Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Mental Health and Occupational Therapy
Course Code
REK_286
Branch of Science
Clinical medicine; Psychiatry
ECTS
4.00
Target Audience
Medical Services; Rehabilitation
LQF
Level 6
Study Type And Form
Full-Time
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Ieva Rugina
Structure Unit Manager
Liāna Deklava
Structural Unit
Department of Rehabilitation
Contacts
Riga, 26a Anninmuizas boulevard, rk@rsu.lv, +371 20271291
About Study Course
Objective
To develop clinical thinking before clinic studies in clinical placement. Understand and use conceptual models in psychiatry practice, raise awareness about the theoretical knowledge integration in occupational therapy process and activities dysfunction in patients/clients with mental health problems. Understand, analyse and apply the acquired knowledge and skills.
Preliminary Knowledge
Psychiatry, basics of pharmacology, conceptual practice models, basics of psychology, medical ethics, creative activities in occupational therapy
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.A student will be able to describe the most frequent mental health problems, select and analyse appropriate conceptual practice models to define the role of the occupational therapist and tactics in psychiatric rehabilitation for persons with mental health problems, explain and justify using a standardised instruments as assessment tools, identify occupational performance dysfunctions, explain and justify the treatment plans and treatment methods.
Skills
1.A student will be able to use professional terminology, adhere to ethical aspects of communication, the use of appropriate conceptual practice models and therapeutic approaches to assess and analyse the activity dysfunction, demonstrate practical skills of the patient/client evaluation of the use of observation methods and standardized tools to justify treatment plan, critically evaluate and justify choice of therapy methods, to show therapy plan implementation, using a variety of methods to assess the effectiveness of treatment, to document the treatment process, to critically analyse literature.
Competences
1.Using the acquired knowledge and skills a student will be able to identify occupation disfunction for clients/patients with mental health problems, to formulate activity dysfunction, analyse and interpret the information, to develop and apply effective evidence-based assessment and treatment.
Assessment
Individual work
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Clinical case studies, according to the course theme of using problem-based learning method, preparation of presentations, group work. Clinical case preparing according to the course thematics – student's independent work with an individual evaluation/feedback.
In order to evaluate the quality of the study course as a whole, the student must fill out the study course evaluation questionnaire on the Student Portal.
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Examination
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During the study course a student implements a client/patient interviewing, uses appropriate assessment tools, analyses assessment data and interpretation, plans treatment, selects appropriate methods of therapy and demonstrates them. Clinical case studies – theoretical and practical skills demonstration according to the theme of the course.
Clinical case study 33%, presentation of a scientific article 33%, written test 34%.
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Auditorium
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4
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Topics
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Historical aspects of occupational therapy in psychiatry. History of psychiatry in Latvia, forms of treatment and rehabilitation care.
The role of the occupational therapist in psychiatric rehabilitation.
Work in groups - prepare a report for discussion on mental health care in Latvia, regulatory acts, patients' rights, stigmatization.
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4
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Communication in working with mentally ill people.
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Auditorium
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4
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Empathic interviewing skills.
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Auditorium
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4
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Topics
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Occupational therapy methods of assessment, observation and standardized instruments for psychiatric practice.
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Auditorium
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4
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Topics
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Interviewing and evaluating a patient with psychiatric disorders.
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4
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Topics
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Schizophrenia, affective disorders: depression, mania, bipolar disorders, eating disorders. Occupational therapist's tactics. Clinical case studies.
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Auditorium
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4
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Topics
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Schizophrenia, affective disorders: depression, mania, bipolar disorders, eating disorders. Occupational therapist's tactics. Clinical case studies.
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Auditorium
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4
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Topics
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Schizophrenia, affective disorders: depression, mania, bipolar disorders, eating disorders. Occupational therapist's tactics. Clinical case studies.
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Auditorium
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Topics
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Clinical case report: assessment methods, treatment plan and its implementation.
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Topics
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Individual clinical cases analysis using The structure of the occupational therapy practice process.
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Topics
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Seminar: psychiatric rehabilitation for people with mental health problems.
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Auditorium
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Individual clinical case studies presentation. Feedback.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
4.00
Contact hours:
48 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam (Written)
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Occupational Therapy in Mental Health : a Vision for Participation / editors, Catana Brown, Virginia C. Stoffel ; associate editor, Jaime Phillip Munõz. Philadelphia : F.A. Davis Company, 2019
2.
Jennifer Creek, Lesley Lougher. Occupational Therapy and Mental Health. 6th edition, Churchill Livingstone, 2022
3.
Crystal A.Gateley, Sherry Borcherding. Documentation Manual for Occupational Therapy writing SOAP Notes. 3rd edition, Slack incoroprated, 2012. (akceptējams izdevums)
4.
Ingrid Soderback International Handbook of Occupational Therapy Interventions. Springer, 2015. 2nd ed.
Additional Reading
1.
Gerald C. Davidson, Abnormal psychology, 8-th edition, John Wiley&Sons, Inc., 2022
2.
Barbara J.Hemphill-Pearson, Assessment in Occupational Therapy Mental Health, SLACK incorporated, 2020. 4th ed.
3.
Juhans Kulbergs, Dinamiskā psihiatrija, Jumava, 2001
4.
Willard & Spackman’s. Occupational Therapy. Lippincott Williams& Wilkins, 2014
Other Information Sources
1.
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, British Journal of Occupational Therapy, Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy, Australian Journal of Occupational Therapy, RSU datu bāzes, elektroniskie informācijas avoti.