| Course title | ECTS Credits | Semester | Teacher | Annotation |
| Compulsory courses | ||||
| Ergonomics
(for all study fields) |
3 | Spring | Giedrė Sasnauskienė | The aim of the study subject – to introduce students with professional health and ergonomic concepts, main terms and adaptation possibilities. At the end of the subject students will get knowledge and be able to evaluate body poses in the workplace, working environment and tools influence for humans. Will be able to create prevention programs and will advise on the installation of safe workplace. |
| Stress and coping strategies
(for all study fields) |
3 | Spring | Dainė Krasuckienė | The course aims to get acquainted with the range of perspectives on stress and its relationship with health, ways of coping and different stress management strategies. Students will analyze the links between objective stressors, illness and health behavior. They will evaluate the impact of individual differences in responses to stressors and will be able to determine occupation-linked stressors, maladaptive and adaptive styles of coping. Students will apply different stress management strategies and evaluate possibilities of reducing the effects of stress at work and other environments. |
| Rehabilitation in Community
(for Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy) |
Spring | Jurgita Tuitaite | The aim of the course is to get acquainted with the aim and ethical principles of vocational and social rehabilitation for people. Students will apply laws and regulations modelating vocational and social rehabilitation services for various clients’ groups. Students will analyze the functioning of rehabilitation communities and organizations using specific tools for gathering information and will evaluate client’s and their relatives’ needs. | |
| Creative Art Therapies
for all(for all study fields) |
3 | Spring | Ugnė Žirgulė | Students will become familiar with the arts (drama, movement, dance, music, art, literature) therapy activities applied to patients and themselves. They will experience different levels of emotions caused by these arts, they will know activating or calming action directions, will assess customers and the environment, and conduct workshops. They will understand the concept of creativity, the essence and the nature of therapies. Students will learn how to control the body, voice, thoughts, and emotions practically, and any ideas or themes. |
| Basics of Sensory Integration
(for all study fields) a |
3 | Autumn | Giedrė Sasnauskienė | During the course, students will get to know the concept of sensory integration, the main terms, and the possibilities of applicability. Students will know and be able to recognize the types of sensory integration disorder, understand the causes and find ways of help and correction. Will be able to create sensory stimulation programs based on sensory needs, can advise on sensory issues. |
| Joints Mobilization of the Upper Limb
(for Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy |
3 | Autumn | Laura Baumann | During the lectures, students will get to know the methods and rules of joint mobilization. Will be able to analyze and evaluate patient health analysis. By performing the mobilization of an individual joint, students will explore the possibilities of joint movement, be able to indicate the correct starting position of patients, and know how to correctly perform all possible mobilization techniques. |
| Occupational Therapy for Geriatric patients(For Occupational Therapy) | 3 | Autumn | Giedrė Sasnauskienė | The aim of the course is to explore the social concept of ageing, social theories of ageing, diseases associated with ageing and their consequences for patient participation, and options for preserving and enhancing the health of the elderly. To be able to explain and carry out a geriatric examination of the patient, assessing the temporary or permanent disability caused and the loss of independence, based on the Human Employment Model. Identify the aim of occupational therapy, select methods and tools for an occupational therapy program, and carry it out, integrating occupational therapy sessions. To recommend the adaptation of housing for the elderly. |
| Occupational Therapy for Children and AdolescentPhysiotherapy
(For Occupational Therapy) |
3-6 | Spring | Evelina Lamsodienė | The course aims to define and compare diseases and disorders that affect the development and independence of children and adolescents. They will be able to independently assess the independence and functional condition of children and adolescents with physical and/or mental disabilities, summarize the results of the research, determine the goals of occupational therapy, select models, methods, and tools for an occupational therapy plan and its implementation, to deliver the occupational therapy session, to set criteria for OT program adjustment. |
| Adaptation of Technical Aids and Environment. (for Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy) | 3 | Spring | from 2026 | After the course, students will be able to make an individual choice of a wheelchair or other technical assistance aid, taking into account the nature of the disability and the person’s physical capacity. Summarize the characteristics of the splints produced. Analyze and evaluate the prescription and use of occupational therapy aids and acquire the knowledge to make suggestions for redesigning the living environment. Students will also be introduced to occupational health and ergonomics concepts, basic terms, and applications. Students will have the knowledge and ability to assess body postures in the workplace, the working environment, and the impact of tools on people, and will be able to design prevention programs and advise on the design of safe workplaces. |
| Occupational Therapy for Therapeutic Patients
(For Occupational Therapy) |
3-4 | Autumn | Evelina Lamsodienė | During the course, students will identify and assess the decrease in self-sufficiency of patients with sight and hearing disabilities, rheumatologic, chronic respiratory, and other diseases resulting in temporary or permanent disability. They will identify occupational therapy aims, select methods and tools for an occupational therapy plan, and implement the occupational therapy program by organizing OT activities. They will provide recommendations for adapting housing for persons with visual and/or hearing disabilities. |
| Occupational Therapy for Psychiatric Patients
(For Occupational Therapy) |
3 | Autumn | Gabrielė Subačė | The aim of the study subject – to introduce students with the main terms and the organization of mental health care. After completing the subject students will know the main principles and methods of psychosocial rehabilitation, symptoms of mental disorders, the difficulties of the patient’s adaptation in society. Will be able to assess the patient’s problems and apply appropriate occupational therapy methods to solve them. |
| Professional Internship | ||||
| Professional Internship of „Occupational Therapy for Psychiatric and Geriatric Patients”
(For Occupational Therapy) |
from 3 | Spring/ Autumn | Gabrielė Subačė | During the practice students will be able to evaluate self-sufficiency of the patients with mental disorders; they will be able to identify the aims and objectives of the occupational therapy, to deliver group and individual occupational therapy sessions, to assess the effectiveness of the OT programme during the process and to perform its adjustment. |
| Professional Internship of „Occupational Therapy for Children and Adolescents”
(For Occupational Therapy) |
from 3 | Spring/ Autumn | Evelina Lamsodienė | During the course students will be able to perform an independent evaluation of functional condition and self-sufficiency of children with physical and/or mental disability, they will be able to identify the aims of the occupational therapy, to select model, methods and tools for an occupational therapy plan and its implementation, to deliver the occupational therapy session, to set criteria for OT programme adjustment. |
| Professional Internship of „Occupational Therapy for Neurological, Trauma Patients”
(For Occupational Therapy) |
from 3 | Spring/ Autumn | Daiva Baltaduoniene | Professional activity practice is to enable students to apply previously acquired knowledge in practice whilst working with the individuals after neurological disorders or traumas. Students will be able to evaluate a patient’s problems, to identify the need for occupational therapy, to prepare an occupational therapy plan and to identify the tools necessary for his implementation. They will carry out the plan and will be able to observe the patient‘s response to the treatment, will adapt the environment for the disabled and will select technical aids. |
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