Definition of occupational therapy; the place of occupational therapy in the health care system; the occupational therapy process; the tools of practice; the different roles of the occupational therapist; history of the profession; recipients of occupational therapy; professional ethics.
International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) and the place of occupational therapy in this model; Generic approaches in health care: biomedical, bio psychosocial and occupational foundation for therapy. Study and application of the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure. Introduction to other assessments in Occupational Therapy.
