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Faculty of Health Sciences
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Grao en Terapia Ocupacional
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  Historical Review and Documentation in Occupational Therapy
   Contents
Topic Sub-topic
BLOCK I
UNIT I CONCEPTS, HISTORICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL BASES IN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
1.- Concept and definition of Occupational Therapy.
2.- Objectives and fields of action of Occupational Therapy.
3.- History and evolution of Occupational Therapy. Development within the framework of the health sciences. Main authors.
4.- Health and illness. Theory of illness and disability. International classification of functioning, disability and health. CIF.
5.- Philosophical foundations of Occupational Therapy.
6.- Concept of occupation as an evolutionary characteristic and main activity of human beings. Biological, psychological and social dimensions of occupation.
BLOCK I.
UNIT II. ORGANIZATION OF KNOWLEDGE IN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY. FRAMEWORKS
7.- Organization of knowledge in Occupational Therapy: Primary theoretical frameworks, Reference frames of physical dysfunction: kinesiological / biomechanical; Neuromotor and neurological-evolutionary; Perceptive-cognitive.
Frames of reference of the psycho-social dysfunction: behavioral; cognitive; analytical; humanist.
BLOCK I.
UNIT III. OCCUPATIONAL ACTIVITIES
Occupational activities. Workshops
BLOCK II.- DOCUMENTATION IN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY

UNIT I. SOURCES OF INFORMATION
1.- Characteristics and classification
2.- Scientific journals
2.1. The scientific article
2.2 Structure of the original scientific article
3.- Gray literature
4.- The scientific fraud
BLOCK II.- DOCUMENTATION IN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY

UNIT II: RECOVERY OF BIBLIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
1.- Location of books and manuals: catalogs
2.- Location of articles: bibliographic databases
2.1.- Elaboration of a search strategy
2.2.- Identification of suitable databases:
2.2.1.- Spanish databases: CARE, ELDERLY, ENFISPO ...
2.2.2.- International databases: CINAHL, MEDLINE, Cochrane Library, OTseeker, Psycinfo ...
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