Occupational Therapy

What knowledge will I acquire with this Degree?

• Knowledge of the theoretical foundations and philosophical principles, models, methodologies, techniques, evaluations and assessments of Occupational Therapy necessary to recognize and interpret the processes of occupational function-dysfunction.
• Ability to carry out an adequate treatment (respecting the different phases and philosophical principles) through therapeutic occupations, based on related knowledge such as the Science of the occupation, in the different areas of occupational performance, analyzing the components of performance and the different environments and existing contexts. All this in order to prevent, acquire or recover the necessary occupational performance at each stage of the life cycle to achieve independence and autonomy in the areas of occupational performance of those people who suffer from situations of risk, organic deficit, activity limitation and participation and/or social marginalization.
• Knowledge about the structure and function of the human body that enable to evaluate, synthesize and apply Occupational Therapy treatments.
•  Knowledge of Psychology and Psychopathology applicable to human beings at all times of the life cycle (from childhood to old age) that enable them to evaluate, synthesize and apply Occupational Therapy treatments.
• Knowledge of Sociology and Social Anthropology that enable the application of Occupational Therapy treatments in different institutions and social groups in order to prevent and treat situations of maladjustment and social reaction.
• Medical, Surgical and Psychiatric knowledge applicable to human beings at all times of the life cycle (from childhood to old age) that enable them to evaluate, synthesize and apply Occupational Therapy treatments.
• Knowledge of the pathophysiological process at all times of the life cycle, identifying the problems and clinical, preventive and therapeutic aspects of the person, both in health and in disease.
• Knowledge of the current legal and administrative framework to carry out the functions and responsibilities of the Occupational Therapy professional, using the socio-health and economic resources within the community.
• Ability to work in a professional, ethical context and regulatory and legal codes, recognizing and responding to dilemmas and ethical or moral issues in daily practice.
• Fundamentals of personal autonomy in activities of daily living with and without adaptations and/or support products. Analysis of occupation in Occupational Therapy and its therapeutic use. Occupational Therapy for the integration of the individual in his environment. Application of occupational activity, ergonomic study, new technologies and assistive technology.
• Knowledge and ability to evaluate, analyze, develop and participate in health promotion and public health programs within the field of Occupational Therapy to prevent occupational dysfunction.
• Develop and implement health and socio-health management and administration plans applied to the provision of services and improvement of the quality of
• Ability to apply theories, fundamentals, methodologies, techniques, evaluations and evaluations of Occupational Therapy, working properly in a team and developing the functions and skills of this professional in different environments, centers, hospitals, institutions and social and population groups.
• Knowledge and use of computers and computer programs that enable the search, registration and documentation of the information resulting from the intervention process in OT.
• Knowledge and acquisition of basic pedagogical skills to educate, support and carry out Occupational Therapy programs, aimed at individuals, families and caregivers, and to facilitate interaction with professionals and students.
• Knowledge and ability to apply Orthoprosthetic Techniques within the context of Occupational Therapy.
• Knowledge and ability to apply communication, interaction and group dynamics strategies during the intervention process in Occupational Therapy.

Where will I be able to work when I graduate?

Is this Degree official according to the regulations required by the European Higher Education Area?

Yes (final verification report is attached), the implementation of the degree will be done progressively, starting the first year in the academic year 2010-11.

The final verification report turned out FAVORABLE

Favorable report first modification

Favorable report second modification

What subject areas will I address in this grade?

Basic formation: modern language, anthropology, new technologies in functional diversity, ethics and health legislation.

Basic branch knowledge: human anatomy and physiology, general and developmental psychology, psychopathology and behavior modification, epidemiology and public health.

Required knowledge: fundamentals of occupational therapy, assessment and techniques of OT bases of personal and functional autonomy, areas of occupational performance I II, Theory of occupational therapy, methods of OT I and II, Occupational Therapy in medical-surgical pathology, Occupational Therapy in neurological pathology, Occupational Therapy in the Elderly, Occupational Therapy in Mental Health, Occupational Therapy in childhood, Occupational Therapy in social exclusion. 

