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Creative Activities in Occupational Therapy
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:7.00
Study Course Accepted:18.03.2024 10:18:41
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | REK_004 | LQF level: | Level 6 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 4.00 | ECTS: | 6.00 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Clinical Medicine; Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation | Target Audience: | Medical Services | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Unda Avota | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Department of Rehabilitation | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Riga, 26a Anninmuizas boulevard, rk rsu[pnkts]lv, +371 20271291 | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 0 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 0 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 0 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 16 | Class Length (academic hours) | 4 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 64 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 64 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Knowledge in pediatry, psychiatry, neurology, psychology and conceptual praxis models. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To promote creative thinking. To acquire knowledge of the different creative activities. Develop understanding of the role of creative activities in occupational therapy process. Acquire skills to use creative activities in treatment of patients/clients with different diagnosis. Acquire skills to plan, manage group work, make a group work evaluation, design documentation and to develop/improve student skills of a leader. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Creative activities in occupational therapy, types and characteristics. Creative activities as therapeutic tools of occupational therapy. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | Creativity, its explanation. Creativity in occupational therapy practice. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | Principles of choice of creative activities in therapy process. Evaluation, "Volition questionnaire" (VQ), practical application of it. Group work: practical acquisition of creative activities, analysis. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Application of creative activities in occupational therapy in groups of different ages and diagnoses. Group work: practical learning of creative activity, its analysis. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | Seminar: creative activities as a method of treatment. Group work planning, documentation and evaluation. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | Group work: creative activity chosen by the student and practical management of group work. Assessment of group work: observation, filling in the Will survey sheet. Feedback. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | Study visit to outpatient centre, Veldres Street 1A. Creative activities in the practical application of psychiatric rehabilitation. | Classes | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| 8 | Group work: creative activity chosen by the student and practical management of group work. Evaluation of group work: observation, filling in the Will survey sheet. Feedback. | Classes | 2.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 9 | Study visit to the day centre for people with intellectual disabilities "Moon House", Putnu Street 6 and the day center "Hope House", Rezeknes Street 2. Practical application of creative activities for people with intellectual disabilities. | Classes | 1.00 | clinical base | |||||
| 10 | The mid-term test: student’s own chosen creative activity, group work planning, organization, management, documentation. Assesment. Feedback. | Classes | 4.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 11 | Creative activities in the occupational therapy, evaluation of therapy effectiveness. Discussion. Individual feedback. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Individual preparation for one of literature seminar with a presentation in PPT format according to the course theme. Participation on at least two group works organised by the course mates. Using creative activities in two group works: planning, organization and management of group work and analysis of relevant documentation. In order to evaluate the quality of the study course as a whole, the student must fill out the study course evaluation questionnaire on the Student Portal. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Within the study course planning, organisation and management of two group works is done. The plan and assessment protocol of the group work is prepared and handed in. Skills necessary for the group work leader have been demonstrated. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam (Oral) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | The student will be able to name and describe the creative activities and explain them in a multicultural context, explain the creative activity and creativity in occupational therapy, the theoretical arguments of creative activities, the creative activity as one of the methods of the patient/client's treatment, select the appropriate creative activities for patient/client groups with different dysfunctions, define the concept of creativity and its role in occupational therapy. | ||||||||
| Skills: | The student will be able to justify the creative activities of use in therapy, will be able to use creative activities as a treatment method, will acquire the skills to use creative activities in group work, compare various creative activities, demonstrate leadership skills in team management, will acquire the skills to record group work protocols and other documents. To evaluate the impact of the creative activities on different age of patient/client groups with physical and mental dysfunctions. Critically analyse literature. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | Using the acquired knowledge and skills a student will be able to use creative activities as one of the methods in the occupational therapy. A student will be able to develop treatment plan using appropriate creative activities, modify it if necessary. A student will be able to plan, organize, manage and record documentation, to evaluate and analyze information. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Jennifer Creek, Creative activities, Ch.18, Occupational Therapy and Mental Health, 4th edition, Churchill Livingstone, 2022 | ||||||||
| 2 | Deborah Hutton, Play, Ch.19, Occupational Therapy and Mental Health, 6th edition, Churchill Livingstone, 2022 | ||||||||
| 3 | Marilyn B.Cole, Client centred groups, Ch.17, Occupational therapy and Mental health, 6th edition, Churchill Livingstone, 2022 | ||||||||
| 4 | Mary Roberts, Life skills, Ch. 20, Occupational Therapy and Mental Health, 4th edition, Churchill Livingstone, 2023 | ||||||||
| 5 | Ingrid Soderback International Handbook of Occupational Therapy Interventions, Springer, 2015 | ||||||||
| 6 | Elizabeth Cara, Anne MacRae, Groups Ch 19, Cara and MacRae's psychosocial occupational therapy. 4th edition, 2019 | ||||||||
| Additional Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | Jennifer Creek, Assesment, Ch.6. Occupational Therapy and Mental Health, 6th edition. Churchill Livingstone, 2022 | ||||||||
| 2 | Jennifer Creek, Treatment planning and implementation, Ch.7, Occupational Therapy and Mental Health, 6th edition, Churchill Livingstone, 2022 | ||||||||
| 3 | Mary Roberts, Life skills, Ch. 20, Occupational Therapy and Mental Health, 6th edition, Churchill Livingstone, 2022 | ||||||||
| 4 | Linda Finlay, Groupwork, Ch.14, Occupational Therapy and Mental Health, 6th edition, Churchill Livingstone, 2022. | ||||||||
| Other Information Sources | |||||||||
| 1 | American Journal of Occupational Therapy, Australian Journal of Occupational Therapy, British Journal of Occupational Therapy, Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy, RSU datu bāzes, elektroniskie informācijas avoti. | ||||||||
