OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY IN SCHOOL AGE

Università degli Studi
"G. d'Annunzio"

Chieti - Pescara

General Module

Course Sheet

Course code:

TO32C6B

Academic Year of enrolment:

2020

Year of supply:

2022/2023

Type of Course:

Characterising

Degree:

Course of 1st Cycle Degree in Occupational therapy

Disciplinary Sector:

Neuropsychiatric and Rehabilitation Nursing

Is part of:

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY IN DEVELOPMENT AGE

Location:

CHIETI

Credits:

Programme Year:

Professor and Collaborators:

CAVICCHIA Sara

Cycle:

Second semester

Obligatory attendance:

Yes

Hours of classroom activity:

Individual study hours:

Prerequisites:

Prerequisites are indicated in the didactic regulations

Objectives

The general aim of the course is to provide theoretical and practical
knowledge of Occupational Therapy to stimulate clinical reasoning in
defining rehabilitation intervention in school age. We provide tools for
reasoning and analysis for the choice of therapeutic activities and
interventions on the child, family, school.
At the end of the course the student will achieve the following specific
objectives:
- Clinical reasoning and analysis of functioning profiles from an
occupational perspective
- Skills in the analysis of therapeutic activities
- Skills in choosing specific interventions

Contents

Role of the Occupational Therapist in the development of the school-age
child. Functional assessment and life history of the child. Analysis of
therapeutic activities.
Clinical reasoning for the development of a person, environment, activity
intervention.

Extended Syllabus

TEACHING: Occupational Therapy in School Age (L644)
INTEGRATED COURSE: Occupational therapy in developmental age (L644)
AY 2022/2023
TEACHER: Dott.ssa Cavicchia Sara
GENERAL AND SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES:
The general aim of the course is to provide theoretical and practical
knowledge of Occupational Therapy to stimulate clinical reasoning in
defining rehabilitation intervention in school age. We provide tools for
reasoning and analysis for the choice of therapeutic activities and
interventions on the child, family, school.
At the end of the course the student will achieve the following specific
objectives:
- Clinical reasoning and analysis of functioning profiles from an
occupational perspective
- Skills in the analysis of therapeutic activities
- Skills in choosing specific interventions
REFERENCE TEXTS
- Terapia occupazionale, di Helen S. Willard, Clare S. Spackman, A.
Puglisi, Antonio Delfino Editore 2008
- La terapia occupazionale nell'età evolutiva, Glauco Mastrangelo,
Cuzzolin Editore 2015
- Il gioco in terapia occupazionale. Promuovere il benessere nelle attività
di vita quotidiana. Cunningham Julia, Penna Noemi, Franco Angeli Editore
2021
- L'intervento in terapia occupazionale. Dalla storia di vita al
ragionamento clinico. Noemi Penna, Yuri Maritan, Yann Bertholom, Franco
Angeli Editore 2018
- Autismo e autonomie personali. Guida per educatori, insegnanti e
genitori. Flavia Caretto, Gabriella Di Battista, Bruna Scalese, Erikson
Editore 2012
- EDUCAZIONE speciale 5: autonomie. Anna Maria Arpinati, Luisa
Mone¬tti, Annio Posar, Daniele Tasso. Associazione Élève, Zanichelli
editore 2016
- EDUCAZIONE speciale 6: relazioni sociali e autonomie. Anna Maria
Arpinati, Luisa Mone¬tti, Annio Posar, Daniele Tasso. Associazione Élève,
Zanichelli editore 2017
- Apprendimento ai primi passi: L'intervento psico-educativo sui gravi
deficit di apprendimento e sulle pluriminorazioni. Volume I e II. Nisi
Antonio, Ceccarani Patrizia, TecnoScuola Editrice, 1994
- PDF slide proposed during the lessons
Contact: sarinacav@hotmail.it
Examination procedure: Oral

Recommended Bibliography

- Terapia occupazionale, di Helen S. Willard, Clare S. Spackman, A.
Puglisi, Antonio Delfino Editore 2008
- La terapia occupazionale nell'età evolutiva, Glauco Mastrangelo,
Cuzzolin Editore 2015
- Il gioco in terapia occupazionale. Promuovere il benessere nelle attività
di vita quotidiana. Cunningham Julia, Penna Noemi, Franco Angeli Editore
2021
- L'intervento in terapia occupazionale. Dalla storia di vita al
ragionamento clinico. Noemi Penna, Yuri Maritan, Yann Bertholom, Franco
Angeli Editore 2018
- Autismo e autonomie personali. Guida per educatori, insegnanti e
genitori. Flavia Caretto, Gabriella Di Battista, Bruna Scalese, Erikson
Editore 2012
- EDUCAZIONE speciale 5: autonomie. Anna Maria Arpinati, Luisa
Mone¬tti, Annio Posar, Daniele Tasso. Associazione Élève, Zanichelli
editore 2016
- EDUCAZIONE speciale 6: relazioni sociali e autonomie. Anna Maria
Arpinati, Luisa Mone¬tti, Annio Posar, Daniele Tasso. Associazione Élève,
Zanichelli editore 2017
- Apprendimento ai primi passi: L'intervento psico-educativo sui gravi
deficit di apprendimento e sulle pluriminorazioni. Volume I e II. Nisi
Antonio, Ceccarani Patrizia, TecnoScuola Editrice, 1994
- PDF slide proposed during the lessons

Teaching Methods

The course is divided into 10 hours of frontal teaching.
Practical exercises will be carried out.

Evaluation methods

Verification of learning:

Oral examination

Contacts/More Information

Contact for availability:
sarinacav@hotmail.it

Università degli Studi
"G. d'Annunzio"

Chieti - Pescara

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