| Module |
Description |
| 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. |
| Occupational Therapy for Children and Youth |
28 ECTS
Objectives:
1 To provide knowledge about a child`s occupational development and the meaning of play;
2 to provide knowledge about the main diseases of children and youth, and their influence on occupational performance;
3 to provide basic knowledge about occupational therapy assessment and process working with disabled children and youth.
Having passed the subject, the student:
1 has knowledge about the main diseases of children and youth, and their influence on occupational performance;
2 is able to apply the theories and conceptual models of occupational therapy into practice with children and youth;
3 is able to analyze the problems occurring in daily activities of children and youth;
4 knows a child`s occupational development and the meaning of play;
5 knows the functional development of hand and the principles of developing manual skills;
6 is able to carry out occupational therapy process for children and youth. |
| Occupational Therapy for Adults of Working-Aged |
37 ECTS
Objectives:
To provide the students with knowledge about occupational performance limitations of working-aged adults with somatic and mental disorder, and possibilities in occupational therapy to lessen the limitations.
Having passed the subject, the student:
1 knows the causes of occupational performance limitations in people with somatic and mental disorders;
2 knows the basic practice models used in occupational therapy for working-aged adults, and is able to apply them;
3 is able to evaluate occupational performance of working-aged adults with somatic and mental disorder, and carry out occupational therapy;
4 knows and is able to use ergonomic work methods;
5 is able to carry out the work analysis and adaptation of work activity and work environment. |
| Occupational Therapy for Elderly |
21 ECTS
Objectives:
1 To provide basic knowledge about the aging process, about the role of elderly in society and the aspects of occupational therapy in the improvement of life quality of the elderly;
2 to discuss activities of daily living, social problems and legislation in Estonia, also the geriatric diseases and the occupational performance problems related to pathological aging.
Having passed the module, the student:
1 is able to apply the conceptual models of occupational therapy into practical work with elderly;
2 is able to prevent and solve problems in daily activities of the elderly by taking into consideration the lifestyle changes that accompany aging;
3 is able to carry out occupational therapy interventions with preventing purposes, improving in this way the life quality of the elderly;
4 has knowledge about the most widely spread geriatric diseases (including dementia) and psycho-geriatric disorders, and about the problems with occupational performance related to pathological aging;
5 understands the meaning of death in life process and the possibilities of palliative care. |
| Pre-diploma Practical Training |
12 ECTS
Objectives:
To develop and apply the knowledge acquired in theory studies, and the experiences and ethic beliefs acquired during previous practical trainings.
Having passed the module, the student:
1 is able to apply the conceptual models of occupational therapy into practical work;
2 is able to develop occupational therapy plan and make ethical decisions;
3 is able to evaluate the quality of occupational therapy intervention carried out by himself/herself;
4 applies the knowledge and skills when counselling and instructing the patients/clients and their relatives;
5 is able to record the patient`s/client`s documentation related to occupational therapy on paper and/or electronically;
6 describes an ethical problem and analyzes it on the basis of occupational therapist ethical code;
7 develops professional skills and improves the knowledge on the speciality. |
| Research Methods and Development Work |
17 ECTS
Objectives:
1 To provide an overview about the methodological starting-points and methods set for scientific works and researches, besides paying attention to ethical aspects and authors` rights;
2 to provide knowledge of professional English terminology;
3 to provide practical skills for data processing and composing different documents with computer as required;
4 to give possibility to participate in professional development activities.
