Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics

Study Course Description

Course Description Statuss:Approved

Course Description Version:5.00

Study Course Accepted:19.08.2021 13:43:45

Study Course Information
Course Code:		REK_051		LQF level:		Level 6
Credit Points:		12.00		ECTS:		18.00
Branch of Science:		Clinical Medicine; Health Care		Target Audience:		Rehabilitation
Study Course Supervisor
Course Supervisor:		Zane Liepiņa
Study Course Implementer
Structural Unit:		Department of Rehabilitation
The Head of Structural Unit:
Contacts:		Riga, 26a Anninmuizas boulevard, rkrsu[pnkts]lv, +371 20271291
Study Course Planning
Full-Time - Semester No.1
Lectures (count)		10	Lecture Length (academic hours)		2	Total Contact Hours of Lectures		20
Classes (count)		18	Class Length (academic hours)		4	Total Contact Hours of Classes		72
Total Contact Hours								92
Full-Time - Semester No.2
Lectures (count)		0	Lecture Length (academic hours)		0	Total Contact Hours of Lectures		0
Classes (count)		20	Class Length (academic hours)		5	Total Contact Hours of Classes		100
Total Contact Hours								100
Study course description
Preliminary Knowledge:
Anatomy, physiology, pediatrics, psychology, basics in occupational therapy.
Objective:
Students need to acquire knowledge and comprehension about occupational therapy process in pediatric practice, evaluate activity carrying capacity, analyze problems and use this knowledge in planning OT intervention.
Topic Layout (Full-Time)
No.	Topic			Type of Implementation		Number	Venue
1	Introduction. Normal development of a child.			Lectures		1.00	E-Studies platform
2	Normal development of a child. Task No. 1.			Classes		1.00	auditorium
3	Normal development of a child. Guidelines of functioning. Children and family policy in Latvia. Family-focused practice.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
4	Children activity. Presentation of the task No. 1.			Classes		1.00	auditorium
5	Games. Theoretical aspects of games.			Lectures		1.00	E-Studies platform
6	Games as a part of occupational therapy.			Classes		1.00	auditorium
7	Games as a therapeutic instrument in occupational therapy.			Classes		1.00	auditorium
8	Evaluation of hand function among children.			Classes		1.00	auditorium
9	Methods of hand therapy among children.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
				Classes		3.00	auditorium
10	Evaluation of the daily activities among children.			Lectures		1.00	clinical base
				Classes		3.00	clinical base
11	Hand function and daily activities development among children.			Classes		1.00	auditorium
12	Occupational therapy for patients with autism.			Classes		1.00	auditorium
13	Alternative communication. Alternative communication as a part of occupational therapy.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
14	Intelligence disorders among children.			Lectures		1.00	clinical base
				Classes		1.00	clinical base
15	Pediatric rehabilitation.			Classes		3.00	clinical base
16	Productive activities.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
17	Evaluation of school environment. asic principles of positioning among children with disabilities.			Lectures		1.00	auditorium
				Classes		1.00	auditorium
18	Positioning as a part of therapy.			Classes		1.00	auditorium
19	Handling for children with disabilities.			Classes		1.00	auditorium
20	Occupational therapy process among children.			Classes		3.00	clinical base
21	Occupational therapy for children with idiopathic rheumatoid arthritis.			Classes		1.00	clinical base
22	Occupational therapy for children with congenital orthopedic, genetic diseases.			Classes		1.00	auditorium
23	Occupational therapy for children with sensor fault.			Classes		4.00	clinical base
24	Eating and dressing difficulties. Tactics of an occupational therapist.			Classes		5.00	clinical base
25	Cerebral palsy. Tactics of occupational therapist.			Lectures		1.00	clinical base
				Classes		2.00	clinical base
26	Occupational therapy for children with mental disorders.			Classes		1.00	auditorium
27	Occupational therapist working principles with children with various neurological diseases.			Classes		1.00	auditorium
Assessment
Unaided Work:
Student by independently using literature and internet links: • carries out observation of child development and makes a presentation; • prepares a presentation about children activity scopes; • prepares abpresentation about types of paly and appropriate toys for different age stages; • carries out task about basic principles of positioning children with movement disorders.
Assessment Criteria:
Test method: 1st semester – individual tasks an presentations (20%), tests (20%), practical test about basic principles in handling and positioning (30%), written test (40%). 2nd semester – participation in classes (30%), individual tasks and presentations (30%), oral exam testing knowledge and practical skills (40%).
Final Examination (Full-Time):		Exam
Final Examination (Part-Time):
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge:		Acquire knowledge about different aspects and contexts of child development. Will be able to characterize children activities, describe development of ones and explain the most typical restrictions, recognize the main theoretical approaches in pediatric OT and will be able to describe ones. Will be able to organize activity disfunction evaluation for children, will be able to characterize OT practice process and describe usage of separate therapeutic methods for children with activity disorder.
Skills:		Will be able to evaluate and describe functional skills of a child, will use separate standartised OT assessment tools, to analyse restrictions and resources of carrying out activities for children. Will interpret evaluation results and plan therapy accordingly to activity disfunction of a child. Demonstrate in oversight therapeutical methods, document OT process in its different stages.
Competencies:		Using the acquired knowledge and skills about pediatric OT methods students will be able to: • interpret and evaluate results; • plan intervention according a child's disfunction; • develop and use evidence based assessment and therapy; • evaluate the effectiveness of treatment.
Bibliography
No.	Reference
Required Reading
1	Case-Smith’s Occupational therapy for children and adolescents / edited by Jane Clifford O’Brien and Heather Kuhaneck. Eight edition. St. Louis, Missouri : Elsevier, 2020. x, 902 lpp.
2	Feeding and Nutrition [in] children with Neurodevelopmentl Disability" edited by peter B.Sullivan, 2009, Mac Keith Press, 35-106 lpp. (akceptējams izdevums)
3	Occupation Centered Practice with Children: A practical guidefor Occupational Therapists, by Rodger, Sylvia, 2017.
4	Willard & Spackman's occupational therapy. 13th ed. / [edited by] Barbara A. Boyt Schell ... [et al.]. Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2018. xxxiv, 1262 lpp.
Additional Reading
1	Pierce D. Maternal Management of the Homes as a Developmental Play Space for Infants and Toddlers, AJOT, May/June 2000, Volume 54, Number 3.
2	Vadlīnijas bērnu agrīnai funkcionēšanas novērtēšanai. Nacionālās veselības dienests, 2011.
Other Information Sources
1	McDonald, R., Surtees, R. A. H., & Wirz, S. (2004). The international classification of functioning, disability and health provides a model for adaptive seating interventions for children with cerebral palsy. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 67(7), 293 - 302.
2	http://www.sensory-processing-disorder.com