Bachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy

The program is designed to develop occupational therapists who can competently practice in variety of settings (i.e. hospital and community) with different population groups (individual, family and community) across the lifespan whether locally or internationally. He is expected to competently assume multifaceted roles of clinician, educator of patients and occupational therapy students in professional courses, researcher, administrator, advocate of the advancement of the profession and community-based or primary health-care practitioner.

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Philosophy

The University of Perpetual Help System DALTA Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy (PT) Program and Bachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy (OT) Program subscribes to the basic tenets of University of Perpetual Help System DALTA and affirming that an individual imbued with the Divine character of excellence, integrity and social responsibility is a vital catalyst of societal transformation and development towards the achievement of highest quality of life. It sees that an individual who is capable of upholding his own dignity and quality of life is most capable of assuming the role of a vital contributor to the local and global social milieu. The UPHSD PT and OT is seen as a vital agent towards this individual and societal development.

Vision

The primary mission of the BSPT Program and BSOT Program is to produce physical therapists and occupational therapists who are competent in the science and art of physical therapy or occupational therapy whose practice is imbued with excellence, social responsibility and integrity so they can meet the health care needs of the Filipino society at individual, family and community levels across the lifespan.

Mission

Provides high quality of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Education that is recognized by relevant local and international professional bodies, towards achieving total quality education, the College shall pursue its TRAINING THRUSTS:

  • Outcome Based Education
  • Competency-Based Curriculum
  • Enriching Learning Environment
  • Student-Centered Teaching
  • Curricular Emphasis on Evidence-Based Practice, Professionalism and Reasoning

Develop communities to be self-sustaining in the spheres of health promotion, disease prevention and rehabilitation of persons with disabilities. Towards the improvement of life, the College shall pursue its SERVICE THRUSTS:

  • Empowerment through Training and Community Participation
  • Social Integration of People with Disabilities
  • Service and Community Health Development

Contributes in the development of PT and OT professions by actively producing and utilizing relevant research in the clinical practice, education, service and management, towards this end, the College shall pursue its RESEARCH THRUSTS:

  • Capacity-building
  • Output building
  • Database building

FACILITIES

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Career Opportunities

  1. Entry-level general clinical practitioner
  2. Classroom/ Fieldwork Educator
  3. Program Leader/Manager of a practice
  4. Consumer/Producer of research
  5. Community-based Therapist
  6. Social advocate/mobilizer

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