerie (Winter)
Prerequisites: OCC1 502 and Fall Courses in M1 OT
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OCC1 600J1 Clinical Practicum Seminars
Overview
Occupational Therapy : This compulsory course will comprise 9 pre-clinical seminars to be offered in the M1 and M2 years prior to Clinical Practicum 3 and 4. The seminars will be implemented during the M1 Summer term (1 seminar; total of 2 hrs), M1 Fall term (2 seminars; total of 4 hrs), M1 Winter term (5 seminars; total of 11.5 hrs) and the M2 Fall term (1 seminars; total of 1 hr). This course is a prerequisite for Clinical Practicum 3 and 4 (OCC1 503 and OCC1 602).
Terms: Summer 2020
Instructors: Storr, Caroline; Falcicchio, Karen; Watters, Valerie (Summer)
Restriction(s): Open only to students registered in the following program: M.Sc.(Applied) in Occupational Therapy.
No credit will be given for this course unless OCC1 600J1, OCC1 600J2 and OCC1 600J3 are successfully completed in consecutive terms.
Students must register for OCC1 600J1, OCC1 600J2 and OCC1 600J3.
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OCC1 600J2 Clinical Practicum Seminars
Overview
Occupational Therapy : This compulsory course will comprise 9 pre-clinical seminars to be offered in the M1 and M2 years prior to Clinical Practicum 3 and 4. The seminars will be implemented during the M1 Summer term (1 seminar; total of 2 hrs), M1 Fall term (2 seminars; total of 4 hrs), M1 Winter term (5 seminars; total of 11.5 hrs) and the M2 Fall term (1 seminars; total of 1 hr). This course is a prerequisite for Clinical Practicum 3 and 4 (OCC1 503 and OCC1 602).
Terms: Fall 2019
Instructors: Storr, Caroline; Falcicchio, Karen; Watters, Valerie (Fall)
Restriction(s): Open only to students registered in the following program: M.Sc.(Applied) in Occupational Therapy.
Prerequisite OCC1 600J1
Students must register for OCC1 600J1, OCC1 600J2 and OCC1 600J3.
No credit will be given for this course unless OCC1 600J1, OCC1 600J2 and OCC1 600J3 are successfully completed in consecutive terms.
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OCC1 600J3 Clinical Practicum Seminars
Overview
Occupational Therapy : This compulsory course will comprise 9 pre-clinical seminars to be offered in the M1 and M2 years prior to Clinical Practicum 3 and 4. The seminars will be implemented during the M1 Summer term (1 seminar; total of 2 hrs), M1 Fall term (2 seminars; total of 4 hrs), M1 Winter term (5 seminars; total of 11.5 hrs) and the M2 Fall term (1 seminars; total of 1 hr). This course is a prerequisite for Clinical Practicum 3 and 4 (OCC1 503 and OCC1 602).
Terms: Winter 2020
Instructors: Storr, Caroline; Falcicchio, Karen; Watters, Valerie (Winter)
Restriction(s): Open only to students registered in the following program: M.Sc.(Applied) in Occupational Therapy.
Students must register for OCC1 600J1, OCC1 600J2 and OCC1 600J3.
Prerequisite(s): OCC1 600J1, OCC1 600J2.
No credit will be given for this course unless OCC1 600J1, OCC1 600J2 and OCC1 600J3 are successfully completed in consecutive terms.
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OCC1 602 Clinical Practicum 4 (7 credits)
Overview
Occupational Therapy : Fourth clinical practicum.
Terms: Fall 2019, Winter 2020, Summer 2020
Instructors: Storr, Caroline; Falcicchio, Karen; Watters, Valerie (Fall) Storr, Caroline; Falcicchio, Karen; Watters, Valerie (Winter) Storr, Caroline; Falcicchio, Karen; Watters, Valerie (Summer)
Prerequisite: OCC1 503
Restriction: OT students only
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OCC1 617 Occupational Solutions 2 (6 credits)
Overview
Occupational Therapy : OT assessment and treatment of clients with disorders of the nervous system.
Terms: Fall 2019
Instructors: Gelinas, Isabelle; Bonnard, Madeleine; Menon, Anita (Fall)
Prerequisite: OCC1 547
Restriction: M1 OT students only
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OCC1 618 Applied OT: Psychosocial Theory (5 credits)
Overview
Occupational Therapy : Current theories of psychosocial OT, including advanced psychosocial assessments and individual and/or group interventions relevant to specific psychosocial theories.