Of medical and surgical conditions: medical and psychiatric pathology and surgical pathology.

External internships: Practicum I and II
Academic recognition of credits.
End of degree work.

Information on the pathways and requirements for admission to the degree is available on the University's website (https://www.urjc.es/alumnos/tramites_admision/) according to current legislation, as well as the documentation that students must present for enrollment depending on the access group and the studies completed. In the case of quotas or special cases, the additional documentation that must be included is specified. The quotas that the University has decided to maintain in each case that distinguishes the current legislation are the following:

• Vocational training: for studies that have established direct access according to the branch or cycle studied, 15% in only first cycle education and 7% in 2nd cycle education.
• Foreign students: only in the pre-registration phase in June, 1% for nationals from non-EU countries or from the European Economic Area with a reciprocity agreement and who have passed the entrance exams in the current academic year or the previous one.
• University degrees and equivalents: only in the pre-registration phase in June, 1%, if the degree does not allow access to the 2nd cycle.
• High level athletes: one%. In the case of enrollment in CC. of Physical Activity and Sports, the percentage will be 1%. This quota will be for athletes who appear in the annual report of the Higher Sports Council.
• Disabled: 3%. To be able to access from this quota, the student must present a minimum of 33% disability, total speech impairment or total hearing loss.

Students who meet the requirements to apply for admission through more than one access route (general and/or reserve percentage) may choose, for pre-registration purposes, one of the various possible routes, at their choice, but only by one of them.

The reserved places that remain unfilled will be added to those offered by the general regime in the June phase.

The above information will be subject to change based on possible changes in the academic calendar.

Access to official undergraduate education will require possession of a bachelor's degree or equivalent and passing the test referred to in article 42 of Organic Law 6/2001, on Universities, modified by Law 4/2007, of April 12.

without prejudice to the other access mechanisms provided for by current regulations (RD 1640/1999, of October 22, (BOE of October 27, 1999), modified and completed by RD 990/2000, of June 2 (BOE of June 3, 2000) and by RD 1025/2002, of October 4 (BOE of October 22, 2002) and developed by the Order of November 25, 1999 (BOE of November 30, 1999)).

The professors of the Occupational Therapy Degree, in a survey carried out for the self-assessment, considered the following origins as the ideal entry profile: from Bachelor, 100% marked the Environmental and Health Sciences option, followed with 93% by the Technological and Art options. For the option from professional training, 82% agree with the health option, followed by 34% with the socio-cultural and community services option. They were also asked about the subjects that each professor considers suitable in the previous training of the student who enters the degree and the subjects that obtained the highest response frequency are: Biology and Foreign Language.

Objectives 

The basic training of the occupational therapist will comprise a total of 4 years of study with 240 ECTS credits of theoretical and practical teaching given at a university or under the control of a university, which will guarantee that the interested party has acquired the knowledge and skills necessary for the exercise of your profession.

The law of organization of health professions (LOPS), in its art. 7, 2c. indicates that it is up to occupational therapists to application of techniques and the performance of activities of an occupational nature that tend to enhance or replace diminished or lost physical or mental functions, and to guide and stimulate the development of such functions.

The Faculty of Health Sciences worked on the coordination and elaboration of the White Paper on Occupational Therapy, which had the backing and support of the representative international organizations of Occupational Therapy, the Council of Occupational Therapists of European Countries (COTEC), the European Network on Higher Education in Occupational Therapy (ENOTHE), as well as the World Federation for Occupational Therapy (WFOT), who advised on the project. This document includes, among others, aspects related to the professional profile, general and specific skills that are assumed by our project.

