DEPARTMENT OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY TEL: EXT CHAIRPERSON: Kuo, Li-Chieh BRIEF INTRODUCTION

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1 DEPARTMENT OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY TEL: EXT CHAIRPERSON: Kuo, Li-Chieh BRIEF INTRODUCTION Occupational therapy assists people of all ages with disabilities to become independent in their daily activities. By using purposeful activities, occupational therapists maximize patients independence, prevent disabilities, and enhance health. Due to an increasingly older population and higher incidence of chronic physical and mental disorders in Taiwan, the need for occupational therapists becomes more and more critical. Based on the belief of meeting the needs of our society, the Program of Occupational Therapy was established in 990, as a subdivision of the Department of Rehabilitation Medicine. In 994, it was expanded as an independent department, and renamed as the Department of Occupational Therapy. In 200, a master level graduate program and an interdisciplinary doctoral program in Institute of Allied Health Sciences were further established to meet the urgent need for higher educated occupational therapy practitioners in Taiwan. The Department has admirable faculty, and state-of-the-art teaching and research equipments. To educate distinguished occupational therapists and to meet the current trend of occupational therapy profession, the department continually recruits qualified teachers and improves our teaching facilities. TEACHING OBJECTIVES The faculty considers the cultivation of excellent occupational therapy practitioners as the most important teaching goal. Graduates of the School could work as clinicians, educators, administrators and researchers in the occupational therapy profession. Therefore, our teaching emphasizes the training of professional abilities, practice of research projects and nature of administrative concepts. The faculty and students work closely with affiliated hospitals in order to combine education and clinical practice, and to enhance the quality of patient care as well. For graduate program, the Department lists several research directions, including: Research in neuro-physico-psychological functioning and assessment 6-09

2 Research in occupational motion analysis Research in vocational assessment and rehabilitation Research in assistive technology Research in pediatric occupational therapy Research in geriatric occupational therapy Research in chronic illness and disorders Research in special occupational therapy areas FACULTY Professor Chen Sea, Mei-Jin Associate Professor Ma, Hui-Ing Kuo, Li-Chieh Assistant Professor Wang, Tsui-Ying Occupational Therapy for Cognitive Dysfunction, Activities of Daily Living Functional Re-education, Theories of Occupational Therapy and Their Application Movement of Patients With Parkinson Disease, Occupational Therapy for Patients With Stroke, Research Methods Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University Human Movement Science, Biomechanics, Hand Function Analysis/ Hand Therapy, Orthotics Design and Assistive Device Analysis M.A., New York University; Doctoral Candidate, National Cheng-Kung University; OTR/L Occupational Therapy for Psychosocial Dysfunction, Theories and Frameworks in Occupational Therapy Home Monitoring of Human Behaviors 6-0

3 Lee, I-Ching Lin, Ling-Yi Chang, Ling-Hui Instructors: Chang, Jer-Hao Tsai, Pei-Luen Hwang, Yea-Shwu Hsu, Yung-Wen Ph.D. Occupational Science, University of Southern California Play Theory And Therapeutic Application For Children, Research on School-Based Adjustment and Performance For Children, Family Issues On Children With Disabilities Developmental and Family Issues for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities, Cross-cultural Research, Occupation Across the Life Course, Survey Research Methods Ph.D. Occupational Science, University of Southern California Successful Aging, Aging Experiences, Wellness Programs, Illness Experiences, Medical Culture(s), Qualitative Methodology Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering, National Cheng Kung University Occupational Therapy for Physical Dysfunction, Orthosis and Splinting for Upper Extremity Ph.D., National Chung-Cheng University; OTR/L Occupational Therapy for Physical Dysfunction, Activity Analysis. Neuropsychological Assessment and Rehabilitation Neonatal Occupational Therapy, Early Intervention for Children with Developmental Delay, Rehabilitation for Infants and Children with Feeding Problems Ph.D., National Changhua University of Education; OTR/L Pediatric Occupational Therapy, Early Intervention, School-based O.T. 6-

4 Required for Bachelor of Science Required: 0 Elective: 4 In Total: 4. Required liberal art courses: 6 credits & Courses of general education: 6 credits st Chinese 2 2 st English st Civic Literacy and Society 2 st General History of China 2 st Live Ethics 2 2nd English 2. Required basic science courses: 40 credits st General Biology 2 2 st General Biology Lab st General Psychology st Biochemistry 2nd Anatomy (Lecture and Lab) 6 2nd Sociology 2 2nd Physiology (Lecture and Lab) + 2nd Introduction to Public Health 2 2nd Applied Kinesiology 2 2nd Introduction to Psychiatry 2 rd Introduction to Pathology 2 rd Introduction to Internal Medicine 2 rd Introduction to Pediatrics rd Introduction to Surgery 2 rd Rehabilitation Medicine 6-2

5 rd Introduction to Orthopedics rd Introduction to Neurology. Required occupational profession courses: 58 credits st Introduction to Occupational Therapy st Clinical Observation of Occupational Therapy 2nd Assessment in Occupational Therapy (Lecture & Lab) + 2nd Introduction to Frame of Reference in Occupation Therapy rd Occupational Therapy for Psychosocial Dysfunction 2 rd Occupational Therapy for Psychosocial Dysfunction Practice rd Occupational Therapy for Developmental Dysfunction rd Occupational Therapy for Developmental Dysfunction Practice rd Occupational Therapy Theory and Therapeutic Skills (Lecture & Lab) (I) 2+ rd Occupational Therapy Theory and Therapeutic Skills (Lecture) (II) 2 rd Occupational Therapy Fieldwork rd Occupational Therapy for Activities of Daily Living (Lecture & Lab) + rd Occupational Therapy Administration and Management rd Prosthetics and Orthotics (Lecture & Lab) + rd Occupational Therapy for Physical Dysfunction rd Occupational Therapy for Physical Dysfunction Practice 6-

6 rd Occupational Consultation 4th Clinical Practice of Occupational Therapy 5 5 4th Occupational Therapy Seminar (I) (II) 2 2 Required for Master of Science Required: 8 Elective: 2 In Total: 0. Required general courses: 8 credits st Occupational Theories and Their Clinical Application st Biostatistics 2 st The Foundation of Research Methods st Seminar (-2) 2nd Seminar (-4) 2nd Thesis 6 2. Elective course in Occupational Therapy: 6 credits st Application of the Research Apparatus in Occupational Therapy st Developmental Theories and Applications in Occupational Therapy. st Issues in Vocational Evaluation 2nd Motion Analysis: Theory and Application 2nd Long Term Care and Occupational Therapy 2nd Occupational Therapy for Problem of Cognitive and Perceptual Deficits 6-4

7 st- 2nd st- 2nd st- 2nd Independent Study (-2) How to Critique a Research Article and Write a Thesis Survey Research Methods 2. Elective course in related areas: 6 credits Under the approval of his/her advisor, students can choose courses provided by other departments in the NCKU that are related to their research interests. 6-5