Naslov
Challenges of becoming an occupational therapist seen through PEO model: An experience from ERASMUS student placement in Malta

Autori
Beč, Andrea ; Bartolac, Andreja

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Sažeci sa skupova, ostalo, ostalo

Skup
23rd Annual Meeting of European Network of Occupational Therapy In Higher Education

Mjesto i datum
Zagreb, Hrvatska, 26.10.2017. - 28.10.2017

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Poster

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
PEO model ; ERASMUS ; education ; new context

Sažetak
The Person-Environment-Occupation (PEO) model is assuming that three interconnected components: environmental supports and challenges, individual skills, and occupational demands interact continually across time and space in ways that increase or diminish their congruence and therefore enhancing or weakening occupational performance (Law et al., 1996). Going through transition from an occupational student to graduated occupational therapist trough experience of adapting to new living and learning context as an ERASMUS student in Malta will be analysed using PEO model. On a personal level, being in a role of a student with specific attributes concerning age, experience, skills, motivation, interests, language and different cultural background. Change of environment and the adapting to the new cultural context of being in a foreign country (different traffic side, non-drinkable water, norms), within different socio-economic circumstances, new institutional organization of Foundation for Inclusion and social interaction with previously unknown mentor and clients. Occupations differed due to circumstances of organizing new life (organizing flight, finding apartment, managing money, traveling to and from fieldwork placement, full time working with acquiring new skills). From the perspective of PEO model, trough adaptation and acquiring new experiences and skills, the overlap of three components increased together with the occupational performance.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

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