Occupational Therapy
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The main goal of occupational therapy is to enable people to participate in meaningful activities of everyday life, for example, self-care, work, and leisure activities. By enabling people to engage in activities that hold meaning for them, occupational therapists aim to enable people to improve their day-to-day quality of life. Occupational therapists work in a variety of settings, including communities, hospitals, rehabilitation units, schools, universities, and reform centers. Examples of what occupational therapists do include: Adapting the home of an elderly person to make it easier and safer for him/her to use. Working with people with depression and schizophrenia using activities such as cooking a meal to foster a sense of achievement, develop personal skills, and facilitate successful experiences. Using play activities to improve the play and movement skills of children with cerebral palsy. Running life-skills programs that enable people with intellectual disabilities to develop skills such as budgeting so that they can live more independently in the community. Enabling people to select and effectively use equipment and appliances, including wheelchairs, dressing aids, computers, and other assistive technology, to increase their independence. Assessing the ability of someone with acquired brain injury to return to work and then modifying that person’s work (the job itself and the workplace) to enable this, where possible, to happen. Occupational therapy interventions consider: The person – improving or maintaining their level of physical, cognitive (thinking), affective (emotional), and social ability. The occupation – examining the self-care, leisure, and work-related activities that people value in their daily lives and making changes to these activities so that they better meet the individual’s abilities. The environment – manipulating or adapting the physical environment so that it does not impede but, if possible, enhances performance; and influencing the social, cultural, and institutional environment in ways that enable people to live as independent a life as possible and reach their full potential.
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Health screening and Garda Vetting is required prior to registration for this programme. In order for a student to be eligible for the Free Fees Initiative, they must have been living within the EU, UK or EEA countries, for the last 3 out of 5 years, must be a citizen and passport holder of the EU, UK or EEA and this must be their first time attending third level education, ie. university. Application deadline for EU students is February 1.
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US High School Diploma with a cumulative GPA of 3.2 or better (B+ average) unweighted and SAT with a minimum score of 1250 - 1400 on any two of the Critical Reading, Math and Writing sections and no score less than 500 or ACT with a minimum composite score of 27 - 32, Two Letters of Recommendation, Academic Statement. Specific requirements in one of: physics, chemistry, biology, physics/chemistry or agricultural science. Weighted GPAs will be recalculated by the Applications & Admissions Team.
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