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Fundamentals of Occupational Therapy

Online
1.5-3 hours
Free

Course Content

Learn how to become an occupational therapist and help people overcome challenges in this free online healthcare course. Occupational therapy might be a perfect career choice if you are passionate about positively impacting people's lives. It is a branch of healthcare that offers vital support to individuals of all ages and helps them to overcome challenges in their daily lives. This healthcare course covers the fundamental principles and techniques of occupational therapy to show you how to empower clients to overcome physical, emotional and cognitive challenges.

Course Details

CollegeAlison
Course ID192212
Course TypeOnline Learning
Course QualificationCPD Certificate
Course Duration1.5-3 hours
Course FeeFree
Entry RequirementsLike all courses on the Alison Free Learning platform this is a free, CPD-accredited course. A Graduate can choose to buy a certificate or diploma upon successful completion of a course, but this is not required or necessary.

At Alison we believe that free education, more than anything, has the power to break through boundaries and transform lives.

Alison is the world’s largest free online empowerment platform for education and skills training, offering over 5000 CPD accredited courses and a range of impactful career development tools. It is a for-profit social enterprise dedicated to making it possible for anyone, to study anything, anywhere, at any time, for free online, at any subject level. Through our mission, we are a catalyst for positive social change, creating opportunity, prosperity, and equality for everyone.
Career PathIn This Free Course, You Will Learn How To
• Describe the standard processes of occupational therapy
• Outline what to consider when looking for a therapist
• Identify the basic characteristics of the human body
• Recognise the importance and benefits of physical activity to overall wellbeing
• Summarise the function of paediatric occupational therapy
• Explain occupational therapy for infants, adolescents and adults
• Discuss the occupational therapy interventions for the elderly
• Analyse occupational therapy in adult and acute care settings
• Discuss the function and benefits of occupational therapy in the lives of people
• Discuss the importance of human anatomy and physiology to occupational therapy
• Identify the function of the human immune system
Course Code1128

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