The courses outlined in this Certificate package will provide the OT practitioner with an understanding of the legal, ethical and personnel management implications as the result of decisions made in today's health care market. The courses will assist the therapist in developing an ability to respond to management challenges in their professional practice. Examines human resources management theories, institutional arrangements, current law and practices that guide management and organizational policy decisions.
Emphasis is on human resource issues confronting line managers and HR practitioners.
Supervisory techniques and processes as they relate to health care personnel management, the recruitment, selection, staffing and direction of personnel, focusing on facilitative techniques to foster continued professional growth, development, participation and retention. An examination of management, administrative, economic, legal and social issues as they impact upon the provision of occupational therapy services and other health related professions. This course illuminates the unique facet health care occupies within the free market and how occupational therapy and other health related services fit within that definition. Particular emphasis will be placed upon economics and the application of these concepts in optimizing service delivery.