Binghamton University’s online Post-Professional Doctor of Occupational Therapy (OTD) program is designed to prepare graduates to:
- Develop critical evaluation skills to assess theoretical and scientific evidence in selected practice arena
- Apply clinical reasoning to make use of and interpret the effectiveness and worthiness of selected intervention principles and approaches for an individual, a community or society
- Assess the adequacy of existing measurement tools and their validity for use in measurement of clinical and functional outcomes
- Recognize unmet needs of an individual, community or society and using translational science, attend to those needs through collaboration with other professionals for the delivery of high-quality care
- Interpret and apply scientific findings to solve a specific, practical issue affecting an individual or a group in the context of broader sociocultural issues related to interdisciplinary practice and functional outcomes
- Advocate for social policy reform to assure equalities and justice in access to healthcare delivery
- Complete a defendable capstone project presentation that is informed by the course of study and the capstone experience to earn an OTD