Terms: Fall 2019
Instructors: Park, Melissa; Boychuck, Zachary; Zafran, Hiba; Rouleau, Suzanne; Lee, Keven; Roy, Laurence (Fall)
Prerequisite: OCC1 551
Restriction: M1 OT students only
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OCC1 620 Work/Ergonomics (3 credits)
Overview
Occupational Therapy : The principles of vocational rehabilitation including job demands analysis, functional capacity evaluation, and return to work. Examines environmental influences, ergonomic principles and assessment, the fitting of the workplace to the capabilities of the human worker, promotion of work safety, and injury prevention.
Terms: Fall 2019
Instructors: Saunders, Sara; Grenier, Marie-Lyne (Fall)
Restriction: M1 OT students only
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OCC1 622 Community-Based OT (3 credits)
Overview
Occupational Therapy : Assessment of community needs, development of OT community services, and the different roles of the OT in mental health and in the international community. Reintegration of the client in the socio-cultural community.
Terms: Winter 2020
Instructors: Roy, Laurence; Zafran, Hiba (Winter)
Prerequisite: OCC1 618
Restriction: M1 OT students only
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OCC1 623 Assistive Technology (3 credits)
Overview
Occupational Therapy : Application of high and low-technology assistive devices to enhance performance and individual human needs, including alternative computer access, manual and powered mobility, augmentative communication, telecommunications and environmental control, social and professional issues regarding technology service delivery.
Terms: Winter 2020
Instructors: Archambault, Philippe; Arcuri, Giovanni (Winter)
Restriction: M1 OT students only
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POTH 612 Applied Clinical Research Methods (4 credits)
Overview
Phys & Occ Therapy : An intermediate-level research methods course to promote scholarly clinical practice, and to assist students in the design and implementation of their entry-level professional master’s project.
Terms: Fall 2019, Summer 2020
Instructors: Lambert, Heather; Menon, Anita; Ahmed, Sara; Soicher, Judith Eileen; Mayo, Nancy; Mazer, Barbara Lee; Boruff, Jill; Figueiredo, Sabrina; Bussières, André; Asseraf-Pasin, Liliane; Cardoso, Roberta (Fall)
Prerequisite: POTH 401 or equivalent content as deemed by the instructor
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POTH 624 Master's Project (7 credits)
Overview
Phys & Occ Therapy : Project is related to rehabilitation.
Terms: Fall 2019, Winter 2020, Summer 2020
Instructors: Mazer, Barbara Lee; Preuss, Richard; Asseraf-Pasin, Liliane (Fall) Mazer, Barbara Lee; Preuss, Richard; Asseraf-Pasin, Liliane (Winter) Preuss, Richard; Mazer, Barbara Lee (Summer)
Restriction: OT and PT students only.
Complementary Courses (3 credits)
3 credits chosen from the following courses offered by the School. With permission from the Academic Director, students may take courses offered at the 500 or 600 levels by other departments at McGill.
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OCC1 625 Functional Environments (3 credits)
Overview
Occupational Therapy : Problems and solutions of the environment that impact negatively on the physically or mentally disabled individual.
Terms: Winter 2020
Instructors: Beshay, Marie-Christine (Winter)
Restriction: M1 OT and Architecture students only
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OCC1 626 Mental Health: Child and Youth (3 credits)
Overview
Occupational Therapy : Orientation to children and adolescents with psychiatric disorders as well as evaluation and remediation techniques.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2019-2020 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2019-2020 academic year.
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POTH 614 Selected Topics in Rehabilitation Science (2 credits)
Overview
Phys & Occ Therapy : A weekly lecture and seminar course taught by staff, designed to provide an overview of current research issues in rehabilitation.
Terms: Fall 2019
Instructors: Kehayia, Evanthia (Fall)
Fall
Restriction: on-campus students only.
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POTH 625D1 Design of Assistive Technologies: Principles (1.5 credits) *
Overview
Phys & Occ Therapy : This is an interdisciplinary, project-based course in which small teams of students work with an individual with a disability in the Montreal area to design an assistive technology (e.g. a device, a piece of equipment, an app) that enhances their level of activity and their participation in society. Teams will apply principles of assistive technology (AT) design to create solutions, iterate through multiple prototypes, and learn about the challenges and realities of successfully integrating AT into the lives of individuals with disabilities.
Terms: Fall 2019
Instructors: Blain-Moraes, Stefanie; Asseraf-Pasin, Liliane (Fall)
Restriction(s): Departmental approval is required to register to this course. Not open to Biomedical Engineering students.
