Study Guide

Objective

Learning outcomes
The students learn the concept of the environment from the perspective of occupational therapy. The students know how the theoretical models of occupational therapy view the environment. The students understand the impact of the social, physical, cultural, digital and institutional environments on human activities. The students are able to view and analyze different everyday environments from the point of view of accessibility. The students are aware of the attitude environments impacting on clients’ occupational performance. The students become aware of the preconceptions, values, beliefs, and habits of their own and others.

Content

Contents:
- Environment in the theoretical models of occupational therapy
- Environment in the ICF classification
- The Environment impacting clients` occupational performance
- Analyzing everyday environments and assessing the home environment
- Accessibility of everyday operating environments
- Environmental barriers and facilitators in different everyday environments
- Values, attitudes and beliefs as factors affecting occupational performance

Location and time

Teaching includes contact teaching and independent work alone and in a group.

Materials

Hautala, T. - Hämäläinen, T. & Mäkelä, L. & Rusi-Pyykönen, M. 2011. Toiminnan voimaa. Toimintaterapia käytännössä Helsinki: Edita. s. 207-216.

Other literature given during the course

Teaching methods

Lectures
Independent work ja assigment
Groupwork

Materials in OMA

Exam schedules

Hyväksyttyjä oppimistehtäviä ei voi uusia.

Completion alternatives

Compensation for absences

Student workload

Lecture teaching scheduled, independent work planned for the weeks between contact teaching.

Further information

During the course, people work in groups and learn about things partly independently.
Active participation and presence are important for one’s own learning.

Evaluation scale

0-5

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
- know the key concepts in the field and can use them in appropriate contexts,
- distinguish between ordinary knowledge and research information and
- can search for information for individual cases.
- can act in professional situations according to the guidelines,
- recognize the operating environments of the professional field as well as
-know how client orientation forms a foundation for action.
- show their command of the ethical principles of the professional field
- follow the security guidelines
- can function as members of work team
- understand the significance of strengths and development needs in the professional growth

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
- combine information from different sources
- show they have familiarized themselves with the knowledge base of the field
-apply the principles of client- oriented work
- evaluate their own choices and own actions in professional situations
- can act in the work community in a constructive way
- take safety related questions into consideration in their actions
- evaluate their own strengths and needs for development

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
- 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 knowledge 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 way.
- act in accordance with the ethical principles of the professional field and share their competence,
- can act constructively in the work community and share their competence,
- act in a responsible way and take the security related questions into account as well as
- develop themselves.

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
- know the key concepts in the field and can use them in appropriate contexts,
- distinguish between ordinary knowledge and research information and
- can search for information for individual cases.
- can act in professional situations according to the guidelines,
- recognize the operating environments of the professional field as well as
-know how client orientation forms a foundation for action.
- show their command of the ethical principles of the professional field
- follow the security guidelines
- can function as members of work team
- understand the significance of strengths and development needs in the professional growth

Assessment methods and criteria

The assessment of the course consists of two returnable assignments (individual assignment 50% and group assignment 50%)

Further information

Further information:
The course includes practical work.