REHAB 702 / Participation and Community Living

3 unit(s)

M. Law

Participation in community living is regarded by the World Health Organization (WHO) as the optimal goal of rehabilitation. Participation refers to the active engagement of humans in sets of everyday activities - personal care, physical activity, work, school, and leisure and recreation. This course will provide students with an understanding of the concept of participation as delineated in the World Health Organization International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF). Using a problem-based seminar format, students will review the predominant definitions and theories of participation and community living, discuss and critique them in relation to current research, measurement methods and application to rehabilitation.