{"id":1943,"date":"2021-04-10T20:38:53","date_gmt":"2021-04-10T20:38:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/open-day\/?post_type=exhibitions&#038;p=1943"},"modified":"2026-06-30T12:30:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T10:30:17","slug":"occupational-therapy","status":"publish","type":"exhibitions","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sun.ac.za\/open-day\/af\/exhibitions\/occupational-therapy\/","title":{"rendered":"Arbeidsterapie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_enable_image=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax=&#8221;on&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;&#8221; 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Hierdie program rus jou toe met kennis en vaardighede om kli\u00ebnte van alle ouderdomsgroepe met ontwikkelingsagterstande, verskillende siektetoestande en funksionele beperkings te assesseer en effektiewe intervensies daar te stel. Aktiwiteite word as behandelingsmedium gebruik. Die behandelingsprogramme word ontwerp vir aanwending in tuisomgewings en gemeenskappe om optimale deelname van die persoon of persone aan die aktiwiteite van die daaglikse lewe te verkry. Hierdie behandelingsprogramme rehabiliteer en voorkom funksionele probleme, en bevorder die algehele gesondheidstoestand van persone.<\/p>\n<p>As arbeidsterapeut sal jy jou kli\u00ebnte holisties benader met inagneming van die fisiese, sielkundige, sosiale en emosionele aspekte. Jy lewer insette op alle areas van hul daaglikse funksionering - wat selfsorg, werk en vryetydsbesteding insluit. Wat kinders betref is dit hulle 'werk' om te speel en daarom bestaan hulle behandelingsprogramme uit spel- en skoolverwante aktiwiteite.<\/p>\n<p>Indirekte arbeidsterapiedienste sluit onder andere in raad wat jy aan onderwysers, werkgewers, gesinslede en versorgers kan gee waardeur hulle kan bydra om persone se deelname aan die aktiwiteite van die lewe te verbeter, en die bestuur van aktiwiteitsprogramme wat vir groepe persone in fasiliteite en die gemeenskap aangebied word om gesonde lewenstyle te bevorder.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Opleiding van arbeidsterapeute<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Die program duur vier jaar. Die eerste jaar van die program word hoofsaaklik op Stellenbosch-kampus gevolg, en die verdere jare by die Tygerberg-kampus. 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