OCC1502 Occupations across the lifespan

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

1. 1

   Describe human occupation and how the interaction of person–environment–occupation relates to health and wellbeing.

2. 2

   Contrast contemporary developmental lifespan concepts, theories and research.

3. 3

   Analyse biopsychosocial and occupational development across the lifespan in culturally diverse contexts.

4. 4

   Apply developmental theory to observations of typical childhood occupations.

5. 5

   Apply occupational therapy professional reasoning in practice situations.

6. 6

   Collect and analyse data on the occupational performance of self and others to inform understanding of health, wellbeing, and occupational participation.

7. 7

   Integrate knowledge of body functions and structures into occupational therapy reasoning.

8. 8

   Describe occupational justice issues in the allocation and distribution of resources within services.

9. 9

   Demonstrate professional behaviours consistent with OT competency standards during supported practice placement environments.