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Occupation and Cultural Environment
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:7.00
Study Course Accepted:15.03.2024 10:39:23
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | REK_115 | LQF level: | Level 6 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 2.00 | ECTS: | 3.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Clinical Medicine; Health Care | Target Audience: | Rehabilitation | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Ieva Jēkabsone | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Department of Rehabilitation | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Rīga, Anniņmuižas bulvāris 26a, rk rsu[pnkts]lv, +371 20271291 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 2 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 4 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 7 | Class Length (academic hours) | 4 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 28 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 32 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Fundamentals of occupational therapy, knowledge about human functioning, concept of interaction between person-environment-occupation and influencing factors, general psychology, philosophy and ethics. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To gain knowledge about interaction between person and cultural environment and its influence on occupation and therapy process. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Cultural competence in occupational therapy. Cultural awareness in occupational therapy practice. Introduction to course assignment and seminar about literature. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 2 | Occupational therapy for refugees and asylum seekers. Impact of cultural environment on persons' occupational performance. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Sociocultural dimensions of occupation: occupations and identity, occupations and diversity. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Latvian traditional culture and occupations. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Ethical aspects in professional work of occupational therapist. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||||
| 6 | Presentations of course work and seminar "The influence of the cultural environment on occupational performance: case analysis" | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | • To make an in-depth research on the subject for the seminar about literature, to search and select up-to date literature about particular theme, to prepare a presentation. • To prepare a course assignment about influence of culture on occupational performance of person from different culture according to requirements for course assignment, prepare a presentation and visual materials. • Individual work - reading and assignments according to the theme of the lesson in order to prepare for the class. 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. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | The course evaluation consists of the arithmetic mean of 2 grades: course assignment and presentation (50%) and written test at the end of the course (50%). | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | After completing the course students will be able: • to name and characterize main elements of culture; • to explain the influence of cultural environment on human occupation; • to recognize main risk factors for occupational deprivation among refugees and asylum seekers; • to explain the concept of diversity and its aspects in relation to occupations. | ||||||||
| Skills: | After completing the course students will gain or improve following skills: • to explain his own attitude towards different groups of population; • to search, select and present literature on particular topic; • to interview persons and gain information about their occupations and factors influencing them; • to analyze the impact of cultural environment on persons everyday occupation performance. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | After completing the course students will be able: • to use the acquired knowledge in working with people of different nationalities and cultures, promoting the social, economic and political inclusion of all citizens, regardless of age, gender, disability, race, ethnicity, origin, religious belief or economic or other status in accordance with the UN Sustainable Development Goals; • to create a therapy plan based on knowledge about sociocultural factors; • to analyse everyday situations according to knowledge about ethical aspects of OT work. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Grandpierre, V., Milloy, V., Sikora, L. et al. 2018. Barriers and facilitators to cultural competence in rehabilitation services: a scoping review. BMC Health Serv Res 18, 23. Iegūts no: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-017-2811-1 [sk. 10.08.2023.] | ||||||||
| 2 | Govender P., Mpanza D.M., et.al. (2017). Exploring Cultural Competence amongst OT Students. Occupational Therapy International, vol. | ||||||||
| 3 | Phelan, S., and Kinsella, E. A. (2009). ‘Occupational identity: Engaging socio‐cultural perspectives’, Journal of Occupational Science, Vol 16 (2) pp85-91. (akceptējams izdevums) | ||||||||
| 4 | Willard, H., & Schell, B. (2018). Willard & Spackman's occupational therapy. (13th ed. / [edited by] Barbara A. Boyt Schell ... [et al.]. ed.). Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. | ||||||||
| 5 | Nortje, N. & De Jongh, J. (2015). Ethical dilemmas experienced by occupational therapy students – the reality. African Journal of Health Professions Education. 7. 187. 10.7196/AJHPE.396. | ||||||||
| 6 | Association of Occupational Therapists of Ireland. (2019). LGBT+ Awareness and Good Practice Guidelines for Occupational Therapists | ||||||||
| 7 | Trimboli C., Taylor J. (2016). Addressing the occupational needs of refugees and asylum seekers. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal 63, 434-437 | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Abreu BC, Peloquin SM. (2004). Embracing Diversity in Our Profession. Am J Occup Ther. May-Jun;58(3):353-9. | ||||||||
| 2 | Kinebanian A., Stomph M. (1992). Cross-Cultural Occupational Therapy: A Critical Reflection. Am J Occup Ther. Aug;46(8):751-7. | ||||||||
| 3 | Brown HV, Hollis V. (2013). The meaning of occupation, occupational need, and occupational therapy in a military context. Phys Ther. 93:1244-1253. | ||||||||
| 4 | Smith YJ, Cornella E., Williams N. (2014). Working with populations from a refugee background: An opportunity to enhance the occupational therapy educational experience. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal 61, 20-27. | ||||||||
| 5 | Chiang M., Carlson G. (2003). Occupational Therapy in Multicultural Contexts: Issues and Strategies. BJOT, 66 (12), pp. 559 – 567. | ||||||||
| 6 | Awaad T. (2003). Culture, Cultural Competence and Occupational Therapy: Review of the Literature. BJOT, 66(8), pp. 356 – 362. | ||||||||
| 7 | Bonder, B. R., Martin, L., & Miracle, A. W. (2004). Culture emergent in occupation. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 58, 159–168. | ||||||||
| 8 | Odawara, E. (2005). Cultural competency in occupational therapy: Beyond a cross-cultural view of practice. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 59, 325–334. | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | World Federation of Occupational Therapists. Human displacement. Position paper. WFOT, 2014 | ||||||||
| 2 | World Federation of Occupational Therapists. Guiding principles on Diversity and Culture. WFOT, 2010 | ||||||||
| 3 | Patvēruma likums | ||||||||
