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About Study Course

Credit points / ECTS:5 / 7.5
Course supervisor:Ieva Jēkabsone
Course level:Bachelor
Target audience:Rehabilitation; Medical Services; Medicine; Medical Technologies
Study course descriptionFull description
Branch of science:Clinical Medicine; Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation

Objective

To introduce students with the main conceptual models of occupational therapy practice. To develop basic skills for occupational therapy practice.

Prerequisites

Knowledge about human anatomy and physiology, about human occupations, occupational analysis, environment, development of society, paradigma of occupational therapy.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge

As the result of study course student will acquire the basic knowledge to name and describe the conceptual practice models of occupational therapy; sequentially arrange the structure to define the phenomena in each practice model; to describe the therapeutic use and practical utility of models.

Skills

As the result of study course acquisition student will be able to use different, appropriate to the situation conceptual models of practice to collect information and data, analyze findings and draw up a treatment plan and begin its implementation, evaluate the results.

Competence

As the result of study course student will be able to practically apply the acquired basic knowledge and basic skills of conceptual practice models and associated phenomena during occupational therapy.