This study programme was designed to answer the needs of occupational therapists who wish to develop specific and advanced skills, adequate to their area of specialization.
Occupational Therapy in Gerontology: the main gold of this specialization is to provide students with an intensive and integrated training in Gerontology, taking into consideration the current Portuguese scenario, namely the phenomenon of an ageing population, its implications and requirements; to deepen specific competences adequate to intervene among elderly people and their formal/informal caretakers, considering several perspectives of intervention; developing and applying that knowledge in the field of scientific research and professional practice.
| 1º Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Curricular unit | Period | ECTS |
| Evidência em Terapia Ocupacional - Gerontologia | Summer Semester | |
| Option - Desenvolvimento Comunitário | Summer Semester | |
| Option - Intervenção Escolar | Summer Semester | |
| Option - Empreendedorismo e Inovação Social | Summer Semester | |
| Option - Tecnologias de Apoio | Summer Semester | |
| Option - Família e Cuidado Informal | Summer Semester | |
| Seminários de Integração | Summer Semester | |
| Metodologias de Investigação em Terapia Ocupacional | Winter Semester | |
| Specialized Themes In Occupational Therapy | Winter Semester | |
| 2º Year | ||
| Curricular unit | Period | ECTS |
| Proj. Intervention In Occupational Therapy / Prof. Training - Projeto de Intervenção em Terapia Ocupacional | Semester | |
| Proj. Intervention In Occupational Therapy / Prof. Training - Estágio de Natureza Profissional | Semester | |
Who should apply:
Owners of a Bachelor degree in Occupational Therapy, concluded after one or two study cycles, or other legally equivalent diploma
Owners of a foreign academic degree in Health or allied sciences, awarded after the conclusion of a first cycle of studies organized according to the Bologna Process, issued by a state that adhered to this process
Owners of a foreign academic degree that might be recognised, by the Technical and Scientific Council of ESTSP, as fulfilling the objectives inherent to the programme conducing to the degree of Bachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy
Owners of an academic, scientific or professional resume that might be regarded as a certification of capacity to attend this cycle of studies by the Technical and Scientific Council of ESS
