School of Occupational Therapy Program Outcomes

The following outcome objectives are expected upon completion of the entry-level occupational therapy curriculum. These outcomes arise directly from the missions of the university and the entry-level program, as well as from the program’s philosophical base. The outcomes are linked to curricular threads, which run throughout all curriculum areas. 

Graduates of the UIndy MOT program will be able to:

• Outcome I: Students will employ knowledge translation to enrich health outcomes and facilitate meaningful occupation for all persons and society. 
• Outcome II: Students will advance practice scholarship through initiatives that contribute to occupational therapy.
• Outcome III: Students will foster belonging by promoting occupational justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion for all.  
• Outcome IV: Students will advocate for recipients of services to achieve meaningful occupational performance, participation, quality of life, and well-being.
• Outcome V: Students will implement occupation-centered, occupation-focused, and occupation-based strategies throughout the OT process.. 
• Outcome VI: Students will apply critical and holistic thinking to reflect the values of the occupational therapy profession.

Graduates of the UIndy OTD program will be able to:

• Outcome I: Students will employ knowledge translation to enrich health outcomes and facilitate meaningful occupation for all persons and society. 
• Outcome II: Students will advance practice scholarship through initiatives that contribute to occupational therapy.
• Outcome III: Students will foster belonging by promoting occupational justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion for all.  
• Outcome IV: Students will advocate for recipients of services to achieve meaningful occupational performance, participation, quality of life, and well-being.
• Outcome V: Students will implement occupation-centered, occupation-focused, and occupation-based strategies throughout the OT process.. 
• Outcome VI: Students will apply critical and holistic thinking to reflect the values of the occupational therapy profession.
• Outcome VII (OTD Only): Students will demonstrate change leadership and implementation of innovative solutions in occupational therapy practice, programs, and policies to enhance outcomes for all individuals and society.