The Rey Juan Carlos University intends, with the delivery of this Degree, to achieve the criteria of quality and excellence that characterize it in the training of students of this profession in conjunction with the European and world criteria of Occupational Therapy (ENOTHE and WOFT) . Since its inception in 1997, this public University has offered this training. The presence of this degree framed in the new legislation is necessary. For this, it follows the criteria of the white book of the ANECA Occupational Therapy Degree Title, in whose elaboration it participated.

Among the European criteria in the teaching of the Occupational Therapy degree is the curriculum for the Occupational Therapy Bachelor Degree Course, Aarhus. February 2003, Denmark, which we assume and collect here: “the objective of the Degree in Occupational Therapy is to qualify students at the end of their studies to work independently as occupational therapists, including the ability to cooperate with other professionals. The Degree in Occupational Therapy must qualify students to plan, execute, evaluate and record occupational therapy tasks connected with health promotion, prevention measures, rehabilitation, support measures and treatment, focusing on the connection between human occupations and the social environment, in such a way that the students reach the capacity of action within the profession of occupational therapy”.

Also following the Benchmark statement: Health care programmes, Occupational therapy, The Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education 2001: "the objective of the Degree in Occupational Therapy is to promote change to improve the quality of life of an individual using the occupation. Occupational Therapy It is a profession in the health and social field that is concerned with improving the skills of daily living of individuals with mental health, physical, or social needs"

In accordance with the Dublin Descriptors (2004) The Joint Quality Initiative, the following basic general objectives of the Degree in Occupational Therapy are defined:

• Students will be able to apply their knowledge to their work or vocation in a professional way, developing the assigned skills that are usually demonstrated through the elaboration and defense of arguments and the resolution of problems in their discipline.
• Students will have the ability to gather and interpret significant data (normally, within the area of ​​Occupational Therapy) to make judgments that include reflection on relevant issues of a social, scientific or ethical nature.
• Students will be able to transmit information, ideas, problems and solutions to both a specialized and non-specialized audience.
• Students will develop those learning skills necessary to undertake further studies with a high degree of autonomy.

Regarding the competencies of the Occupational Therapy degree title: the generic transversal competencies presented in the ANECA Occupational Therapy White Book find their parallelism in the specific ones of the Order CIN/729/2009, of March 18, not by For this we have synthesized them, presenting here a list of all of them and their origin.

Competences 

GENERAL COMPETENCIES

• CG1 Capacity for analysis and synthesis.
• CG2 Ability to apply knowledge in practice.
• CG3 Planning and time management.
• CG4 Basic general knowledge about the study area.
• CG5 Basic knowledge of the profession.
• CG6 Oral and written communication in the mother tongue.
• CG7 Knowledge of a second language.
• CG8 Basic computer management skills.
• CG9 Research skills.
• CG10 Ability to learn.
• CG11 Information management skills (ability to search for and analyze information from various sources).
• CG12 Capacity for criticism and self-criticism.
• CG13 Ability to adapt to new situations.
• CG14 Ability to generate new ideas (creativity).
• CG15 Troubleshooting.
• CG16 Decision making.
• CG17 Teamwork.
• CG18 Interpersonal skills.
• CG19 Leadership.
• CG20 Ability to work in an interdisciplinary team.
• CG21 Ability to communicate with people who are not experts in the field.
• CG22 Appreciation of diversity and multiculturalism.
• CG23 Ability to work in an international context.
• CG24 Knowledge of cultures and customs of other cultures.
• CG25 Ability to work autonomously.
• CG26 Project design and management.
• CG27 Initiative and entrepreneurial spirit.
• CG28 Ethical commitment.
• CG29 Concern for quality.
• CG30 Motivation.
• CG31 Knowledge of a foreign language

