| CODE | OCT4023 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Advanced Skills Laboratories - Paediatric Practice | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 04 - Years 4, 5 in Modular UG or PG Cert Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 6 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Occupational Therapy | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This unit will give the students the opportunity to practice hands on assessment and treatment techniques amongst each other as well as with typical young children. It will also enable them to handle children with sensory motor problems under supervision. It will also enable students develop clinical reasoning skills on the various assessment and treatment modalities. Study-unit Aims: 1. To guide and train students in carrying out assessments using both standardized and non-standardized tools. 2. To encourage students to differentiate between the needs of different client groups as well as clients with the same condition. 3. To learn how to observe, analyse and use information gathered from assessments and during interventions. 5. To develop skills in the use of tools and mastery of treatment techniques ensuring safety at all times. 6. To learn to document and report effectively. 7. To practice the development of appropriate treatment goals and programmes and upgrade accordingly. 8. To stimulate students in providing advice to carers on management and care and the use of equipment as required. 9. To assist students in the process of linking theory with practice in the field of paediatric occupational therapy with children. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: 1. Have a basic working knowledge of main assessment and intervention modalities in paediatric practice. 2. Be more confident in the use of specialized techniques(namely related to NDT and SI frames of reference) to assess and treat children with various disabilities. 3. Be more confident in handling young clients and working with parents. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to have basic assessment and treatment techniques in the following areas: - Tone - Reflex activity - Postural control - Righting and equilibrium reactions - Hand function incl: shoulder stability, Midline orientation, Unilateral use, Bilateral use, Reach and grasp, Manipulation, Fine finger movements. -Visual motor skills and visual perceptual skills. - Vestibular function - Tactile processing(tactile discrimination and defensiveness) - Proprioceptive processing - Other aspects of somatosensory functioning (kinesthesia finger identification, one two point discrimination, graphesthesia, stereognosis, doubletouch discrimination) Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: (availability at the Library or otherwise is indicated against each entry) - Sensory Integration with Diverse Populations: Blanche, Smith Roley, Parham. 2001 (available in OT dept library) - Neurodevelopmental treatment and SI principles. an approach to pediatric therapy, Blanche ,Botticelli and Hallway. 1995 (lecturers personal copy) - Sensory Integration and NDT course notes: Betty paris and Carolyn Murray Slutsky 1997 ( lecturers notes) - Documenting sensorimotor progress: A Pediatric therapists guide. G. Degangi .1996 (available in library) - Clinical cases for learning Pediatric Occupational Therapy :Watson,D.E. (available in library) (1997) - How does your engine run? Mary Sue Willaims, Sherry Shellenberger 1996 (lecture has copy) - M.O.R.E, Integrating the mouth with sensory and postural functions 2nd edition. 1993 (lecture has copy) |
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| RULES/CONDITIONS | Before TAKING THIS UNIT YOU MUST TAKE OCT3026 AND TAKE OCT3027 AND TAKE OCT3059 | ||||||||||||
| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Please note that a pass in the Practical component is obligatory for an overall pass mark to be awarded. | ||||||||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Practical | ||||||||||||
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