EPN-V2

ERGOB2200 Rehabilitation, Habilitation and Intervention, Part 2 Course description

Course name in Norwegian
Rehabilitering, habilitering og behandling, del 2
Study programme
Bachelor's Degree in Occupational Therapy
Weight
10.0 ECTS
Year of study
2025/2026
Curriculum
SPRING 2026
Schedule
Course history

Introduction

The course deals with complex issues of relevance to users and their families in relation to rehabilitation, habilitation, intervention and palliative care. Occupational therapists often have a coordinating role in interdisciplinary cooperation and cooperation across different sectors. User participation, family focused services, vocational rehabilitation, everyday rehabilitation and complex medical and social conditions are key topics in the course.

Required preliminary courses

The student must have passed the first year of the programme or equivalent.

Learning outcomes

After completing the course, the student is expected to have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student

  • is capable of describing occupational therapists’ interventions in rehabilitation, habilitation and intervention in connection with complex medical and social conditions
  • is capable of describing palliative care in relation to occupational therapy
  • is familiar with national and international research and development work in rehabilitation, habilitation, intervention and palliative care
  • explaining how social and health-related issues, including neglect, violence, abuse, drug and alcohol use and socioeconomic factors, have consequences for occupational participation
  • explaining occupational therapists’ approach to everyday rehabilitation and explaining measures based on theoretical models and relevant tools
  • explaining how transitional phases in life have significance for coping, occupation and participation

Skills

The student is capable of

  • applying activity analysis in mapping, assessment and adaptation of the workplace
  • discussing the importance of vocational rehabilitation in light of people’s right to occupation and participation, and discussing the importance of vocational rehabilitation in relation to economics
  • discussing the importance of the experience expertise of people and next-of-kin to ensure their participation and safeguard their rights in interdisciplinary, interprofessional and cross-sector work
  • using his/her professional knowledge of, and implementing measures for, people with health-related and social challenges
  • discussing the design and methodology in scientific articles

General competence

The student is capable of

  • identifying, discussing and reflecting on ethical issues in rehabilitation, habilitation, intervention and palliative care in light of professional ethical guidelines

Teaching and learning methods

Work and teaching methods comprise seminars with case-based teaching, skills training and lectures. The students work individually and in groups and present their work for fellow students.

Course requirements

In order to be permitted to sit the exam, the following must have been approved:

  • a minimum of 80 per cent attendance in scheduled teaching

Assessment

Individual oral exam based on a case, up to 30 min.

Relevant cases are published two days before the exam.

Permitted exam materials and equipment

No formal requirements over and above the admission requirements.

Grading scale

After completing the course, the student is expected to have achieved the following learningoutcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge:

The student will

  • have knowledge of principles of model-based design of urban water systems
  • have understanding of urban water technologies
  • know how to identify key pollutants in urban runoff
  • have knowledge in chemical conversion and biokinetic processes
  • know the design principles in water resource bioprocessing
  • have understanding of sensitivity and uncertainty analysis

Skills:

The student can

  • dimension urban water systems manually and using hydraulic software
  • optimize design and operation of reactor systems for water treatment
  • design and optimize pipe systems
  • develop and evaluate mathematical description and analysis of complex bioprocesses
  • synthesise computer codes for simulating bioreactor system processes.

General competences:

the student

  • is able to do critical analysis and evaluation of information
  • has insight in systematic and creative problem-solving
  • is able to effectively communicate with stakeholders
  • is able to handle uncertain or incomplete information
  • is able to use statistics for communication strategies.

Examiners

Se fagplanen.