Deepening the Competence in Therapeutic Occupation/Activity and Therapeutic RelationshipLaajuus (5 cr)

Objective

Learning outcomes
The students expand their expertise in the use of activity analysis. The students critically compare and justify using different methods of analysis in occupational therapy. The students become acquainted with new aspects of occupational science and understand the importance of occupational science from the perspective of the future of occupational therapy. The students analyse and evaluate their own therapeutic relationship expertise and deepen their own competence based on this. The students understand and knows how to justify the purpose of activity analysis and therapeutic relationship from the perspective of enabling therapeutic activities and occupation.

Content

Contents:
- Examining one’s previous competence
- Task analysis and individual occupational analysis
- Therapeutic occupation
- Reviewing the basics of occupational science
- Current research on occupational science and its impact on the future of occupational therapy
- Technology in interaction
- Deepening therapeutic relationship proficiency on selected themes
- The importance of encountering and collaborating in occupational therapy
- Empathy and feedback in a therapeutic relationship

Qualifications

Before attending the course, the students must have completed minimum of 85 ECTS, including competence from the following courses:
Basics of Therapeutic Occupation/Activity, Me as an Occupational Therapist, Enabling Occupational Performance 2

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Assessment criteria: see the curriculum attachment.
The course instructor will specify the evaluation criteria in the beginning of the course.

Students
- master the concepts of the field and can apply them to the right contexts
- search and combine information from different sources and understand the significance of source criticism as well as
- show they have familiarized themselves with the knowledge base of the field
and situations of the professional field
- act appropriately in the typical tasks and situations of the professional field
-apply the principles of client-oriented work and
- evaluate their own choices and own actions in professional situations.
- act according to the ethical principles
of their professional field,
- take safety related questions into consideration in their actions as well as
- evaluate their own strengths and development needs.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Assessment criteria: see the curriculum attachment.
The course instructor will specify the evaluation criteria in the beginning of the course.

Students
- seek information from different sources and evaluate the source reliability in a purposeful manner,
- combine information from different sources into purposeful units as well as
-utilize and apply the information base in the field.
- apply their competence in professional situations,
- act in a client-oriented way,
- demonstrate the ability to solve professional tasks and problems as well as
- can justify the presented points of view and their own action in a professional manner.
- act in accordance with the ethical principles of the professional field and can justify their actions,
- act professionally in the work community and share their competence
- act in a responsible and goal-oriented way and takes into account the security related questions,
- develop themselves as professionals

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Assessment criteria: see the curriculum attachment.
The course instructor will specify the evaluation criteria in the beginning of the course.

Students
- apply professional terminology and knowledge base in a fluent and versatile manner,
-combine new learning contents as parts of wider phenomena in the field,
- evaluate the sources of their choice and their usability as well as
-justify their choices on the basis on
prior knowledge.
- apply their expertise in professional situations in a responsible manner,
- act in a client- oriented way,
- solve versatile professional tasks and problems as well as
- justify the expressed points of view, evaluate their actions and their consequences in a professional way.
- act in accordance with the ethical principles of the professional field and can critically evaluate their actions
- can organize the activities of varied groups and share their competence,
- act in a responsible and goal-oriented way and take the security aspects into account as well as
- develop themselves as professionals and recognize the development needs of the work community.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Assessment criteria: see the curriculum attachment.
The course instructor will specify the evaluation criteria in the beginning of the course.

Students
- master the concepts of the field and can apply them to the right contexts
- search and combine information from different sources and understand the significance of source criticism as well as
- show they have familiarized themselves with the knowledge base of the field
and situations of the professional field
- act appropriately in the typical tasks and situations of the professional field
-apply the principles of client-oriented work and
- evaluate their own choices and own actions in professional situations.
- act according to the ethical principles
of their professional field,
- take safety related questions into consideration in their actions as well as
- evaluate their own strengths and development needs.