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Quality of Life: an interdisciplinary perspective32574/3978/1718/1/72
Study guide

Quality of Life: an interdisciplinary perspective

32574/3978/1718/1/72
Academic year 2017-18
Is found in:
  • English programme for Health, Education and Welfare, programme stage 3
This is a single course unit.
Study load: 3 credits
Weight: 3,00
Possible deadlines for learning account: 15.03.2018 ()

Organisation of education

Teaching Activities, Learning Activities, Assessment Activities
Lecture
Self-study
Seminar
Supervised independent work
This course unit is marked out of 20 (rounded to an integer).
Re-sit exam: is possible.
Co-ordinator: De Maeyer Jessica
Other teaching staff: Lombardi Marco
Language course: No
Languages: English
Scheduled for: Semester 2

Objectives

We can motivate why we included this course unit in the study program. In this course we will focus on the shifts in care and support of people in vulnerable living situations. The concept of ‘Quality of Life’ is presented as an intersectoral framework, across target groups in the daily support of people in vulnerable living situations. More and more attention is given to active involvement of the client and his/her network with their needs, wishes and supports as starting point. These evolutions are influenced by the the socio-ecological model of health, inclusive citizenship as outcome measure and a focus on human rights in the care and support of people in vulnerable living situations. In this course students get insight in the history of the concept Quality of Life, the different models of Quality of Life and the support paradigm as a way to implement Quality of Life in daily practice. Attention is given to the implications of implementing this Quality of Life framework for professionals working in the orthopedagogical field.The course unit supports a potential integration of the treated content into professional activities either during an internship or in the field in the future.

Contents

The course unit comprises the following components:

History and Definition of Quality of Life models
Socio-ecological perspective on health
Ecological definition of Functiong
Support needs paradigm
Human Rights
Personal Centered Planning
Personal Outcomes

Order of enrolment

There are no prerequisites for this course.

Prerequisites

This course further supports the developed competences from the following courses:



Trajectory model 1:

Introduction in theory of orthopedagogics

Orthopedagogical target groups and fields 1

Orthopedagogical target groups and fields 2



Trajectory model 2:

Internship

Treatment planning

Study guidance

Coaching

Evaluation

First examination period

Assignment (100% of the marks)

Second examination period
Assignment (100% of the marks)

Other study materials

Articles will be avaiable through Chamilo

Study costs

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Key words

History and Definition of Quality of Life models
Socio-ecological perspective on health
Ecological definition of Functiong
Support needs paradigm
Human Rights
Personal Centered Planning
Personal Outcomes