Showing posts with label Occupational Therapy Education. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Occupational Therapy Education. Show all posts
Wednesday, March 30, 2016
Wednesday, July 10, 2013
Admission Open for Dr. D. Y. Patil College of Occupational Therapy
Admission Open for ACADEMIC YEAR 2013 - 2014.
Eligibility:
12th Science Students (Physics, Chemistry, Biology)
No Entrance Test.
Limited Seats Available.
For Admission / Enquiry :
Contact Us:
022 -32252228
Dr. D. Y. Patil College of Occupational Therapy
Dr. D. Y. Patil University
Nerul, Navi Mumbai - 400 706.
Friday, February 1, 2013
COTE on Drivers’ Rehabilitaion.
ACADEMIC COUNCIL OF
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
All India Occupational Therapists’
Association [AIOTA]
Continuing
Occupational Therapy Education [COTE]
Drivers’ Rehabilitaion.
[A certificate
course]
Organized by:
Academic council of Occupational Therapy
In collaboration with
All India Institute of Physical medicine & Rehabilitation,
Mumbai, India
Dates:
Feb.16th 2013 (Saturday) Timing: 10.00 AM TO 5.00 P.M.
Venue: Conference hall, All India
Institute of Physical medicine & Rehabilitation, Mahalaxmi, MUMBAI.
Advisory
Board:
Dr. R. Sharma, Director, AIIPMR, Mumbai
Dr. Anil K. Srivastava, President AIOTA & Executive Chairman, ACOT
Dr. Jyothika Bijlani, Dean ,Academic Council of OT,
Mumbai
Course
coordinators:
Dr. Smita Jaiwant, HOD, Occupational
Therapy Dept., AIIPMR, Mumbai
Dr. Anita Gupta ,
Lecturer, Occupational Therapy Dept. AIIPMR, Mumbai.
Organising
Committee:
Dr. Z.D. Ferzandi, Vice President, AIOTA, Mumbai
Dr. Shashi Oberai, Treasurer,
AIOTA, Mumbai
Dr. Pratibha Vaidya, EC member,
AIOTA, Mumbai
____________________________________________________________________________________
Introduction:
Continuing
Occupational Therapy Education organized by Academic Council of OT for members
of AIOTA is intended to provide planned & organized learning activities
designed to maintain, improve, or expand knowledge and skills to develop new
knowledge and skills relevant to the enhancement of practice, education, or
theory to improve the safety and welfare of the patients in hospitals
institutions and private set ups. The safety is important, but so is mobility.
Balancing these two values in an automobile-dependent world is the highest
priority. Driving is a very complex task. Understanding all of the factors that
make it possible to drive safely and that may present barriers to a driver
continuing to drive safely requires specialized training and education by
specifically trained therapists. Occupational Therapists with such specialized
training in driver rehabilitation are able to identify not only a driver's
strengths but also the physical, visual, and cognitive challenges the
individual faces. As a result, specifically trained OT’s can evaluate an individual's overall ability
to operate a vehicle safely and, if needed, recommend ways to limit risks.
Occupational Therapists have the extensive training and knowledge needed to
recognize the impact of medical conditions and the aging process on driving
performance. They use skill-building, behavioral, and adaptive approaches to
keeping a person mobile in his or her community, even if he or she must limit
or stop driving. The Academic Council of Occupational Therapy is organizing
COTE on “Drivers Rehabilitation’ for the first time at Mumbai.
Objective:
Certificate Course on Drivers’ rehab, for members of AIOTA is
one day course with theoretical sessions, practical demonstrations and case
presentations followed with assessment of performance of participants for
certification. It is exclusively designed to educationally enrich the members
of AIOTA with specialized learning and training for use in clinical practice.
Eligibility:
Exclusively for Life Members
& Provisional Members of AIOTA
Intake: 25 (maximum)
Registration
Fee:
(Inclusive of Certificate, Course Content, contact Hours, Lunch
& Tea on COTE Day)
1.
Rs.2,500/- (up to14th Feb, 2013)
2.
Rs.3,000/- (after 14th Feb
& Spot: Sub. to availability of seats)
Payments:
By DD only drawn in favor of AIOTA payable at Mumbai and be sent to Dean
ACOT - Dr. Mrs. Jyothika Bijlani, and/or Dr. Shashi Oberai , Hon. Treasurer AIOTA & Dean -Pad. Dr. D.Y. Patil College of OT, 6th Floor, Dr. D.Y.
Patil Medical College, Sector 5,Nerul, Navi Mumbai-400706, Maharashtra.
Accommodation: Participants of the course have to arrange accommodation by self.
Expert Faculty: Academic Oration, demonstration and practical sessions followed
with assessment of performance: by
experienced teaching faculty of AIIPMR, Mumbai
Contact:
Dr.
Mrs. Jyothika Bijlani ,Dean ACOT,
21,
Kalpataru Harmony Next to Sion Telephone Exchange
Sion(E),
Mumbai-400022,Maharashtra
M: 09820964567
And/or:
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
NEED FOR PAEDIATRIC OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS IN SCHOOLS
Paediatric health care in metropolitan cities in addition to maintain disease free status and optimal health status also includes identification of delay in children’s occupations of daily living i.e. play, school work and social skills.
Paediatric occupational therapy emerged as a speciality branch of occupational therapy in view of this need. Paediatric occupational therapists work from the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit(NICU) addressing neurological delay affecting development to school setups involving difficulties in social skills, cognitive skills, perceptual skills, writing skills ,attention issues and sensory processing issues.
Inclusive education laws require that all children have a right to education and going to a regular school (the so-called normal school). If the needs exceed a regular school and are not met then a special school catering to the needs of the child is required.
One would wonder why a paediatric OT would intervene at the school. In a school setup which is the natural environment, therapists can understand the magnitude of a problem better as the child is surrounded by children of his age. He would react very differently when other children of his age are around as compared to being alone. That is why children react differently when they are seen at a clinic then at school or even home.
Occupational therapists are employed in few school and not many as the need for the same is not felt in regular schools as compared to those who admit differently abled children.
The therapist assesses the child referred by the teacher when presented with the following concerns:
· Difficulty with maintaining attention
· Writing problems
· Social skills deficits
· Difficulty in performing daily skills in school e.g. Toileting, washing hands, face, care of personal stuff, eating, and functional mobility.
· Time management problems.
· Cognitive skills required in school tasks- sorting, sequencing, memory, good activity performance.
· Visual deficits
· Perception deficits.
· Sensory processing problems.
· Gross motor and fine motor co-ordination difficulties
· Endurance problems e.g. getting tired easily.
· Behavioural problems.
Following the referral, the therapist undertakes an evaluation including history of the child and the presenting problems on part of the parent followed by assessing the child. This helps the therapist to develop a guideline proforma for developing treatment goals.
The treatment sessions begin after a detailed evaluation report is submitted to the parents and the school management. The sessions are usually scheduled in the school hours and duration includes 30-45 minutes on a twice to thrice a week basis depending on the needs of the child.
This enables addressal of problems at the school level with co-operation from the school staff and enables improved efficacy of efforts helping the child to function effectively and independently in every walk of life.
It is a pleasure to see the smile of confidence on a child’s face and only those who value it would cherish it.
Dr. Namita G. Shenai
Paediatric Occupational Therapist
DISHA Centre, Santacruz (w).
Contact No: 9769011233, 9821205194
e-mail: dr_namitashenai@rediffmail.com
This article is based on the need for creating awareness about paediatric occupational therapy in the schools and their stuff.
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