education

The curriculum of an education program for occupational therapists contains many different subjects, including:

1. Biological, behavioral, and health sciences

2. Structure and function of the human body, including anatomy, kinesiology, physiology, and neuroscience.

3. Human development throughout the life span

4. Human behavior in the context of sociocultural systems.

5. Etiology, clinical course, management, and prognosis of disease processes and traumatic injuries, and the effects of those conditions on human functioning.

6. Research

7. Health policy and program development

8. Occupational therapy theory, practice, and process including:

8.1 Human performance, that includes occupational performance throughout the life cycle, human interaction, roles, values, and the influences of the nonhuman environment.

8.2 Theories underlying the use of purposeful activity and the meaning and dynamics of activity.

8.3 Performance of selected life tasks and activities.

8.4 Analysis, adaptation, and application of purposeful activity as therapeutic intervention.

8.5 Use of self, dyadic, and group interaction

8.6 Theoretical approaches, including those related to purposeful activity, human performance, and adaptation.

9. Application of occupational therapy theory to practice includes the following:

9.1 Assessment and interpretation, observation, interviews, history, and standardized and non-standardized tests.

9.2 Directing, planning, and implementation therapeutic intervention related to daily living skills and occupational components; therapeutic adaptation, including methods of accomplishing daily life tasks, environmental adjustments, orthotics, and assistive devices and equipment; health maintenance, including energy conservation, joint protection, body mechanics, and positioning; and prevention programs to foster age-appropriate recommendations to maximize treatment gains.

9.3 Program termination including reevaluation, determination of discharge, summary of occupational therapy outcome, and appropriate recommendations to maximize treatment gains.

9.4 Documentation

9.5 Development and implementation of quality assurance.

9.6 Management of occupational therapy services

services

ATS offers a state of the art facility that provides speedy access to occupational therapy services ...

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founders

The founders are a group of occupational therapists, consultants, and private investors who endeavoured to set up a state of the art clinical practice and setting for the provision of health and rehabilitation services for the region.

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