Advanced Theory of Occupational TherapyLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

The students can retrieve and handle occupational therapy theoretical and research information and are able to critically assess information and understand entities in the specialised field of occupational therapy they have chosen. They can develop their skills in clinical reasoning and in theoretical knowledge of occupational therapy via international studies. The students know the basics of R&D in occupational therapy. They know the enterpreneurship as an opportunity for an occupational therapist.

Content

Challenges in OT and enterpreneurship in future
Evidence-based practice
Occupational therapist in project work
Clinical reasoning and decision making
Evaluating student´s own professional development and growth towards working life
Special chosen areas in OT

Qualifications

The students know the theoretical concepts, ethical issues, and values of occupational therapy. They know occupational therapists' work and have practised it with success in practices.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

BASIC COMPETENCE (1-2)
The student has mastered the basic knowledge of occupational therapy and evidence based practice. He/she is capable of independent knowledge acquisition and learning. The student knows how to disseminate the knowledge acquired. The student can evaluate information from various viewpoints. The student is familiar with the key information sources of occupational therapy and evidence based practice.
The student knows how to flexibly adapt his/her activities in accordance with the challenges presented by the task and the operational environment. The student possesses the skills to act also in unforeseen situations in his/her field. The student finds it challenging to manage with some more demanding professional tasks.
The student takes the responsibility of course tasks and projects given and acts in ways agreed, taking into account other actors and players. He/she can plan, organize and develop his/her own activities. The student is familiar with international information sources.

DEVELOPING COMPETENCE (3)
The student has comprehensively mastered the knowledge of the course. He/she acquires information spontaneously and independently and subjects it to a critical evaluation. The student is familiar with both the international as well as national knowledge base of the course/area of competence and can use it to independently carry out various tasks and learning projects. The student knows how, by different means, to disseminate the knowledge he/she has acquired and how to critically justify its use. In communication and interaction situations, the student can use and present information in a clearly analyzed, instructive and constructive way. The student has good problem-solving skills in his/her own field and can use them in new situations involving problems of complex and diverse nature. The student takes the responsibility of course tasks and projects and is a self-starter. He/she knows how to implement development projects by applying the knowledge base of his/her own field while demonstrating decision-making and problem-solving abilities.

ADVANCED COMPETENCE (4-5)
The student has well-advanced knowledge about occupational therapy and evidence based practice and critical understanding of the theories in the field and its operating principles as well. The student knows how to formulate individual knowledge based on the international and also on the most recent knowledge in the course/area of competence. He/she can evaluate it critically while showing creative thinking. The student knows how the knowledge acquired can be used, in a variety of ways, for the management of influential learning tasks and development projects and in their coordinated implementation. The student knows how to use information and communication technology in the acquisition of knowledge, in its production and in passing it to its field. In communication situations, he/she presents information, analyzing it outstandingly and connecting it to the occupational therapy´s information needs. With the skills the student has acquired and demonstrated, he/she knows how to innovatively solve even unexpected problems while creating new ways of action and viewpoints to the field's work processes. The student shows initiative in taking the responsibility for the course´s tasks and projects.

By writing the portfolio, the student knows how to use analysis to assess his/her own competences and development and how to draw up a development plan on the basis of this for him/herself.

Fail:
The students don´t know the basic concepts of the course or the content of the course. They are not able to take responsibility of course tasks or plan own work at the course.