Occupational Therapy Vi

The aim of the course is to provide knowledge in identifying the needs of the patient, to use tools and techniques, such as orthoses, assistive technology, prostheses and interventions that are part of occupational therapy, such as environmental adaptations and home interventions; to be able to apply this knowledge to the needs of the individual, looking into the social, motor and psychorelational aspects of the disabled person.

At the end of the course the student will be able to
·describe specific tools and techniques, in particular assistive technologies and home environmental adaptations, which are part of occupational therapy, to be able to apply them to patients' individual, social, motor, cognitive and psychorelational needs;
· apply the concepts of ergonomics to the problems of autonomy in the activities of daily living of patients with physical and / or mental disabilities;
· conceive, design, manufacture products individually or in groups;
· analyze the activity referring also to clinical cases.
· describe the rehabilitation process in persons suffering from peripheral lesions of the upper limb;
· construct and apply orthosis for the upper limb in peripheral or central lesions;