VPSY6210 Psykisk helse og traumatiske belastninger Emneplan

Individual oral exam, up to 30 minutes.

None.

A-F.

All exam papers are assessed by two examiners. An external examiner will assess at least 20% of the papers together with an internal examiner. Other exams are assessed by two internal examiners. The external examiner’s assessment shall benefit all students.

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

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' approach, theory, models, work tasks and processes in rehabilitation, habilitation and intervention
• describing the most common mental disorders and explaining their consequences for occupation and participation
• describing the most common diagnoses in neurology, orthopaedics, rheumatology and internal medicine and explain the consequences for occupation and participation
• describing developmental disorders, concurrent illnesses and age-related illnesses, and explaining the consequences for occupation and participation

Skills;

The student is capable of

• showing initiative and skills in therapeutic communication
• mapping and assessing physical and cognitive functions and motor, processes, communication and interaction skills to set goals and explain the choice of intervention
• applying activity analysis, activity-based tools and therapeutic use of activity in mapping, assessment and intervention
• applying a client-focus and systematic work process model in mapping and intervention
• adapting and applying creative and expressive activities for individuals and groups
• planning and facilitating the participation of people with functional impairments in meaningful and valuable occupations

General competence

The student is capable of

• presenting, discussing and reflecting on choices of intervention, both in writing and in the teaching of fellow students
• identifying and reflecting on ethical dilemmas encountered when working with people with challenges in relation to occupation and participation

Work and teaching methods comprise seminars with case-based teaching, skills training, activity analysis and lectures. The students work individually and in groups and with student-driven teaching.

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;

Combined assessment:

1. Supervised individual written exam with a combination of multiple choice and free text assignments, 2 hours.
2. Individual practical exam that can include fictional users, up to 45 minutes.

One overall grade is awarded based on the following weighting of the parts of the exam: written exam - 40%, practical exam - 60%. Students must be awarded a pass grade A-E for both parts of the exam in order for a student to pass the course.

Resit exam: If the student is awarded an F in one part of the exam, this part of the exam must be retaken.

Students can appeal the grade awarded for the written exam.

None.

Grade scale A-F.