Module 'Foundation Knowledge and Skills of Occupational Therapy'

47 ECTS
Objectives:
1 To develop skills of a future occupational therapist to interpret the speciality and understand its role in the Estonian health care system;
2 to provide students with basic ethical concepts, theoretical foundation and conceptual practice models in occupational therapy;
3 to provide knowledge about disabilities and special needs;
4 to provide knowledge and skills about analyzing activities and adaptation;
5 to provide an overview of the career fields in occupational therapy;
6 to provide an overview of assistive technology and legislative acts relating to this;
7 to develop creative abilities and skills of using self in occupational process;
8 to develop professional reasoning.

Having passed the module, the student:
1 knows philosophy, ethics and historic progress, theoretical foundations and models of the profession;
2 knows professional concepts understanding occupation as an instrument and the main object of occupational therapy;
3 has knowledge about human health, disability and functioning ability according to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) classification;
4 is able to explain the mutual connections between occupational performance, health and well-being;
5 knows the objectives of occupational therapy and the work specifics of an occupational therapist in different work areas;
6 knows how to use different activity analysis and adaptation possibilities in occupational therapy;
7 has knowledge and skills to evaluate a client`s occupational performance in his/her environment and to select a necessary assistive device;
8 knows how to establish a therapeutic relationship and understands self as the therapeutic instrument in occupational process;
9 is able to identify and use different ways of professional reasoning in occupational therapy process.