Course: Introduction To Ergotherapy

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Course title Introduction To Ergotherapy
Course code KE/UEK9
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction unspecified
Work placements unspecified
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Štolová Ivana, Mgr.
  • Votava Jiří, doc. MUDr. CSc.
  • Beranová Radka, Mgr. DiS.
Course content
Lecture Topics: 1st consultation: History of ergotherapy in our country and in the world. Current situation of occupational therapy, education system. Therapeutic and comprehensive rehabilitation. The status and organization of people with disabilities. The concept of occupational therapy, the area of occupational therapy. Choosing and practicing activities that the ergotherapist uses with the patient. 2nd consultation: Ergotherapy examinations. Helping technician. Pre-work rehabilitation. Client Environmental Assessment. Application of occupational therapy in common diagnoses and disabilities. Types of equipment in which occupational therapists work. Seminar Topics: 1st consultation: Compensation aids. Disability simulation. Assessment of barriers in residence and public building. Examination by an ergotherapist. Working with case reports. 2nd consultation: Positioning. Work with ergotherapy documentation. ADL - Testing and Training. Working with case reports. Self-study: List of medical procedures in occupational therapy and physiotherapy.

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Learning outcomes
The course is designed as a theoretical - practical subject, it is the subject of the profiling base of the study program. Learning outcomes of the course unit The aim of the course is to acquaint students with ergotherapeutic expertise, its history, overview of knowledge and skills that ergotherapist should manage and areas and institutions where ergotherapist can apply.
Expertise: The student understands the position of an occupational therapist in health care and social services, the content of his work. They will get acquainted with the situation of people with disabilities in society. Professional skills: The student is capable of empathic attitude and adequate communication with the client depending on his health condition and life situation. They can obtain information from the client and from the documentation. They understand basic knowledge of how to set ergotherapeutic goals. Competences: Students are able to apply their theoretical and practical knowledge in their clinical practice.
Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
credit: verification of practical professional skills and general competences acquired in seminars, Exam: oral exam of given questions - evaluation of fulfilled tasks and verification of professional knowledge including the content of teaching.
Recommended literature
  • JANKOVSKÝ, J. Ucelená rehabilitace dětí s tělesným a kombinovaným postižením: somatopedická a psychologická hlediska.2.vyd. dopl. Praha: Triton, 2006. 173 s.. 2006. ISBN 80-7254-730-5.
  • JELÍNKOVÁ. J. a kol. Ergoterapie. 1. vyd. Praha: portál 2009. ISBN 978-80-7367-583-7..
  • KLUSOŇOVÁ, E. Ergoterapie v praxi.. Brno: NCO NZO, 2011. ISBN 978-80-7013-535-8.
  • KOLÁŘ, P. et al. Rehabilitace v klinické praxi. Praha: Galén, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7262-657-1.. Praha: Galén, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7262-657-1.
  • KRIVOŠÍKOVÁ, M. Úvod do ergoterapie. Praha: Grada 2011. ISBN 978-80-247-2699-1..
  • REED, K.L. Quick reference to occupational therapy. Gaithersburg: Aspen Publication, 1991. 619 s. ISBN 08342-237-9.. Gaithersburg:An Aspen Publication, 1991. ISBN 0-8342-0237-9.
  • TROMBLY, C. A. Occupational Therapy for Physical Dysfunction. Williams + Wilkins. USA, 2007. 1432 s. ISBN 978-0781763126.. Williams + Wilkins. USA, 2007. ISBN 978-0781763126.
  • VODÁKOVÁ, J. a kol. Speciální a pracovní výchova a ergoterapie. vyd.. Praha: UK, 2001. ISBN 80-7290-113-3.
  • VOTAVA, J. Ergoterapie a technické pomůcky v rehabilitaci.. Technická universita v Liberci, 2009. ISBN 978-80-7372-449-8.
  • VOTAVA, J. Ucelená rehabilitace osob se zdravotním postižením. 1. vyd.. Praha: Karolinum, 2003. ISBN 80-246-0708-5.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Health Studies Study plan (Version): Occupational Therapy (CZV 24) Category: Health service 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Health Studies Study plan (Version): Occupational Therapy (K19) Category: Health service 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter