Gwynedd Mercy University 2025-2026 University Catalog 202
centered and occupation-based interventions.
Integrative and Quantitative Abilities
• Demonstrate the mental capacity to understand, problem-solve and make judgments in order to promote safety.
• Intellectual capacities to measure, evaluate, calculate, reason, analyze and synthesize information specific to client care.
• Demonstrate ability to apply information learned from the classroom to a therapeutic practice environment.
Behavioral and Social Attributes
• Demonstrate mature and professional behaviors with other students, faculty, colleagues, and clients.
• Be receptive and open to mentor feedback about academic or fieldwork performance and adherence to academic and fieldwork policies and procedures.
• Establish and maintain a therapeutic relationship with clients.
• Ability to work cooperatively and collaboratively with others.
Students should review the Technical Standards carefully and identify if additional support is needed for any portion( didactic and clinical) of the Occupational Science and / or Occupational Therapy programs. Students are encouraged to contact the Student Accessibility Services Office to arrange an individualized consultation to discuss any support services or accommodations they may need.
Compliance Requirements and Clearances: Occupational Science students in their senior year must be compliant with all clearance and health and wellness requirements. At the onset of the senior year, students will be sent information and instructions for access to the Complio system. Clearance and health and wellness requirements are annual, so they will need to be redone the following year to remain in compliance. Failure to adhere to the required compliance deadlines may result in course grade deductions and a non-approval to register for the subsequent Program term. Clearance and health and wellness requirements for the Occupational Science Program include: PA State Police background check, PA child abuse clearance, FBI fingerprints, completion of Act 126—“ Child Abuse Recognition and Reporting Training”( Please note that this is a 3-hour online training certificate and NOT the PA child abuse clearance), American Heart Association Heartsaver First Aid, CPR, AED Certification( Please note that no exceptions will be made for any other certification), Medical history / physical examination, Vaccinations that include MMR, Varicella, Hepatitis B, Tdap, Tuberculosis, Drug Screening, Flu Shot, and Meningitis. An adverse background check can restrict a student’ s ability to access fieldwork, affect a graduate’ s ability to later sit for the NBCOT ® certification examination, or attain state licensure as an occupational therapist.
Professional Disposition and Conduct: Students are required to adhere to standards of professional behavior. Professional standards include promptness, collaboration, cooperation, dedication to learning, presenting oneself appropriately, proper oral and written communication, and ethical behavior. Professional behavior includes but is not limited to: attendance; arrival to class on time, active listening; punctuality; no instant messaging, emailing, social internet browsing, or phone activity( phone may stay on vibrate mode in case of emergency notification). Students are expected to email the course instructor if they will be missing a class. If a student wants to record a class session or transmit a class session to another student( audio or video), permission from the course instructor is required. It is a student conduct violation to download recorded lectures, labs, and meetings to a computer, upload