Evidence Based Occupational Therapy (5 cr)

Evaluation scale

0-5

Objective

Purpose of the course
In this course you will study the basis of evidence based occupational therapy and it's process.

Competences
Management and promotion of occupational therapy
Professional autonomy and accoutability

Learning outcomes of the course
After the course you will know the basis of your own field of expertise and you are able to consider how it can be applied in practical work. You will understand and be able to explain the phases of evidence based occupational therapy. You will be able to search for current information and research about occupational therapy. You are able to evaluate the quality of the evidence.

Content

In this course you will familiarize yourself with evidence based occupational therapy and it's process. What does evidence based mean and why it is a critical part of occupational therapist's work? You will study research methodology and get acquainted with how to search, read and review research literature as well as how to implement it into practice. You will learn about good conducts and current guidelines about occupational therapy and browse scientific journals such as AJOT and SJOT.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

1
You can describe and demonstrate the basics and phases of evidence based occupational therapy in a simple way. You can name a clinical problem based on the evidence based process. You recognize some basic concepts of research methodology. You practice information seeking. You have beginner skills of critical reading of research articles. You ponder how to use evidence base in practice. You can name current good practices in occupational therapy.

2
You can describe and demonstrate the basics and phases of evidence based occupational therapy. You can name a clinical problem based on the evidence based process. You recognize some basic concepts of research methodology. You can seek information information independently by recognizing different databases. You have skills of critical reading of research articles. You ponder how to use evidence base in practice. You can name current good practices in occupational therapy.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

3
You can describe and demonstrate the basics and phases of evidence based occupational therapy in versatile ways. You can name a detailed clinical problem based on the evidence based process. You recognize basic concepts of research methodology and you are able to apply this information. You can seek information information independently by recognizing different databases. You have skills of critical reading of research articles. You consider several viewpoints when thinking how to use evidence base in practice. You can name current good practices in occupational therapy.

4
You can describe and demonstrate the basics and phases of evidence based occupational therapy in versatile ways. You can name a detailed clinical problem based on the evidence based process. You recognize basic concepts of research methodology and you are able to apply this information. You can seek information information independently by recognizing different databases. You have good and detailed skills of critical reading of research articles. You consider several viewpoints, including ethical, when thinking how to use evidence base in practice. You can name current good practices in occupational therapy and give profound reasons for your thinking.

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

5
You can describe and demonstrate the basics and phases of evidence based occupational therapy in versatile and excellent ways. You can name a current detailed clinical problem based on the evidence based process. You recognize several concepts of research methodology and you are able to apply this information by using excellent reasoning. You can seek information independently by recognizing different databases and by understanding the information seeking process and documenting the process. You can choose suitable information to be used with the chosen clinical problem. You are able to read research articles and write a summary in a detailed way. You have good and detailed skills reading critically research articles. You consider several viewpoints, including ethical, when thinking how to use evidence base in practice. You can name current good practices in occupational therapy and give profound reasons for your thinking.