SPECIFIC COMPETENCES

• CE1. Recognize the essential elements of the occupational therapist profession, including ethical principles, legal responsibilities, professional practice focused on individuals and populations, respecting their autonomy and professional secrecy.
• CE2. Know the national and international health organizations, as well as the environments and conditions of the different health systems.
• CE3. Obtain and use epidemiological data and assess trends and risks to inform health decision-making.
• CE4. Recognize their own limitations and the need to maintain and update their professional competence, giving special importance to autonomous learning of new knowledge and techniques and motivation for quality.
• CE5. Know, critically assess and know how to use information sources to obtain, organize, interpret and communicate scientific, health, socio-health and social information, preserving the confidentiality of the data.
• CE6. Understand the conceptual foundations of the occupational nature of the human being and the performance of his occupations throughout the life cycle.
• CE7. Understand and recognize the interrelation between the concepts of well-being, health, meaningful occupation, dignity and participation.
• CE8. Understand and recognize the importance of contextual factors as determinants of occupational dysfunction.
• CE9. Recognize the determinants of health in the population, the resources and multiprofessional teams and the actions of prevention, maintenance and promotion of health, both at the individual and community level
• CE10. Carry out the evaluation and adaptation of the environment to promote participation in meaningful occupations in the different facets of daily life, personal autonomy and quality of life.
• CE11. Obtain and elaborate, with the relevant information, the history of occupational performance throughout the entire process.
• CE12. Carry out the evaluation of occupational functioning appropriate to the needs of individuals and populations.
• CE13. Determine occupational dysfunctions and needs, define planning and establish Occupational Therapy intervention, using the therapeutic potential of significant occupation, through the use of activity, with the consent and participation of individuals and populations.
• CE14. Carry out the occupational evaluation, determine the planning and establish the intervention of Occupational Therapy, using the therapeutic potential of significant occupation, through the use of the activity, with the consent and participation of individuals and populations.
• CE15. Know, select and apply the appropriate theories, theoretical frameworks, models and methods of Occupational Therapy practice to choose or restore meaningful occupation, according to the health needs of individuals and populations.
• CE16. Collaborate with groups and communities to promote the health and well-being of their members through participation in meaningful occupation.
• CE17. Understand the fundamentals of action, indications and efficacy of Occupational Therapy interventions, based on the available scientific evidence.
• CE18. Recognize the influence of individual, religious, cultural differences, as well as customs on occupation and participation.
• CE19. Acquire and develop abilities, skills and practical experience in the socio-health and community context.
• CE20. Acquire basic knowledge of management and improvement of the quality of Occupational Therapy services.
• CE21. Develop professional practice with respect to other professionals, acquiring teamwork skills.
• CE22. Listen actively, obtain and synthesize pertinent information about the problems and occupational demands of individuals and populations and understand the content of this information.
• CE23. Establish assertive interpersonal communication with all the interlocutors that are relevant during the Occupational Therapy process.
• CE24. Prepare and write histories and other records of Occupational Therapy, in an understandable way, both for specialized and non-specialized audiences.
• CE25. Transmit oral and written information, both to specialized and non-specialized audiences.
• CE26. Know and understand the structure and function of the human body in a way that allows evaluating, synthesizing and applying Occupational Therapy treatments.
• CE27. Know and understand the pathophysiological process at all times of the life cycle, from childhood to old age, identifying the problems and preventive and clinical aspects of the person, both in health and in disease.
• CE28. Know and understand the knowledge of Pedagogy, Psychology and Psychopathology applicable to human beings at all times of the life cycle so that they enable them to evaluate, synthesize and apply Occupational Therapy treatments.
• CE29. Know and understand the knowledge of Sociology and Social Anthropology that enable the application of Occupational Therapy treatments in different institutions and social groups in order to prevent and treat situations of maladjustment and social reaction.
• CE30. Know and understand the current legal and administrative framework to carry out the functions and responsibilities of the Occupational Therapy professional, properly using socio-sanitary and economic resources.
• CE31. Know the professional, ethical and legal context of the occupational therapist, recognizing and responding to dilemmas and ethical issues in daily practice.
• CE32. Acquire teamwork skills as a unit in which professionals and other personnel related to diagnostic evaluation and occupational therapy treatment are structured in a uni or multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary manner.
• CE33. Know the Spanish health system and the basic aspects related to the management of health services, fundamentally those related to rehabilitation aspects.
