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Information about the Slovenian Occupational Therapy and the need for promotional activities
_Informations prepared by: Jerneja Križaj
Information in the table are gathered from COTEC website, SOTA website, and personal communications. For more information please look at the COTEC table (www.cotec-europe.org).
Information in the table are gathered from COTEC website, SOTA website, and personal communications. For more information please look at the COTEC table (www.cotec-europe.org).
_STATISTICAL and BASIC INFORMATION
Number of practising occupational therapists (OTs) in your Association Number of practising OTs in your country Number of practising OTs per/100,000 head of population Approximate number of OTs in private/ independent practice The connection to European OT- organizations Is the profession recognized by law ASSOCIATION INFORMATION Name and year of its establishing Does the Association have Trade Union status Does the Association publish a periodical If yes, please give title(s) and add keywords (e.g. scientific, OT profession, multidisciplinary, NA communication, political matters and policy, professional development courses, congresses, events, job vacancies) If the Association has a website, what can be found there BASIC EDUCATION AND TRAINING Who regulates OT education? Number of schools with OT programme and names of the schools International students’ exchange Connection to universities, other organizations Number of students who admitted each year Part-time study in OT program Number of OTs who qualify each year Length of programme (years and/or ECTS) Total number of fieldwork/practice placement hours What basic qualification is awarded, i.e. diploma/ degree/other B=Bachelor, Bac=Baccalaureate, Dip=Diploma, D=Degree, M=Masters Degree Apprenticeship (preparation period after OT qualification) Are any other qualifications required before entering OT education? Please list. C=completed higher ed, P=physical/mental health, E=entrance exam Is there any regulation regarding criminal records before education Is there a national system for accreditation POST QUALIFYING EDUCATION AND TRAINING Are masters degrees in OT possible Are masters degrees for OTs possible in other areas Are PhDs in OT possible Are PhDs for OTs possible in other areas What is the required academic level to teach at an OT school, i.e. M=Masters, B=Bachelor, Bac=Baccalaureate, L=Licenciatura, P=PhD Are there post basic/specialist courses for: Leadership, management and administration of health and social services Research methods in health and welfare Rehabilitation, universal design Public health and prevention Counselling and education Postgraduate programs for special groups like children, elders, challenging behaviour, somatic or mental health, etc. Methodological courses in assessment and intervention Do they give a qualification (S=sometimes) Do they entitle you to a higher salary (D=depends / S=sometimes) Is continuing professional development (CPD) compulsory by law? Are there any regulations regarding criminal records before employment (D=depends on working place) REGULATION Do you have to be regulated and/or registered to work as an OT (D=depends on employer) If yes, please supply contact details for the regulatory body/ registration body Is there a quality assurance system for OTs Is it obligatory Do you have to re-register Is there a job description by law Is it based on the Tuning competences? Is there an official career structure (D=depends on employer) Does this have a recognised pay scale (D=depends on employer) Is there a method of monitoring competence/ safe practice (D=depends on employer) CODE OF ETHICS AND PRACTICE Which code of ethics is in place Does the code of ethics have legal standing Does the association set standards of practice Do they monitor them |
_SLOVENIA (year 2011)
300 App.500 25 5 COTEC since 2000 ENOTHE since 1995 WFOT since 2004 Yes Slovenian Occupational Therapy Association (SOTA), since 1992 (to be a member is not obligatory) Yes Yes Slovenian Journal of Occupational Therapy: Scientific and OT profession, events, prof. development courses, since 2001 www.zdts.si (in Slovene) Government of the Republic of Slovenia Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology 1 (Approved by WFOT) Faculty of Health Sciences Yes (since 1998: Sweden, Denmark, The Netherlands later also: England, Belgium, Finland and Spain) Yes, with other faculties and mostly with medical and social institutions 60 + foreign students and students with special needs; in total app. 65, mostly female Possible (it was called 2 times since 1996- 40 students each time entered the program) 30 3 years/180 ETCS 1205 hours Bachelor (since 1996) Diploma (1964-1995) obligatory (9 months of practicing plus national exam) C No Yes No (app.10 OTs finished master degree abroad) Yes No (none of OT has PhD) Yes (but non of OT has PhD) Bachelor Yes No No No No Yes No No No Yes No Yes Government of the Republic of Slovenia, Ministry of Health No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes The Association’s code Yes Yes No |
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The top-5 client groups of OT in Slovenia
Mental health population
Geriatrics
Children with special needs
People after neurological illness
People after injury
(C. Lebar, personal communication, October 30,2008)
Reference:
1. http://www.acs.si/sk
2. World health organization (WHO). Available: www.who.int/countries, 7.1.2012
3. Council of occupational therapist for the European countries (2012). Available: www.cotec-europe.org, 7.1.2012
4. Slovenian occupational therapy association [in Slovene]. Available: www.zdts.si, 12.12.2011
The top-5 client groups of OT in Slovenia
Mental health population
Geriatrics
Children with special needs
People after neurological illness
People after injury
(C. Lebar, personal communication, October 30,2008)
Reference:
1. http://www.acs.si/sk
2. World health organization (WHO). Available: www.who.int/countries, 7.1.2012
3. Council of occupational therapist for the European countries (2012). Available: www.cotec-europe.org, 7.1.2012
4. Slovenian occupational therapy association [in Slovene]. Available: www.zdts.si, 12.12.2011