Assessing and enhancing work ability in occupational therapy

Are you an occupational therapist or a student in the field who wants to learn more about key concepts related to work ability, models and methods for assessing work ability, and the impact of the environment on working?

1.6.2026 - 13.8.2026

3 cr

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Model of human occupation as a base in assessing and enhancing work ability.
Central concepts and factors in work ability
Methods for assessing work ability
The impact of the environment on work

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Scope

3 cr

Code

SX00GN90

The student can name factors related to both worker and work environment that affects work ability. The student knows different methods and tools for assessing work ability and work environment in occupational therapy and gets experience in using some of them. The student knows how to formulate the collected information about a person's situation by using the model of human occupation. The student knows the occupational therapy process from the perspective of enhancing work ability and understands the importance of a multifaceted data collection in order to facilitate change.

Organiser

Metropolia University of Applied Sciences

Contact details

avoinamk@metropolia.fi

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