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Elämäntapojen toiminnallinen tukeminen (5 cr)

Code: STTS2016-3003

General information


Enrollment

01.08.2022 - 26.08.2022

Timing

29.08.2022 - 31.12.2022

Number of ECTS credits allocated

5 op

Virtual portion

5 op

Mode of delivery

Online learning

Unit

Hyvinvointiyksikkö

Teaching languages

  • Finnish

Seats

0 - 35

Degree programmes

  • Toimintaterapeutti (AMK)

Teachers

  • Maaret Rutanen
  • Emmi Ritvos

Groups

  • STT20S1
    Toimintaterapeutti
  • STT20SML
    Toimintaterapeutti (AMK)
  • STT20SM
    Toimintaterapeutti

Objective

Purpose of the course
In this course you will learn to understand the connection between health, activity and lifestyle. You will learn ways how to support lifestyles within your own profession. You will apply these way in authentic guiding situations.

Competences
Client competence in health and social care
Competence in occupational therapy process and clinical reasoning


Learning outcomes
After completing this course you will know how health, activity and lifestyle are related to each other. You will understand, how to support lifestyles by using your own professional theory base and evidence based knowledge. You will be able to apply this knowledge in authentic guiding situations by examing the clients´ needs and supportig them to obey health promoting lifestyles.

Content

In this course, you get to know the relationship between health, occupation and lifestyle. You consider the meaning of supporting lifestyle’s as a part of social and health care procedure in your own profession. You use actual evidence-based- and research material in the process. You familiarize yourself with evidence-based programs that support lifestyle such as Lifestyle Redesign-program. You deepen your understanding of how to motivate your client with transtheoretical model of change and motivational interviewing approach. You become familiar with using occupation and technology as tools for change. You plan and carry out lifestyle guidance situations where you use occupation-based methods.

Oppimateriaali ja suositeltava kirjallisuus

Arajärvi, P. & Thesleff, P. 2020. Suorituskyvyn psykologia. Tieto- ja taitokirja korkeaa suorituskykyä ja hyvinvointia rakentaville. VK-kustannus.

Clark, F.A., Blanchard, J., Sleight, A. ym. 2015. Lifestyle Redesign. The Intervention Tested in the USC Well Elderly Studies. 2nd Edition. AOTA Press. tai Mendel, D.R. 1999. Lifestyle redesign: implementing the well elderly prrogram. AOTA cop. tai Craig. C. & Mountain, G. 2007. Lifestyle matters: an occupational approach to healthy aging. Speechmark.

Erlandsson, L-K. & Persson, D. 2020. The ValMO Model: occupational therapy for a healthy life by doing. Studentlitteratur.

Scaffa, M.E. & Reitz, S.M. 2014 Occupatinal therapy in community-based practice settings. Second edition. F.A. Davis. E-kirja. tai Scaffa, M.E. & Reitz, S.M. 2020. Occupational therapy in community and population health practice. Third edition. F.A. Davis.


Current studies of the topic

Teaching methods

The course is based on online pedagogy, individual learning, current research and practical learning.
There are webinars, planning the intervention and group work during the course.

Employer connections

Learning assignent is possible to carry out in cooperation at working life context.

Student workload

5 cr 135 hrs
Independent learning and learning assigments , webinars 3 cr
Practical training 2 cr

Further information

Evaluation is based on self-evaluation, peer evaluation and teachers feedback.

Evaluation scale

Pass/Fail

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Pass: You show understanding of the relationship between health, occupation and lifestyle. You use reasoning when examining the meaning of supporting lifestyle from your own profession’s perspective as well as in social- and healthcare overall. You plan and carry out theory- and occupation- based lifestyle guidance. You show that you can evaluate your own professional function by using theory.
Fail: You cannot show understanding of of the relationship between health, occupation and lifestyle. Examining the meaning of supporting lifestyle as a part of social and health care procedure is not justifiable. Evaluation of your own professional function is inadequate.

Qualifications

When entering this course you must have basic knowledge of the theoretical principles of occupational therapy and the therapy process. You must be familiar with enabling occupation and participation through the means of occupational therapy. You must have the know-how of working with clients in social-, health and rehabilitation sector enhancing well-being and agency. You must know the central principles of leading a group and how to use occupation and creative activities as a mean of goal- directed group activity.