ERGO2000 Mental Health and Participation Course description

Mental health, social conditions, life in the city and a multicultural environment affect people's options for participating in activity, social groups and the community. Participation is of great importance when it comes to people's mental health and social integration. In a society characterised by rapid movement, marginalised groups and their right to activity and participation deserves particular attention. Occupational therapists help people who encounter psychological and social challenges in mastering daily life and participating in society.

The course consists of the following subject areas from the national curriculum, specified below as the number of credits:

• Ideas, theory and experience (1 ECTS)
• Research and development in occupational therapy (1 ECTS)
• Health-promoting and preventive work (1 ECTS)
• Rehabilitative work (1 ECTS)
• Therapeutic work (1 ECTS)
• Illness and disability (3 ECTS)
• Sociology and social anthropology (3 ECTS)
• Psychology and pedagogy, communication, interaction and conflict work (3 ECTS)
• Ethics (1 ECTS)

Det avholdes skriftlig eksamen over 6 timer ved slutten av vårsemesteret.

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

Knowledge

The student

• is capable of using theory of social science to shed light on how social and cultural conditions can affect a person's mental health and their participation in activity and society
• is capable of giving an account of conditions that promote and inhibit participation in activity and society among vulnerable groups
• is capable of describing common mental health disorders
• is capable of describing the consequences of mental health disorders and crises on activity and participation
• is capable of referring to new research within occupational therapy aimed at promoting mental health
• is capable of reflecting on and discussing occupational therapy interventions aimed at promoting mental health
• is capable of explaining relevant fields for occupational therapists in the mental health field
• is capable of explaining communication theory used in mental health care
• is capable of describing the history of occupational therapy relating to mental health

Skills

The student is capable of​

• using conceptual models in occupational therapy and relevant theories to understand activity and daily life among people with mental health issues
• finding, evaluating, presenting and referring to relevant theory and research in order to shed light on an academic issue
• using different methods of mapping and evaluating activity and participation among people with mental health disorders, individually and in groups
• planning, facilitating and testing therapeutic activities as interventions for people with mental health problems, individually and in groups
• using modes of expression as therapeutic aids
• demonstrating therapeutic communication skills

Competence

The student is capable of

• identifying, discussing and reflecting on ethical challenges in mental health care
• presenting and discussing ethical issues in light of professional ethical guidelines
• reflecting on their own communication and interaction
• showing responsibility, initiative, ability to cooperate and Independence

Gradert skala A-F.

Det benyttes en intern og en ekstern sensor til sensurering av besvarelsene.

Et uttrekk på minst 25 % av besvarelsene sensureres av to sensorer. Karakterene på de besvarelsene som er vurdert skal danne grunnlag for å fastsette nivå på resten av besvarelsene.

Anne Kari Ramboe Heimdal

Emnet bygger på Finansregnskap med IKT og delvis også på Investering og finansiering. Det er nødvendig å ha gode kunnskaper i elementær regnskapsføring/avslutning for å kunne følge undervisningen.

Grade scale A - F.

One external and one internal examiner will assess 20% of the exam papers. The remaining papers are assessed by one internal examiner. The external examiner's assessment shall benefit all the students.