Aims

Our department aims to strengthen occupational therapy skills and services through basic and applied research as well as provide advanced services to clients. We also train and develop the much-needed faculty members for other national universities as well as assist in developing their research centers. The faculty and staff of our department are some of the best and most well-known researchers and practitioners in the country and the Middle East. They are dedicated, brilliant, and highly committed to training our future colleagues. Their interests are varied and encompassed practice and research in areas such as occupational sciences, family training, cerebral palsy, and mental health by bridging basic sciences like neurosciences to applied sciences. 

Considering the critical role of occupation and activity in social integration and participation and in improving the quality of life, one final goal of the department is to train competent therapists to get in-depth knowledge on different aspects of human beings (physical, mental, and psychosocial):

• achieve abilities in different aspects of purposeful activities (recreation, work, and self-care);
• gain appropriate therapeutic communication based on scientific principles; 
• understand  problems due to neuropsychological, physiological, and/or social disorders; 
• recognize knowledge about potential resources and risks in the environment;
• collect and transfer data to society;
• apply therapeutic exercises and approaches based on biomechanics;
• incorporate psychological and neuroscience theories;
• enhance the level of basic and clinical research and scientific products in occupational therapy.   

Teaching

The Department of Occupational Therapy trains qualified occupational therapists to work in a variety of settings including health organizations, social care services, schools, housing, education, re-employment schemes, occupational health, prisons, voluntary organizations, or as independent practitioners. Our faculty members are connected with clinicians, researchers, and policymakers nationally.  Our undergraduate student numbers are low (approximately 30 students every year) so each student gets individual attention and training, especially during the clinical placement. The number of postgraduate students is even lower to ensure a one-on-one ratio during training. In our research projects, our faculty and postgraduate students pursue research inquiry based on national needs and have developed national and international collaborations with their colleagues at other universities and research centers.  Our graduates work in a variety of settings including governmental, non-governmental, and private (Non-Governmental Organisations). They will also have the opportunity to join postgraduate programs in various fields including Rehabilitation Management, Occupational Therapy, and/or Neuroscience at both M.Sc. and Ph.D. levels. 

Research

Research is the foundation for teaching and clinical practice in the Occupational Therapy department.  Our department has an internationally recognized research program in different areas such as mental health illnesses, physical or learning disabilities, stroke, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, amputations, cerebral palsy, Autism, ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder), and other learning disorders.

Services We Offer/Clinics

Our nationally and internationally recognized faculty members provide you with the highest quality of work experience in different associated centers including: 

• Rofeideh Rehabilitation Hospital
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• Sina Rehabilitation Center
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• Razi Hospital of Psychiatric Disorders

Our faculty and administrative staff are the cornerstone in our departmental operations. They provide support for students and the program.

Contact

OT@uswr.ac.ir