Area
Medical and Health Sciences
Sub-Discipline
Health Sciences
University of Chile
- City: Santiago,
- Commune: Santiago,
- Region: Metropolitan Region
goals
The objectives of the Master's Program in Occupation and Occupational Therapy are:
1.- To provide the student with advanced training in the field of Occupation and Occupational Therapy, both in theoretical knowledge and in its applications, enabling superior professional performance.
2.- To accredit, with a higher academic degree, the advanced training acquired through a systematic program of postgraduate studies.
Applicant Profile
National or foreign professionals who hold a professional title, Bachelor's degree or equivalent studies as determined by the Academic Committee of the Program may apply to the study program.
(Occupational therapists; Health professionals and related fields)
Graduate profile
The graduate is projected as a professional who has the necessary skills to identify and address emerging problems in various fields by applying specialized knowledge of Occupation and Occupational Therapy.
They will be able to integrate a scientific perspective into their usual practice, justifying their interventions with evidence, systematizing their practices, or designing applied research in their professional work, in order to improve the quality of life and health of the people, groups and/or communities in which they work professionally.
Lines of investigation
1.- Fundamentals of occupation as a therapeutic means.
2. Occupational performance and occupational therapy:
Occupational performance and occupational therapy in children and adolescents
Occupational performance and occupational therapy in adults
Occupational performance and occupational therapy in older adults
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