Having passed the module, the student:
1 has knowledge for searching and analyzing speciality literature and evidence-based scientific articles, and skills for composing evidence-based research;
2 is able to analyze and evaluate published scientific works;
3 has practical skills for processing information on computer;
4 is able to use different databases and infotechnological possibilities in the searching, composing and distributing the information related to occupational therapy taking into consideration the law on authors` rights;
5 has participated in professional development activities;
6 knows professional English terminology, English communication language, and is correct in its oral and written forms;
7 is able to write a course paper and compose the project for the final thesis |
| Professional Development |
27 ECTS
Objectives:
1 To support the student`s professional and personal development;
2 to introduce learning theories, self-evaluation and the principles of lifelong learning;
3 to provide necessary communication and client service skills, and to introduce possibilities and means of communication;
4 to provide an overview of foundation for enterprise and teamwork skills;
5 to provide knowledge about processes and human behaviour in society;
6 to provide knowledge about the basics of occupational health and ergonomics, and about the areas of their appliance.
Having passed the module, the student:
1 has necessary communication, client service and teamwork skills,
2 is able to evaluate and reflect his/her studies, to bring out the dissimilarities between different learning theories, and the connections between learning and development;
3 knows the fundamental truths of lifelong learning and values them in the professional development;
4 has knowledge about occupational hazards, the principles and basics of ergonomics, and about optimizing work environment and activities;
5 has knowledge about the social conditions influencing human health;
6 understands the variety of attitudes and values in society and is able to respect personal differences, cultural beliefs and customs, and their influence on human behaviour. |
| Human Health Condition |
32 ECTS
Objectives:
1 To provide necessary basic knowledge for professional activities about human structure, organ systems and functioning of them;
2 to provide knowledge about the human biomechanics and neuropsychology;
3 to provide knowledge about pathological deviations in case of microbial infections and congenital disorders caused by gene defects;
4 to introduce different human development stages from the psychological, sociological and biological aspects;
5 to teach life-saving first aid skills and the most widely used medication groups and medications, and their influence on occupational performance;
6 to provide an overview about the main internal, surgical and neurological diseases, pathological processes, and about their influence on occupational performance.
Having passed the module, the student:
1 knows the structure, functioning and the biological bases of the functioning of a human organism;
2 knows human biomechanics and has an overview of clinical and neuropsychology;
3 knows the essence of pathological processes and their evolving mechanisms:
4 knows the most important pathogens and illnesses caused by them,
5 knows the essence of inheritance and changeability, and the most widely spread congenital disorders;
6 knows different human development stages from the psychological, sociological and biological aspects;
7 is able to give first aid and has knowledge about effects of medications on human organism and occupational performance;
8 has an overview about basic internal, surgical and neurological illnesses, and about pathological processes and their influence on occupational performance. |
| Elective Subjects |
6 ECTS
Objectives:
To provide an opportunity to students for deepened development of knowledge and skills in occupational therapy through selected optional subjects.
Having passed the module, the student:
1 has acquired deepened knowledge in the selected optional subjects;
2 has acquired additional knowledge, skills and value judgements in occupational therapy or in related area;
3 is able to recognize interdisciplinary connections in speciality areas being adjacent to occupational therapy and their role in empowering an individual;
4 is able to associate the acquired knowledge with the profession. |
| Elective subjects |
6 ECTS
Objectives:
To provide an opportunity to the student for developing his/her knowledge and skills, and for realizing his/her interests through freely electable subjects
Having passed the subject, the student:
1 has knowledge about selected elective subjects;
2 knows learning outcomes accordingly with the selected subjects. |
| Final Thesis |
7 ECTS
Objectives:
1 To develop the skills for clearly defining and complexly analyzing the problem (the use of previously acquired theoretical and practical skills);
2 to teach to evaluate critically the results and used methods in previous research papers;
3 to develop the skills for advancing the profession through research;
4 to provide readiness for continuing his/her studies (e.g. in Master`s studies) and for working in the speciality.
Having passed the module, the student:
1 has an overview about the foundations and research methods of the research in the field of occupational therapy;
2 has acquired the method of analysis and synthesis of scientific literature recquired for solving research problems;
3 has acquired the procedures of data collection and methods for analysis;
4 is able to formulate his/her ideas and to present them in required form;
5 is able to write a final thesis in accordance with requirements and to defend its results in oral defending, connected to following ethical aspects;
6 has an experience of participating in the applied research. |
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