Fu-Jen Catholic University Department of Occupational Therapy

Fu-Jen Catholic University Department of Occupational Therapy

INTRODUCTION TO OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY Instructor: Hsin-yu Chiang, Sc.D. Credit(s): 1 Time: Tuesdays, 1:40-3:30PM (Every other week)

Location: MD168 Phone: 2905-2091

Email: hychiang0830@gmail.com Course Description

This course is designed for students who need to work as an occupational therapist in the near future or those who just want to learn more about occupational therapy. This course will pro- vide information on the history, philosophy, conceptual basis, roles, function, and scope of practice of occupational therapy. Issues related to occupational therapy for special needs pop- ulation will be addressed from perspectives of clinical practitioners and researchers.

Course Outline

Week Date Topic Lecturer

2 9/20 Course orientation 江心瑜老師

2 9/20 The history and philosophy of occupational therapy

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4 10/4 Quiz I

The history and philosophy of occupational therapy

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4 10/4 Conceptual basis for practice I:

Perspectives of occupational behavior

江心瑜老師

6 10/18 Quiz II

Conceptual basis for practice I:

Perspectives of occupational behavior

江心瑜老師

Week Date Topic Lecturer 6 10/18 Conceptual basis for practice II:

Perspectives of rehabilitation

江心瑜老師

8 11/1 Quiz III

Conceptual basis for practice III:

Developmental and neurological perspectives

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8 11/1 Conceptual basis for practice IV:

Perspectives of learning

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11 11/15 Quiz IV

Occupational therapy: Roles and function

江心瑜老師

11 11/15 Occupational therapy: Roles and function

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12 11/29 Midterm (or Quiz V) 江心瑜老師

13 12/13 Introduction of Occupational Science 蘇佳廷老師

13 12/13 Occupational therapy for developmental disorders

蘇佳廷老師

15 12/27 Occupational therapy for adults with mental illness

張芳慈老師

15 12/27 Occupational therapy for adults with mental illness

張芳慈老師

Week Date Topic Lecturer 17 1/3 Occupational therapy for adults with

physical disabilities

劉倩秀老師

17 1/3 Occupational therapy for adults with physical disabilities

劉倩秀老師

18 1/10 Final examination (50 minutes) 江心瑜老師

Evaluation/Grading Quizzes: 50%

Final examination: 30%

Participation in class 20%

Attendance

The instructor needs to be informed via email or phone by the absentee prior to the class. Any ab- sence requires an official note from a doctor if you are sick, or an official excuse from a university official if it is an absence because of school business. Any unexcused absence will drop your grade 7 points from Participation. If you have more than 3 (including 3) unexcused absences, you are not allowed to take the final exam.

Textbook

1. Crepeau, E. B., Cohn, E. S., & Schell, B. A. B. (2008). Willard & Spackman’s occu- pational therapy (11th ed.). Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

2. Hussey, S. M., Sabonis-Chafee, B., & O’Brien J. C. (2007). Introduction to occupa- tional therapy (3

ed.). Singapore: Elsevier.

Reference

職能治療: 跨越障礙，發揮潛能。台灣省職能治療師公會主編。

職能治療導論:Introduction to occupational therapy third 中譯版

陳瓊玲編

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