• CE34. Know and understand the historical background, theoretical foundations and methodological principles: philosophical aspects, theoretical frameworks, models, techniques, evaluations and assessments of Occupational Therapy necessary to recognize and interpret the processes of occupational function-dysfunction.
• CE35. Understand the different theories of functioning, personal autonomy, functional adaptation of/to the environment, as well as intervention models in Occupational Therapy, transferring them to daily professional practice.
• CE36. Promote health and prevent disability, acquire or recover the necessary occupational performance at each stage of the life cycle to achieve independence and autonomy in the areas of occupational performance of those people who suffer from risk situations, organic deficits, limitation in activity and participation and/or social marginalization.
• CE37. Carry out an adequate treatment, respecting the different phases and basic principles, through therapeutic occupations and based on related knowledge such as the science of occupation, in the different areas of occupational performance, analyzing the performance components and the different existing environments and contexts .
• CE38. Know, design and apply the different modalities and general procedures of intervention in Occupational Therapy in their frames of reference, evaluating their effectiveness in a cooperative work environment.
• CE39. Encourage user and family participation in their recovery process.
• CE40. Know, understand and apply the fundamentals of personal autonomy in daily life activities with and without adaptations and/or technical aids in the life cycle.
• CE41. Analyze occupation in Occupational Therapy and its therapeutic use in the life cycle.
• CE42. Know and understand the knowledge of Occupational Therapy for the integration of the individual in his environment throughout the life cycle.
• CE43. Apply significant activity, ergonomic study, new technologies and existing technology in Occupational Therapy in the life cycle.
• CE44. Know, evaluate, analyze, develop and participate in education and health promotion programs within the scope of Occupational Therapy to prevent occupational dysfunctions in general and subsequent to medical, surgical and psychiatric conditions and social maladjustment.
• CE45. Know, develop and apply health and socio-health management and administration plans applied to the provision of services and improvement of the quality of Occupational Therapy.
• CE46. Explain the theoretical concepts that support Occupational Therapy, specifically the occupational nature of human beings and the performance of their occupations.
• CE47. Explain the relationship between occupational performance, health and well-being.
• CE48. Make and defend logical and reasoned arguments related to human occupation and Occupational Therapy.
• CE49. Work collaboratively with individuals and groups in order to actively participate in the occupation, through health promotion, prevention, rehabilitation and treatment.
• EC50. Select, modify, and appropriately apply theories, practical intervention models, and methods to meet occupational and health needs of individuals and populations.
• CE51. Use ethical and professional reasoning effectively throughout the Occupational Therapy process.
• CE52. Use the therapeutic potential of occupation through the analysis and synthesis of occupation and activity.
• CE53. Adapt and apply the Occupational Therapy process in close collaboration with individuals and the population, acquiring skills to intervene in promotion, prevention and protection projects with a community and public health approach.
• CE54. Appreciate and respect individual differences, cultural beliefs, customs and their influence on occupation and participation.
• CE55. Prepare, maintain and review the documentation of the Occupational Therapy processes.
• CE56. Carry out professional practice in an ethical manner, respecting people, patients and users, taking into consideration the codes of professional conduct of occupational therapists.
• CE57. Demonstrate security, self-awareness, self-criticism and awareness of their own limitations as an occupational therapist.
• CE58. Develop knowledge of the occupation and practice of Occupational Therapy.
• CE59. Determine and prioritize Occupational Therapy services.
• CE60. Understand and apply leadership and management principles in the provision of Occupational Therapy services, including cost-effectiveness, administration of resources and equipment, and establishment of Occupational Therapy protocols.
• CE61. Engage in a continuous process of evaluation and quality improvement in the provision of Occupational Therapy services, involve people, patients and users when appropriate and communicate the results to the interested parties.
• CE62. Being able to argue the scientific principles that support intervention in occupational therapy, adapting it to the available scientific evidence.
• CE63. Know and understand the medical, surgical and psychiatric knowledge applicable to human beings at all times of the life cycle, from childhood to old age, which enable them to evaluate, synthesize and apply Occupational Therapy treatments.
• CE64. Know and understand the pathophysiological process at all times of the life cycle, identifying the problems and preventive and clinical aspects of the person, both in health and in disease.
• CE65. Know, evaluate, analyze, develop and participate in education and health promotion programs within the scope of Occupational Therapy to prevent occupational dysfunctions in general and subsequent to medical, surgical and psychiatric conditions and social maladjustment.
• CE66. Synthesize and apply relevant knowledge of biological, medical, human, pedagogical, psychological, social, technological and occupational sciences, together with theories of occupation and participation.
• CE67 Communicate effectively and clearly, both orally and in writing, with users of the health system as well as with other professionals.