Students must register for both POTH 625D1 and POTH 625D2
No credit will be given for this course unless both POTH 625D1 and POTH 625D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
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POTH 625D2 Design of Assistive Technologies: Principles (1.5 credits) *
Overview
Phys & Occ Therapy : This is an interdisciplinary, project-based course in which small teams of students work with an individual with a disability in the Montreal area to design an assistive technology (e.g. a device, a piece of equipment, an app) that enhances their level of activity and their participation in society. Teams will apply principles of assistive technology (AT) design to create solutions, iterate through multiple prototypes, and learn about the challenges and realities of successfully integrating AT into the lives of individuals with disabilities.
Terms: Winter 2020
Instructors: Blain-Moraes, Stefanie; Asseraf-Pasin, Liliane (Winter)
Restriction(s): Departmental approval is required to register to this course. Not open to Biomedical Engineering students.
Prerequisite(s): POTH 625D1
No credit will be given for this course unless both POTH 625D1 and POTH 625D2 are successfully completed in consecutive terms
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POTH 627 Enabling Eating, Drinking, and Swallowing (3 credits)
Overview
Phys & Occ Therapy : Exploration and application of fundamental skills for competent practice across the lifespan in the areas of dysphagia and feeding.
Terms: Winter 2020
Instructors: Lambert, Heather (Winter)
This course comprises 3.5 hours lecture and 3 hours lab/seminar per week comprising clinical visits and practical exploration.
Restriction: Open only to students registered in the following programs: MSc(Applied) in Occupational Therapy and MSc(Applied) in Physical Therapy. Open to other students by permission of instructor only.
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POTH 632 Research Elective (3 credits)
Overview
Phys & Occ Therapy : Practical research experience.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2019-2020 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2019-2020 academic year.
Prerequisites: M1 OT or PT courses.
Restriction: M2 OT & PT students only.
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POTH 633 Function/Activity in Arthritis (3 credits)
Overview
Phys & Occ Therapy : Multidisciplinary approach to the assessment and treatment of clients with complex rheumatic diseases.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2019-2020 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2019-2020 academic year.
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POTH 634 Childhood Performance Issues (3 credits)
Overview
Phys & Occ Therapy : Specialized interventions of the occupational therapist in developmental paediatrics.
Terms: Winter 2020
Instructors: Snider, Laurie M (Winter)
Restriction: M1 OT students only
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POTH 635 Enabling Upper Extremity Function (3 credits)
Overview
Phys & Occ Therapy : Exploration and application of fundamental skills for competent practice in the area of upper extremity rehabilitation.
Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2019-2020 academic year.
Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2019-2020 academic year.
This course comprises 2 hours lecture, 2 hours lab/seminar and 2 hours clinical reasoning workshop per week comprising clinical visits and practical exploration.
Restriction: Open only to students registered in the following programs: MSc(Applied) in Occupational Therapy and MSc(Applied) in Physical Therapy. Open to other students by permission of instructor only.
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POTH 636 Physical Therapy in Pediatrics (3 credits)
Overview
Phys & Occ Therapy : Application of the frameworks of neurological, orthopedic and cardio-respiratory rehabilitation to the assessment and treatment of various pediatric conditions.
Terms: Winter 2020
Instructors: Gagnon, Isabelle; Asseraf-Pasin, Liliane (Winter)
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POTH 637 Cancer Rehabilitation (3 credits)
Overview
Phys & Occ Therapy : Cancer pathology, risk stratification, the treatment process and rehabilitation needs throughout the disease trajectory.
Terms: Fall 2019
Instructors: RodrÃguez, Ana MarÃa; Asseraf-Pasin, Liliane (Fall)
Prerequisite: PHTH 570 or permission of instructor
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POTH 638 Promoting Wellness of Seniors (3 credits)
Overview
Phys & Occ Therapy : The complexity of rehabilitation interviews with the geriatric client, the various causes of occupational performance dysfunction, and the structure and organization of geriatric health care delivery are addressed.
Terms: Winter 2020
Instructors: Da Cunha Belchior, Patricia (Winter)
Restriction: OT students only or permision of instructor
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POTH 640 Role-Emerging Management (3 credits)
Overview
Phys & Occ Therapy : Career opportunities in private practice and/or new domains for Occupational Therapists, including small business management, legal and liability considerations, managing organizational growth and service marketing.
Terms: Winter 2020
Instructors: Shankland, Barbara (Winter)
Restriction: OT/PT students only
* Must take POTH 625D1 and POTH 625D2
NOTE: Interprofessional Education Activities (IPEAs)
These required non-credit activities address the competencies for interprofessional practice across the health professions such as professional roles, communication, collaboration in patient-centered care, and conflict resolution. Students will be advised at the beginning of each term which activities they should register for.
