OCC3061 Health promotion in occupational therapy
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
OCC3061 Health promotion in occupational therapy is a level 3, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, offered in 2025 in Semester 1 at Peninsula. It has no prerequisites and unlocks 2 units, leading on to 7 units in all.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2025
- Semester 1
- Peninsula
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
The 2027 handbook has no page for OCC3061. This is its 2025 entry, the latest one.
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Requisites
Before OCC3061
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After OCC3061
2 units list OCC3061 as a prerequisite or corequisite.
Enrolment rules
Prohibitions: HSC1072, HSC3052
Prerequisites: HSC1081, IPE1011 or equivalent units and OCC2022.
Co-requisites: Must be enrolled in course M3001
Must be enrolled in an Undergraduate Degree
Overview
This unit examines the key theory, frameworks and practical approaches used in contemporary health promotion to address health inequalities, prevent illness and injury, and promote health and wellbeing. You will examine a range of health promotion strategies, their strengths, limitations, evidence-base and application in clinical care and community settings for occupational therapy. Through a focus on empowerment, participation and capacity-building, students develop skills for working with individuals, community networks, new technologies and the mass media to facilitate health promotion action. This unit covers planning and evaluation of health information and behavioural interventions, health education for empowerment, community engagement, social marketing, professional communication and advocacy for healthy public policy. You will critically analyse the challenges and opportunities for integrating health promotion into occupational therapy practice.
Offerings in 2025
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Peninsula | On campus |
Assessment
- Occupational Therapy health promotion essay (2,400 words)Written40%
- Health promotion program plan part A: Preliminary design (1,500 words per student)Written25%
- Health promotion program plan part B: strategy and communication materials (2,000 words per student)Written35%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Describe the values, principles and charters that guide health promotion practice, and discuss examples of their application in Australia and international contexts.
- 2
Critically analyse the challenges and opportunities for integrating health promotion into contemporary practice in occupational therapy and related professions.
- 3
Analyse and evaluate a range of health promotion strategies (health information, social marketing, education for empowerment, advocacy and activism), including their theory, evidence-base, strengths and limitations, for the purpose of applying them to a selected health issue.
- 4
Develop an integrated, multi-strategy health promotion program focused on a selected issue, population group, and setting.
- 5
Apply community engagement, capacity-building and participatory approaches to community profiling, planning and evaluation in order to improve the quality and sustainability of health promotion.
- 6
Develop communication materials, utilising digital technologies, that demonstrate capacity for working with a range of media and communities to influence decision-makers and healthy public policy.
Workload and teaching
- Tutorials26 hours
- Lectures9 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
12 hours per week including contact time (1 hour lecture, 2 hour tutorial), fieldwork and self-directed learning.
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 Kate Gledhill
- Chief Examiners
- Ms Kate Gledhill
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for OCC3061?
OCC3061 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
What can I take after OCC3061?
OCC3061 is a prerequisite or corequisite for 2 units, including OCC3062 and OCC3072. Those lead on to 7 units in all.
When is OCC3061 offered?
In 2025, OCC3061 runs in Semester 1 at Peninsula.
Does OCC3061 have an exam?
No. OCC3061 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.