Minimum stay requirements 

• The permanence of the students in the Degree studies will be a maximum of eight years for full-time students. Part-time students may request an extension of up to two more years from the Rector.
• In Bachelor's degrees lasting more than 240 credits (4 years), the maximum of the previous section will be increased by one more year for every 60 ECTS credits that are added to the 240 ECTS.
• Students must pass a minimum of two subjects in the first year. Students studying part-time must pass at least one subject in their first academic year.
• Students who are studying any official Bachelor's degree at the Rey Juan Carlos University may make a maximum of four registrations to pass each of the subjects of the study plan, without counting previous cancellations of the same.

For more information see: Permanence regulations

Minimum number of ECTS credits by type of enrollment and course

Full-time students:

Part-time students:

Internal quality assurance system

Manual of the Internal Quality Assurance System

Composition of the commission

Composition of the Commission

Results report

Once the follow-up has been carried out, the quantitative information on the results obtained in the follow-up of said Degree is shown, differentiated by academic year.

Report by course:

• 2022/2023
• 2021/2022
• 2020/2021
• 2019/2020
• 2018/2019
• 2017/2018
• 2016/2017
• 2015/2016
• 2014/2015
• 2013/2014
• 2012/2013
• 2011/2012
• 2010/2011 

General information collection plan

• Indicators 2013/14
• Indicators 2014/15
• Indicators 2015/16
• Indicators 2016/17
• Indicators 2017/18
• Indicators 2018/19
• Indicators 2019/20
• Indicators 2020/21
• Indicators 2021/22
• Indicators 2022/23

Improvement actions

The Quality Assurance System of the Rey Juan Carlos University establishes that the degree's Quality Assurance Commission will annually analyze the information derived from the degree's indicators and prepare a report that will include improvement plans if the results so indicate.

• Improvement actions 2022/2023
• Improvement actions 2021/2022
• Improvement actions 2020/2021
• Improvement actions 2019/2020
• Improvement actions 2018/2019
• Improvement actions 2017/2018
• Improvement actions 2016/2017
• Improvement actions 2015/2016
• Improvement actions 2014/2015
• Improvement actions 2013/2014
• Improvement actions 2012/2013
• Improvement actions 2011/2012
• Improvement actions 2010/2011

Renewal of accreditation

The renewal of the accreditation represents the culmination of the implementation process of the official Bachelor's and Master's degrees registered in the Register of Universities, Centers and Degrees (RUCT). The renewal of the accreditation of official bachelor's and master's degrees is organized in three phases: self-assessment report, external visit and final assessment.

In the first phase, the university describes and assesses the status of the degree with respect to the established criteria and guidelines. The result is the Self-Assessment Report (IA) that is presented. The second and third phases are carried out by a group of evaluators external to the evaluated title.”

• Final report renewal of accreditation 2022