Full Description
This essential resource provides educators with practical guidance to design and deliver occupation-centered education for Occupational Therapy students.
Based on the Subject-centered Integrative Learning Model for Occupational Therapy (SCIL-OT), a robust guide for instructional design, the book can be used to create and implement a single assignment, an entire course, or a whole curriculum. Applicable across different countries or regions, readers will explore the educational foundations and elements of the SCIL-OT, and how they can be applied to both teaching and creating learning materials. Supported throughout with stories, examples, and sample activities, the book is aimed at the growing numbers of graduate students and educators who create or revise Occupational Therapy curricula, courses, and learning experiences across university-based learning, fieldwork placements, and practice-based learning situations.
The first book to offer Occupational Therapy educators with how-to guidance in occupation-centered curriculum and instructional development, it will be an essential resource for forming future practitioners who embody the distinct values of this important profession.
Contents
Part I The Subject-centered Integrative Learning model (SCIL-OT): Need, Origins, Theoretical Foundations, and Overview 1. A New Model for Teaching Occupational Therapy's Distinct Value 2. Teaching and Learning Centered on the Core Subject of Occupation 3. The Origins, Evolution, and Education Theories Informing the SCIL-OT Model 4. The Subject-centered Integrative Learning Model for Occupational Therapy Education Part II Applying the SCIL-OT Model Across the Curriculum 5. Connecting Student Learning to Occupation 6. Connecting Topics to Occupation 7. Connecting Topics to Other Topics 8. Connecting Students to Knowledge Communities 9. The Significance of Reimagining Occupation-centered Curricula
