课程简介
The scientific study of humans as occupational beings is a central concept of the Occupational Therapy Master's program at Georgia State University. The faculty believe that the core concept of occupational therapy is based on the fundamental premise that occupation is an integral part of life and a pre-requisite to participation (Kielhofner 2008, Christiansen and Townsend, 2010). The program is designed by keeping in mind the demand of the increasingly dynamic healthcare system that requires graduates to be flexible, autonomous, broadly educated generalists. The program also focuses to produce leaders who are able to use creative and critical thinking, as well as clinical reasoning, with great effectiveness and efficiency. This is accomplished through enhanced understanding of the rich complexities of occupation. The intent of this understanding of occupation is to improve the effectiveness of using occupation as an assessment as well as intervention within the health and wellness system. This simply means that the students investigate the art and science of occupation: doing the everyday activities of life within their socio-cultural contexts, examining how life-styles influence health and wellbeing, and how participation in occupation can be used therapeutically. Our curriculum philosophy therefore strongly embodies the profession's Centennial Vision concepts of an evidence-based profession that is globally connected with a diverse workforce prepared to meet society's occupational needs (AOTA, 2007). Graduates of the OTM Program will be prepared to work in a wide variety of medical, community and school-based settings and to undertake diverse roles including clinical practice, consultation, teaching, management, and scholarly activities while always advocating for the client. The curriculum will be challenging and be comprised of diverse teaching and learning methods including lecture, labs, group work, scholarly participation and clinical experiences through six consecutive semesters. We welcome students with different strengths and diverse background to the program. The length of the program is 24 months including fieldwork component.
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