Occupational Therapy Programme BSc Degree at Rousse University, Bulgaria

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Occupational Therapy Programme (BSc Degree) at
Rousse University, Bulgaria

• Liliya Todorova

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Status of the educational institution

• Rousse University is a state university
  granted accreditation by the National Evaluation
  and Accreditation Agency

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OT Programme at RU

• Aim
• The main aim is that graduates acquire the
  Generic and Occupational Therapy specific
  competences which will be adopted in all European
  countries following the Tuning process

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OT Programme at RU

• Designed to match the European
• Generic competences, as well as the specific
  competences for Occupational Therapy
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OT programme at RU is designed according to

• ENOTHE Curriculum Guidelines
• Bulgarian Law of Higher Education (1995, last
  amendments 2004)
• State Requirements for BSc degree programmes
• Rules of Rousse University

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OT programme at RUCurriculum design
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OT programme at RUCurriculum design
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OT programme at RUCurriculum design

• Strong points
• Follows European and national requirements
• ECTS implemented
• Develops competences
• Well balanced and sequenced
• 62 OT knowledge

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Development and implementation of Occupational
Therapy education at RU

• Work plan
• Aim
• The main aim is that curriculum is implemented
  and occupational therapy education is developed
  at Rousse University starting in 2006

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Development and implementation of Occupational
Therapy education at RU

• Work plan
• Objectives
• Develop curriculum and course description
• Ensure academic resources
• Provide material equipment
• Recognition of OT profession and education
• Develop collaboration with stakeholders and
  beneficiaries

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Development and implementation of Occupational
Therapy education at RU

• Structure of the work plan
• Identification of social needs
• Recognition of OT profession and education
• Curriculum development
• Development of academic resources
• Development of material resources

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Development and implementation of Occupational
Therapy education at RU

• Identification of social needs
• Investigation of social needs in Bulgaria for the
  development of BSc degree programme in OT
• Contacts and recommendations from organizations
  of disabled people and other beneficiaries

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Development and implementation of Occupational
Therapy education at RU

• Recognition of OT profession and education
• including OT in the National Register of
  professions
• Project for Social Health Faculty
• Project for BSc degree programme in OT
• Meetings in ministries

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Development and implementation of Occupational
Therapy education at RU

• Curriculum and course description development
• Revising the curriculum following curriculum
  development training in Vilnjus
• Reviewing the curriculum
• Approval of the curriculum by the Academic
  Council
• Translating the curriculum into modules

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Development and implementation of Occupational
Therapy education at RU

• Development of academic resources
• Preparation of an IP with the Baltic states
• Planning the teaching staff
• Meetings with members of the teaching staff
• Human resources development (short teacher
  training courses)
• Involving teachers from European universities
• Projects for students fieldwork placements
  abroad

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Development and implementation of Occupational
Therapy education at RU

• Development of material resources
• Providing OT literature for the library
• Mutual agreements with organization of disabled
  people for using their material equipment
• Providing kitchen and adaptive equipment

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