Course content

The life-long development of man

Lifestyle-related illnesses

Habilitation

Rehabilitation

Ill-health

Strategies of coping

Technical aids

Learning outcome

The purpose of the course is for the student to acquire knowledge about public health diseases and different challenges in the health sector; acquire knowledge about measures for prevention and rehabilitation. Obtain competence for adaption of surroundings and analyse the need for aids.Knowledge
: The student will be able to:

Account for public health diseases and lifestyle diseases f. ex. COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases), diabetes, obesity and allergy

Describe the development of human beings from a physical, mental, cognitive and emotional perspective

Account for the role of rehabilitation so that the patient can regain as great an ability of function and activity as possible following injury or illness

Describe the function of habilitation when it comes to support and treatment of children, young people and adults who have permanent functional disabilities

Describe ill-health as a concept, and understand the importance of underlying factors for the existence of mental ill-health and have a knowledge of mastering and of coping strategies

Skills
: The student will be able to:

Describe and compare different theories about physical, cognitive, social and personal development, and discuss different factors that influence the length and quality of people¿s lives

Analyse and document the need of individual persons for technical aids and the adaptation to home/place of work/school

Have an innovative approach to the choice of solutions

General competence
: The student will be able to:

Show competence in public health and the prevention of lifestyle diseases as well as in the adaptation of the surroundings

Learning methods and activities

PBL (Problem Basert Læring)

Utfyllende informasjon:

The course uses PBL as a pedagogical method. In this course this means working in basic units in addition to lectures, seminars, papers, skills training, group work and self-study.

Obligatoriske arbeidskrav:

Approved obligatory attendance during the course. Obligatory attendance is described in detail in the curriculum and in the course schedules.

Compulsory assignments

• Mandatory coursework requirements

Specific conditions

Recommended previous knowledge

EPR2001 Practice 2 Occupational therapy for somatic and psychosocial disabilities

ERG2001 Psychosocial and somatic disabilities Part 1

Required previous knowledge

ERG1011 Anatomy and Physiology

ERG1021 Health and Activity

ERG1041 Participation in Activity

Course materials

Bachelor in Occupational Therapy at GUC has resource literature. An overview of updated resource literature can be found on the homepages of the university college. Tutoring in the choice of literature will be given by the course teacher.