KENYA MEDICAL TRAINING COLLEGE

FACULTY OF REHABILITATION SCIENCES

DEPARTMENT OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY

KENYA MEDICAL TRAINING COLLEGE

For further information contact:The Head,

Department of Occupational TherapyKenya Medical Training College

P.O. Box 30195, 00100 Nairobi KenyaPHONE (+254)-020725711/2/3/4

Fax (+254)-0202722907E-mail: info@kmtc.ac.ke

Website: www.kmtc. ac.ke

An Occupational Therapist is expected to perform the following Functions and duties;1. Identifyoccupationalperformancedeficitsand theircauses2. Collaborate with the client and formulate achiev ableprioritisedobjectives,whichtheclientwould wishtoaccomplish.3. Analyse,Select,modifyandadaptoccupationsto meettherapeuticneeds4. Effectivelymanageclientwithoccupational performancedeficits5. Evaluateinterventionoutcomes6. Documentproceduresundertakenduringinter vention period7. CarryoutResearch

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For further information contact:TheHead,

Department of Occupational TherapyKenyaMedicalTrainingCollege

P.O.Box30195,00100NairobiKenyaPHONE(+254)-020725711/2/3/4

Fax(+254)-0202722907E-mail:info@kmtc.ac.keWebsite:www.kmtc.ac.ke

Demonstrationofuseofanactivitytomanagetheclient,sthoughtprocess.

Studentsdemonstratingliftingtechniquesfromawheel chair to a bed

Lecturerinstructingandsupervisingstudentsonuseofadaptedspoonsforfeeding

DEPARTMENT OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY DEPARTMENT OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY DEPARTMENT OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY

Diploma in Occupational Therapy

DescriptionoftheCourse• Full-timecollegebasedfrom8:00amto 4:00pm• Hourcoverageforthiscourseis1178hours fortheoryworkand1792hoursforpracti cal,atotalof2970hours• Totalcoursecreditfactoris297• Modularandsemesterizedprogram• Atotalof32modulesinsixsemesters

Minimum Entry requirementKenyaCertificateofSecondaryEducation(KCSE)MinimumaggregateofC(plain)andabovewiththefollowingspecificrequirements:•CinEnglishorKiswahiliandBiologyorBiologicalSciences,•C-inanytwo(2)ofthefollowing;physics,physicalSciences,Chemistry,Mathematics,Agriculture,HomeScience

Examination/AssessmentThecollegeexaminationpolicyapplies.Theprogramincludesbothformativeandsummativeassessments.Theformativeassessmentsareconductedwithinthesemesterwhilesummativeassessmentsareconductedattheendofeachsemesterandattheendofthetraining.

Modes of assessment include;• Assignments• Projects• Casestudies• Casepresentations• Writtenexaminations• Skilldemonstrations• Dissertations• Journals

Marksarecalculatedandrecordedingeneralpointaggregate(GPA)systemforendofsemesterandpromotionalexaminationforyear1&2studentswhileapass(50%andabove)orfail(below50%)systemforthefinalqualifyingdiplomaexaminations

Duration of the CourseThree(3)calendaryears

Qualification after the Course• Occupationaltherapist

Immediate future plans for the program• Expansionoftheprogramtootherconstituent colleges.• StartingaBscinOccupationalTherapyCourse (Fulltime).• ADegreeconversionprogramfordiplomaholders toaBsc.inOccupationalTherapywithalocal university.(Parttime)• MastersinOccupationalTherapywithalocal University.• PhDwithalocalUniversity

Campuses where it is offeredMombasaandMachakosMTCs

Job OpportunitiesOccupationalTherapists/graduatesfromourcollegearetrainedtoaddressissuesthataffectoccupationalperformanceoftasksbyclients.Jobopportunitiesarereadilyavailableinthelocalandglobalmarket.Theirservicesareconsumedinthefollowingareasamongothers;• Healthfacilities• Workplaces• Industries• Rehabilitationcentres

• Vocationalrehabilitationcentres• Correctionalcentrese.g.prisons• Architecturalinstitutions• Homebasedcare• Homefortheelderly• Hospices• Communitycenters• SpecialneedsChildren’shome• Specialschools• AssessmentCentersforSchoolplacement

Opportunities available for further training

TwolocalUniversitiesareofferingdegreecourseinOccupationaltherapy;• JomoKenyattaUniversityCollegeofAgriculture andTechnology(JKUAT)• PresbyterianUniversityofEastAfrica(PUEA).• KMTCiscurrentlyPartneringwithDepartment ofNeurobiology,CareSciencesandSociety, DivisionofOccupationalTherapy,Karolinska Institutet,Stockholm,Swedenthroughstudent -teacherexchangeprogramwithavisionto developtheprogramtodegree level and beyond.

Some of the activities undertaken during practical sessions in our laboratories

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