About this Course
Course Description
This subject introduces students to Occupational Therapy practice in psychosocial rehabilitation, mental health and developmental disability in adolescence and adulthood. The subject coincides with concurrent lecture in psychiatry in this semester. The aim is to develop skills, knowledge and attitude in selected treatment principles, technique and activities to address the deficits or delay in occupational performance. Occupational therapy intervention in the treatment of client with psychosocial dysfunction associated with psychiatric disorder of childhood, adolescence, adulthood and old age. Topics deal with specific approaches that drawn from a range of models, including preventive approaches; the role of occupational therapy in traditional and non- traditional mental health setting – current and future. This unit is focused around problems based learning method of inquiry. Case study will include the common diagnostic categories treated by Occupational Therapist; this includes psychosis, neurosis, personality disorder and organic brain syndrome. Intervention media and strategies will include specific cognitive, psychosocial techniques such as relaxation, physical methods, mental approaches, stress management, social skill training, group therapy, reality orientation, reminiscence therapy, behaviour modification etc.
Course Learning Outcomes
1 ) Display occupational therapy intervention skills in specific psychiatric conditions.
2 ) Explain the models and interventions of occupational therapy in psychiatric conditions with reference to evidence.
3 ) Determine occupational therapy interventions in specific psychiatric conditions.
Course Details
STATUS : Open DURATION : FLEXIBLE EFFORT : 2 hours per week MODE : 100% Online COURSE LEVEL : Intermediate LANGUAGE : English CLUSTER : Science & Technology ( ST )
