Enabling Occupation I (5cr)

Evaluation scale

0-5

Content scheduling

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Objective

Aim of the course:
The aim of the course is deepening the student’s understanding of interventions that support the participation of adults and older people with a sudden or progressive illness or injury that limits their participation.

Competencies:
Expertise in theoretical basis of rehabilitation and occupational therapy
Rensponsibility and occupational justice
Clinical reasoning and occupational therapy process enabling participation
Internationality and multiculturalism

Learning Outcomes:
You are able to select activity-based interventions that support the occupational participation of adults and older clients despite an impairment of functional capacity (illness/injury). To enable occupation and participation, you learn to use compensation methods, instruction and guidance methods as well as practical exercise of skills in occupations, where you draw on analysis of occupation while using activities that are meaningful and significant for the client and support their participation. You learn to choose methods and techniques based on research evidence and good practices. You are able to recognise neuropsychological challenges as factors that limit the client's participation and take these issues into consideration when providing guidance to support the client's participation.

Content

The key content of the course comprises using professional reasoning in order to achieve the objectives set with the client, drawing on evidence-based methods. You know how to use compensation methods, instruction and guidance methods and practical exercise of skills in occupations. Using occupation analysis, you know how to adapt/stagger occupation for the client to a level that maintains their motivation for rehabilitation. You learn how the client's functioning is affected by the neuropsychological challenges that an illness or injury leads to in adults and to take these issues into account in your guidance.

Location and time

Learning sessions take place in webinars using the Zoom application or in person at the Rajakatu or Dynamo campus. Support groups meet at locations agreed upon by instructors and students. You must choose a small group during the registration phase. If you do not make a choice, the teacher will assign you to a group.

Materials

American Occupational Therapy Association. (2020). Occupational therapy practice framework: Domain and process (4th ed.). American Occupational Therapy Association.

Fisher, A. G., & Marterella, A. (2019). Powerful practice: A model for authentic occupational therapy. Ciots.

Jehkonen, M., Saunamäki, T., Hokkanen, L., & Akila, R. (2020). Kliininen neuropsykologia (3. uudistettu painos.). Duodecim. ekirja Jamkin kirjasto

Pendleton, H. M., Schultz-Krohn, W., Pendleton, H. M., & Schultz-Krohn, W. (2025). Pedretti's occupational therapy: Practice skills for physical dysfunction (Ninth edition.). Elsevier Inc. ekirja Jamkin kirjasto

Teaching methods

During the course, you will participate in a wide variety of learning situations, possibly also in different environments. You will study independently during the course and actively participate in interactive learning situations (contact and webinars) in accordance with the flipped learning approach, which means that you will come to all learning situations prepared. The learning situations include interactive and active exercises as well as simulation exercises/demonstrations, which you cannot be absent from. You will complete learning assignments individually and/or in small groups. In addition to learning situations, the course includes independent assignments assigned in the learning environment, such as a neuropsychology terminology test.

Exam schedules

Performance dates: Checking learning assignments according to the dates specified in Moodle. Several of the learning assignments to be assessed must be completed with the group according to the course schedule.

The neuropsychology exam is open during the time specified in the Moodle space for the course.

Student workload

Learning situations (webinars and contact days) 48 hours

Preparation for learning situations 33 hours

Learning assignments and exam 54 hours

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Adequate 1
You recognise and name functional challenges of working-age and older people. When describing the challenges, you account for both engaging in an occupation, experience of occupation and participation. You describe underlying factors related to the individual, their operating environment and occupation in line with the theory of occupational therapy. You name underlying factors. You are able to select occupational therapy intervention methods and justify your choice with the theory of occupational therapy. You demonstrate knowledge of what evidence-based occupational therapy means and justify your intervention plan with not only theory but also individual sources. You identify and name approaches in the background of intervention methods.

Satisfactory 2
You recognise and name functional challenges of working-age and older people. When describing the functional challenges, you combine information on engaging in an occupation, experience of the occupation and level of participation. You describe underlying factors related to the individual, their operating environment and occupation in line with the theory of occupational therapy. You name underlying factors. You select occupational therapy intervention methods and justify your choice with the theory of occupational therapy and the principles of evidence-based work. You combine theory and a single additional source in your intervention plan. You describe approaches behind the intervention methods.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Good 3
You recognise and name functional challenges of working-age and older people. When describing the functional challenges, you combine information on engaging in an occupation, experience of the occupation and level of participation as well as recognise the links between different perspectives. You describe underlying factors related to the individual, their operating environment and occupation, justifying them with the theory of occupational therapy. You identify links between underlying factors. You select occupational therapy intervention methods and justify your choice with the theory of occupational therapy and research evidence, using up-to-date sources. You combine theories and additional sources in your intervention plan. You explain approaches behind the intervention methods.

Very good 4
You recognise and describe diversely functional challenges of working-age and older people. When describing the functional challenges, you combine information on engaging in an occupation, experience of the occupation and level of participation as well as recognise the links between different perspectives. You identify diversely and describe underlying factors related to the individual, their operating environment and occupation, justifying them with theories of occupational therapy. You identify links between underlying factors. You select occupational therapy intervention methods and justify your choice with theories of occupational therapy and research evidence, using up-to-date sources. You combine theories and additional sources in your intervention plan. You explain the approaches behind the intervention methods.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Excellent 5
You recognise and describe diversely the functional challenges of working-age and older people. When describing functional challenges, you combine information on engaging in an occupation, experience of the occupation and level of participation as well as recognise the links between different perspectives. You identify diversely and describe underlying factors related to the individual, their operating environment and occupation, combining theories of occupational therapy and nearby fields. You describe the links between the factors underlying the functional challenges in detail. You select occupational therapy intervention methods and justify your choice with theories of occupational therapy and research evidence, using up-to-date sources. You combine theories and additional sources in your intervention plan. Your additional sources are of high quality and critically selected. You explain the approaches behind the intervention methods comprehensively.

Qualifications

Understanding of the assessment and goal-setting phase in the occupational therapy process.

Further information

During the course, students will work in groups on a numerically assessed customer case assignment (50%), a numerically assessed learning and guidance situation (50%), a neurology exam (taken as many times as necessary to pass), and a summary of their learning diary.