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Study Course Description
Basics in Occupational Therapy
Course Code
REK_054
Branch of Science
Clinical medicine
ECTS
6.00
Target Audience
Medical Services
LQF
Level 6
Study Type And Form
Full-Time
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Zane Liepiņa
Structure Unit Manager
Liāna Deklava
Structural Unit
Department of Rehabilitation
Contacts
Riga, 26a Anninmuizas boulevard, rk@rsu.lv, +371 20271291
About Study Course
Objective
Enable students to acquire basic knowledge of occupational therapy history and philosophy; about human occupations during life span; about activity, activity analysis, about the use of activity in occupational therapy process, as well as to develop the skills of clinical reasoning and use acquired competences in independent decision making.
Preliminary Knowledge
Knowledge about human being and his performance areas, environment and development of society.
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.As the result of study course acquisition student will acquire knowledge about: history of development of occupational therapy profession; the conditions for the development of occupational therapy profession Latvia; basic occupational therapy terms: occupation, activity, performance, the environment, the client / patient, performance components, occupational therapy, rehabilitation, person centered practice, evidence based practice.
Skills
1.As the result of study course acquisition student will acquire the basic skills and will be able to understand legislation and regulations governing the occupational therapy profession; take occupation / activity analysis, dose and adapt occupation / activity; perform simple analysis of balance of daily activities; understand importance of the environmental context for carrying out the occupation.
Competences
1.As the result of study course acquisition student will be able to practically apply the acquired knowledge and skills in order to discuss the history of development of occupational therapy in the world and in Latvia; to discuss the conceptual knowledge in occupational therapy and content of occupational therapy paradigm; to carry out activity / occupation analysis.
Assessment
Individual work
Title
% from total grade
Grade
1.
Individual work
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Individual work – getting ready for tests, quizzes; prepare presentations for seminars; group work including work – preparation of report on by group chosen topic and presentation of group work; tasks: description of repertoire of persons'everyday activities; activity analysis.
Examination
Title
% from total grade
Grade
1.
Examination
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Active and productive participation in practical sessions;
Quality of verbal answers;
Active and productive participation in the work of project groups;
Timely, high quality completed written assignments and presentations;
Passed written tests;
Quality of final test and quality of presentation of results of group project;
At the end of the course – a written exam.
Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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The historical context of occupational therapy development and the most important stages of development. Founders of occupational therapy in Latvia and in the world. Search for scientific substantiation of occupational therapy. Influence of different scientific theories. A. Meijer's philosophy of occupational therapy. Occupational therapy – a new specialty in the field of rehabilitation in Latvia (prerequisites).
EventType
Modality
Location
Contact hours
1.
Class/Seminar
On site
Auditorium
4
2.
Class/Seminar
On site
Auditorium
4
3.
Class/Seminar
On site
Auditorium
4
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Person activities – the main object of occupational therapy. Classroom environment. Purposeful activities: work / productive activities, self-care activities, play / leisure activities. Distribution of work on a daily basis. Changes in employment relationships during an individual's lifetime.
EventType
Modality
Location
Contact hours
1.
Class/Seminar
On site
Auditorium
4
2.
Class/Seminar
On site
Auditorium
4
3.
Class/Seminar
On site
Auditorium
4
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Activity / occupation analysis. General analysis of activities. Specific analysis of activities. Adaptation and dosing of activities.
EventType
Modality
Location
Contact hours
1.
Class/Seminar
On site
Auditorium
4
2.
Class/Seminar
On site
Auditorium
4
3.
Class/Seminar
On site
Auditorium
4
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Theoretical substantiation of occupational therapy. Occupational therapy as a separate branch of science, development perspectives. The concept of the body paradigm. Definition of the concept of paradigm, its use in occupational therapy. Occupational therapy paradigms created by different authors (Kielhofner occupational therapy paradigm, Tornebom occupational therapist paradigm). Development of occupational therapy profession paradigm.
EventType
Modality
Location
Contact hours
1.
Class/Seminar
On site
Auditorium
4
2.
Class/Seminar
On site
Auditorium
4
3.
Class/Seminar
On site
Auditorium
4
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Getting to know to occupational therapy services and practical work of an occupational therapist in various fields of health and social care.
EventType
Modality
Location
Contact hours
1.
Class/Seminar
On site
Specialized room
4
2.
Class/Seminar
On site
Specialized room
4
3.
Class/Seminar
On site
Specialized room
4
4.
Class/Seminar
On site
Specialized room
4
Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
6.00
Contact hours:
64 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam (Written)
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Fisher A. G. (1998) Uniting Practice and Therapy in an occupational Framework”. AJOT 52 (7): 509 - 521. (akceptējams izdevums)
2.
Meyer A. (1977) „The Philosophy of Occupational Therapy”. AJOT 31 (10): 639-642. (akceptējams izdevums)
3.
Nelson L. D. (1996) “Therapeutic occupation: a definition”, AJOT 50 (10): 775 - 782. (akceptējams izdevums)
4.
Tornebohm H. (1991) “What is worth knowing in Occupational Therapy”. AJOT 45(5): 451 - 454. (akceptējams izdevums)
5.
Chiang M., Carlson G. (2003) “Occupational therapy in multicultural contexts: issues and strategies” BJOT 66 (12) pp. 559 – 567. (akceptējams izdevums)
6.
Brea, M., Creek, J., Meyer, S., Stadler-Grillmaier, J., Pitteljon, H., & Falas, J. (2012). Understanding the European conceptual framework for occupational therapy: for what is worth. WFOT Bulletin, 65, 12-19. (akceptējams izdevums)
Additional Reading
1.
Kanādas ergoterapeitu asociācija „Nodarbes veicināšana: ergoterapijas skatījums” 3. nodaļa, Ottawa, Ontario: CAOT Publications ACE, 1997, 30.- 41. lpp. Tulkojums latviešu valodā.
2.
Schell, B.A., Gillen, G., & Scaffa, M.E. (2014). Willard & Spackman’s Occupational Therapy, 12th edition. Unit 1. – 2. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
3.
Bjorklund A. (2000) “Occupational therapy students’ paradigms – a passage from beholder to practitioner” Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 47: 97–109. Tiešsaistē: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1046/j.1440-1630.2000.00212.x/pdf
Other Information Sources
1.
www.ergoterapija.lv
3.
www.wfot.org
4.
www.enothe.eu
5.
www.cotec-europe.org