Gwynedd Mercy University AY2020-2021 Graduate Academic Catalog
Technical Standards for Occupational Therapy Practice Students entering into the Occupational Therapy Master ’ s Program must possess essential skills ( observation , communication , motor function , intellectual-conceptual abilities , integrative and quantitative abilities , and behavioral and social attributes ) to perform all educational ( classroom , virtual , laboratory and clinical ), fieldwork , and experiential preceptorship tasks in an accurate , safe , and efficient manner , to the satisfaction of the faculty , with or without reasonable accommodation .
Observation
• Normal or corrected visual ability sufficient for client observation and assessment to ensure safety and accurate measurement .
• Ability to obtain information from written documents , videotaped data , graphic images and measuring devices accurately and within a reasonable time frame .
• Ability to sufficiently monitor and assess health needs of clients .
Communication
• Interact with others in a professional , courteous , and collaborative manner while using good judgment for confidentiality .
• Demonstrate respect for the dignity of each person .
• Maintain integrity in word and deed with others .
• Read , speak , and write in English effectively using proper grammar , spelling , and punctuation .
Motor Function
• Assume a variety of body postures that can include continuous sitting , standing , walking , bending , reaching , pulling , lifting , stooping , kneeling , and crawling .
• Demonstrate manipulation skills to effectively carry and use therapeutic equipment ( i . e . assistive devices , weights ).
• Demonstrate movement and mobility skills that are required for safe handling of persons of various sizes in order to perform safe transfers and guarding during functional mobility with and without an assistive device .
• Pushing and pulling in order to provide resistance for the purposes of maneuvering and transitioning persons such during bed mobility , using a wheelchair , and for sitting and standing balance activities .
• Demonstrate eye-hand coordination , postural control , strength , endurance , and integrated function of the senses ( vision , hearing , smell , and touch ) during the therapeutic process .
Intellectual-conceptual Abilities
• Demonstrate verbal and written insight into one ’ s own academic and clinical performance .
• Demonstrate the mental capacity to understand , problem solve , and make judgments in order to promote ethical reasoning .
• Demonstrate ability to collect , document , and analyze evaluation data and implement client- centered and occupation-based interventions .
Integrative and Quantitative Abilities
• Demonstrate the mental capacity to understand , problem solve , and make
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