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Diversity and community work in occupational therapy29397/3978/1718/1/15
Study guide

Diversity and community work in occupational therapy

29397/3978/1718/1/15
Academic year 2017-18
Is found in:
  • English programme for Health, Education and Welfare, programme stage 2
This is a single course unit.
Study load: 3 credits
Weight: 3,00
Total study time: 75,00 hours
Possible deadlines for learning account: 15.03.2018 ()

Organisation of education

Teaching Activities, Learning Activities, Assessment Activities
Lecture10,00 hours
Self-study30,00 hours
Seminar10,00 hours
Supervised independent work25,00 hours
This course unit is marked out of 20 (rounded to an integer).
Re-sit exam: is possible.
Special admission is required to enrol in this course unit under credit contract.
Co-ordinator: Engelen Anne-Marie
Other teaching staff: Bens Ann
Language course: No
Languages: English
Scheduled for: Semester 2

Objectives

We can motivate why we included this course unit in the study program:
Occupational therapists, working with and within communities, such as communities created by living areas, by specific population groups or organisations striving for a just and inclusive society, are inspired and informed by theories and models of diverse disciplines.

Contents

The course unit comprises the following parts:
Contextual diversity
Community Practice
Analyses of community needs
Primary exploration of communit needs

Order of enrolment

There are no prerequisites for this course.

Final objectives

LO 9: Follow, as occupational therapists, relevant social trends and developments within a national and international framework.

LO10: Consider ethical, deontological and diversity-related aspects in their professional activities.

Organisation of education

Lecture with activating teaching methods
Task based learning

Study guidance

Guidance on appointment
Use of electronic learning environment
Questions via email

Evaluation

The first examination period:
Examination methods in case of periodic evaluation during the first examination period:
Written examination with open ended questions (80 % of the marks)
A project: product evaluation (20% of the marks)


In case of legitimate absence, the student will receive an alternative task: the ability to do this is done in consultation the head of degree programme, the learning path coach and the responsable lector.

Cf. EER HoGhent (2017-2018) and EER-Faculty Education, Health and Social Work (2017-2018)

The second examination period:
Examination methods in case of periodic evaluation during the second examination period:
An analogous exam is organized during the resits

Cf. EER HoGhent (2017-2018) and EER-Faculty Education, Health and Social Work (2017-2018)

Study costs

Estimated study costs: 100 euro
The actual costs depend on the activities.

Key words

Social problems and welfare
National insurance