UnitLevel 3Undergraduate

OCC3031 Enabling occupation: Performance challenges 1B

Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

OCC3031 Enabling occupation: Performance challenges 1B is a level 3, 12-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, offered in 2023 in Semester 1 at Peninsula. It has no prerequisites and unlocks 4 units, leading on to 8 units in all.

Credit points
12
Offered in 2023
Semester 1
Peninsula
Assessment
No exam
4 tasks
Workload
21 hours
per semester

This is the 2023 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.

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Requisites

Enrolment rules

Prerequisites: (OCC2011 and OCC2020) OR (OCC2012, OCC2013, OCC2014 and OCC2020)
Co-requisite: OCC3000 and must be enrolled in course code M3001

Overview

This is the second unit of the occupational therapy intervention units. It comprises 10 weeks of integrated scenario-based learning. In this unit, students further describe, apply and critique the principles of assessment and intervention for individual and groups of clients who are restricted in their ability to engage activities, occupations, and participation in community life. Intervention principles will also incorporate environmental supports and barriers (advocacy, organisational change, environmental adaptation) and evidence-based practice.

Offerings in 2023

Teaching periodCampusMode
First semesterPeninsulaOn campus

Assessment

  • Group intervention project (2,000 words equivalent. 500-600 words per student)
    20%
  • Professional development journal (1,000 words)Competency hurdle
    -
  • Two invigilated class tests (2 x 2,000 words each equivalent x 20% each)Threshold hurdle
    40%
  • Case analysis and presentation (Total-4,000 words)Threshold hurdle
    40%

Learning outcomes

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

  1. 1

    Critically reflect on your professional behaviour in group participation, engagement in prescribed learning activities, and provision/receipt of constructive feedback from peers and tutors.

  2. 2

    Critically examine and apply occupational therapy models, including the Canadian Practice Process Framework (CPPF) as the basis for occupational therapy practice

  3. 3

    Examine the complex interactions of contextual factors related to the client (such as culture, cultural relationships, policies and human diversity), using an evidence-based model.

  4. 4

    Implement occupationally relevant, client-centred/family-centred intervention strategies for clients with complex contextual factors or issues. 

  5. 5

    Critique evidence and apply best evidence in the selection of occupational therapy intervention strategies, methods and modalities used with clients of occupational therapy.

  6. 6

    Integrate knowledge of common bio-medical, psychosocial and developmental conditions experienced by occupational therapy in order to select and plan occupational therapy interventions.

  7. 7

    Describe and critique the experience of group roles, processes, participation and performance.

  8. 8

    Plan, implement and evaluate therapy group intervention, integrating group theory, occupational therapy practice and best evidence available for clients.

Workload and teaching

  • Assessments6 hours
  • Tutorials80 hours
  • Lectures24 hours
  • Teaching approachCase-based teaching

Average weekly

3 hours of seminars/lecture online and face to face

4 hours of non-SBL tutorial

6 hours of SBL tutorial

8 hours self-directed learning

Total: 21 hours per week

For full details of the teaching approach to this unit, please refer to Moodle.

Learning resources

Required resources

See Moodle for details about required resources.

Contacts

Unit Coordinators
Ms So Sin Sim
Chief Examiners
Ms So Sin Sim

Common questions

What are the prerequisites for OCC3031?

OCC3031 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.

What can I take after OCC3031?

OCC3031 is a prerequisite or corequisite for 4 units, including OCC3052, OCC3062, OCC3072 and OCC4081. Those lead on to 8 units in all.

When is OCC3031 offered?

In 2023, OCC3031 runs in Semester 1 at Peninsula.

How much work is OCC3031?

The handbook expects about 21 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.

Does OCC3031 have an exam?

No. OCC3031 has 4 assessment tasks and no exam.

More details

Credit points
12
Level
3
Study level
Undergraduate
Faculty
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
Organisational unit
Department of Occupational Therapy
Type
Coursework
EFTSL
0.250
Student contribution
SCA Band 2
Study abroad
Not available