WFOT Education Day
Monday 21 May 2018
Date: 21 May 2018
Time: Registration: 08h00
Starting time: 09h00
Venue: Cape Town International Conference Centre (CTICC)
WFOT is pleased to host Education Day 2018, providing colleagues from around the world who are involved in the education of occupational therapists a unique opportunity to meet, to exchange information about education programmes at all levels, to share experiences and to plan for the future.
Education Day 2018 will include formal and informal discussions and networking on issues of global importance in addition to the specific topics included in the programme. The programme will create a productive space to reason and reflect on contemporary issues within occupational therapy education as outlined in the following schematic. ust be received prior to the conference.
Programme
Education Day Facilitator: Tania Rauch van der Merwe
| 08:00 | Registration at CTICC |
| 09:00-11:30 | Session 1: How to Optimise the Implementation of the WFOT Minimum Standards for the Education of Occupational Therapists (Revised 2016) |
| 09:00-09:15 | Introduction/ Welcome Marilyn Pattison and Tania Rauch van der Merwe |
| 09:15-10:00 | Presentation on: The strategic value of using the Minimum Standards for the Education of Occupational Therapists (Revised 2016) Samantha Shann and Sue Baptiste |
| 10:00-10:30 | Discussants: Opportunities offered by the Minimum Standards for the Education of Occupational Therapists (Revised 2016) Matumo Ramafikeng and Tania Rauch Van Der Merwe |
| 10:30-11:15 | Interactive Discussion |
| 11:15-11:30 | Summary |
| 11:30-12:00 | Morning Tea |
| 12:00-13:30 | Session 2: Innovations in Clinical practice/ Practice Learning / Service Learning |
| 12:00-12:15 | Short overview of clinical practice / practice learning / service learning within the South Africa Context Roshan Galvaan |
| 12:15-13:00 | Audio-visual presentation on practice learning in Occupational Therapy in South Africa Critical conversation: Theoretical underpinnings in occupational therapy education regarding contextually relevant and innovative practice |
| 13:00-13:20 | Discussion |
| 13:20-13:30 | Summary |
| 13:30-14:15 | Lunch |
| 14:15-16:30 | Session 3: On Contextually Relevant Occupational Therapy Curricula |
| 14:15-14:45 | Panel Discussion: Panellists to present key idea related to contextually relevant occupational therapy curricula Teresa Chiu, Said Nafai and Tais Marcolino |
| 14:45-15:10 | Questions from audience for clarification |
| 15:10-15:45 | Round Table Discussion in Groups |
| 15:45-16:15 | Response from Panel |
| 16:15-16:30 | Summary and Conclusion Peter Ndaa |
