16th International Congress of the World Federation of Occupational Therapists in collaboration with the 48th Japanese Occupational Therapy Congress and Expo

Collaborating about Competencies around the World

Conveners:

Sue Baptiste, Professor, McMaster University, School of Rehabilitation Science Vice President for the World Federation of Occupational Therapists
Hanneke van Bruggen, Hon.Dscie, FWFOT, Expert in EU-AU and EU-India project for Tuning Academy; Adjunct Prof. Dalhousie University; Director FAPADAG

Key objectives for the day focus upon:

• Considering innovations in curricular design
• Becoming familiar with the formation and application of curriculum in relation to professional and academic competencies
• Exploring the global context of curriculum development
• Sharing our knowledge and experience
• Creating a global network of common interest

When planning this day, the conveners wanted to ensure that there would be a rich representation of what has been done and is being developed worldwide in using competencies in curriculum development. Consequently, the structure of the sessions considers this important perspective.

In the morning there are two plenary sessions:

Education Day Schedule

* schedule may change without prior notice. Please check the website regularly for the latest information.

The day will be chaired by Sue Baptiste

The Importance of Competency-based Education to Society: Address and discussion

Prof. Elelwani Ramgondo and Prof Roshan Galvaan (South Africa)

A careful reading of a number of mission and vision statements for occupational therapy associations across the globe, including South Africa reveals a commitment by the profession to serve societies’ occupational needs. Our presentation and discussion will depart from a close look and interrogation of interpretations of ‘society’ and ‘occupational needs’ in occupational therapy discourse.

Critical values will be distilled from two occupational therapy associations, one in the North, and another in the South in order to evidence our shared global professional commitment. Central to our argument however, will be the assertion that while mission and vision statements may embody desired values, it is through graduate competencies and lived curricula that these may find expression.

A critical part of the presentation will focus on sharing the evolution of what we tentatively regard as a transformative curriculum of occupational therapy at the University of Cape Town. Key regulatory and policy frameworks (national and international), occupational science theory and graduate competencies that informed this process of curriculum development will be outlined. The structure of the curriculum will be presented; with particular attention drawn to how students’ intersectional identities are confronted and engaged with as resources for learning.

Three examples from practice learning will illustrate how everyday social realities are intertwined and engaged within a value-based and competence driven curriculum. In addition to a broader discussion, we invite questions and comments on the value of tacit knowledge and situated learning.

The importance of Competency-Based Education (CBE) to health professionals

Lorie Shimmell, Deb Stewart (Canada)

Session Objectives:

• Participants will gain understanding of competency based practices in occupational therapy education
• Have opportunities to explore and collaborate how CBE can be initiated and/or enhanced in OT education
• Identify one or more innovations in CBE/ s/he may opt to explore in her/his educational role and setting

Format:

Introduction:

From theory to Practice

Facilitated Exploration & Collaboration:

Competency-based education in curricula

Identifying next steps:

Bridging to afternoon session

Wrap-up

Group-discussion: Market Place

• Entry-level and post-qualification competencies

  Facilitator:

  Thelma Burnett - 2nd Alternate WFOT Delegate for Australia; Deputy programme Coordinator WFOT Standards and Quality Programme

• Competencies for Community Occupational Therapy: How can education respond to the shift towards practice in the community?

  Facilitator:

  Liliya Todorova, PhD, University of Ruse, Bulgaria
  Hanneke van Bruggen, Hon.Dscie, Director FAPADAG,NL

• How can occupational therapy education be enriched by community-based education?

  Facilitator:

  Sandra Maria Galheigo, PhD, MEd., OT, Assistant Professor. Department of Physiotherapy, Communication Science & Disorders, Occupational Therapy. Faculty of Medicine. University of São Paulo
  Erna Navarrete, Assistant Professor, Occupational Therapy School, Universidad de Chile

• Think locally, act globally: Competencies and their relation to contexts

  Facilitator:

  Hetty Fransen, spouse Jaibi, Head of the OT-education in Tunis, University of Tunis-El Manar, Tunisia

• Competencies for Community Occupational Therapy (How can education respond to the shift towards practice in the community?)

  Facilitator:

  Dr. Sarah Kantartzis, Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, UK. ELSiTO (Empowering Learning for Social Inclusion through Occupation), Hellenic Association of Occupational Therapists, Greece.

• The field-work education perspective - Assessing competencies and facilitating change.

  Facilitator:

  Kit Sinclair, PhD, Honorary Professor, Tung Wah College, Hong Kong
  Eva Chung, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Rehabilitation and Social Sciences, Tung Wah College, Hong Kong

• Problem-based learning in an occupational therapy curriculum

  Facilitator:

  Daleen Casteleijn, Associate Professor, Department of Occupational Therapy, School of Therapeutic Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand.

• Competencies built around human rights and societal transformation

  Facilitator:

  Chantal Christopher, Discipline of Occupational Therapy, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal

• Supervision of Beginning Practitioner Competencies

  Facilitator:

  Hua Beng Lim, 2nd Alternate WFOT Delegate for Singapore

• Subject-Centered Learning: An Emerging Conceptual Framework for Designing Courses and Curricula in Occupational Therapy

  Facilitator:

  Barb Hooper, PhD, OTR, FAOTA, Colorado State University, Health & Human Sciences, Occupational Therapy, Center for Occupational Therapy Education

• TBC

* There will be a maximum of 11 options from which to choose; each participant may select two groups in which to participate during the afternoon session.

Language:

The education-day will be bi-lingual with simultaneous translation for the plenary sessions and support by interpreters and/or bi-lingual participants for the break-out session.