OCC4010 Foundations of occupational therapy
Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
OCC4010 Foundations of occupational therapy is a level 4, 12-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences. It isn't offered in 2022. It has no prerequisites and unlocks 1 unit, leading on to 4 units in all.
- Credit points
- 12
- Offered in 2022
- Other periods
- Peninsula
- Assessment
- No exam
- 10 tasks
This is the 2022 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before OCC4010
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After OCC4010
1 unit list OCC4010 as a prerequisite or corequisite.
Enrolment rules
Overview
This unit introduces you to the profession of occupational therapy and key knowledge, skills and attitudes that are essential for professional practice. Theoretical foundations of occupational therapy will include: theoretical concepts and models underpinning health and occupational therapy practice; principles and mechanisms underlying the relationship between the person, their environment and occupations, and how this relates to human health and wellbeing, and the occupational therapist within the interdisciplinary team. Legal, cultural and ethical issues relevant to professional practice will be explored. You will learn beginning communication and interviewing skills together with other pre-clinical skills, such as safe practice. You will develop beginning skills in occupational therapy problem solving and clinical reasoning processes. Case scenarios will be used throughout. You will undertake simulated and practice based learning throughout the semester 2 days per week.
Offerings in 2022
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Term 3 | Peninsula | On campus |
Assessment
- One x class presentation during SBL tutorialCompetency hurdle-
- Submission of completion certificate of Allies in Indigenous Health online moduleCompetency hurdle-
- Submission of completion certificate of Connecting Across Cultures online moduleCompetency hurdle-
- Submission of completion certificate of Hand Hygiene Allied Health online learning moduleCompetency hurdle-
- Commencement of Community Based Experience (CBE) placementCompetency hurdle-
- Simulated Disabaility Experience Reflective Essay (1,500 words)10%
- Class Tests40%
- Models of Practice Case Analysis Essay-Group assignment (3,000 each student)25%
- Individual Oral Presentation - Staff and Peer assessment (20 mins)15%
- Human Library Reflective Essay (1,500 words)10%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Explain and justify the role of an occupational therapist, in relation to the history of the profession, current practice, and similarities and differences from other health professionals within a collaborative practice environment.
- 2
Apply client-centred communication and interviewing to simulated occupational therapy practice situations.
- 3
Compare and contrast key features of contemporary occupational therapy models of practice and an interdisciplinary framework of functioning and disability, and apply these to a practice scenario.
- 4
Identify the socio-cultural, economic, and physical determinants of health with respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and culturally diverse populations, and describe how these affect care provision within a practice scenario.
- 5
. Identify the challenges and barriers to community participation likely to confront a person with a disability.
- 6
Describe and apply ethical, legal and workplace safety issues pertinent to a practicing occupational therapist, including identification of ideal professional behaviours to a practice scenario.
- 7
Apply the process of reflective practice in the context of simulated disability experience task and community -based experience activities.
- 8
Locate, retrieve and use resources that inform understanding about health and occupational issues.
Workload and teaching
- Applied sessions30 hours
- Tutorials70 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
This unit will run for 9 weeks of academic/fieldwork followed by one week Swot Vac, one week of exams and one week vacation. As this is an accelerated program, the workload demands are more than would be expected of an undergraduate 12 CP unit as it is run over 9 rather than 12 weeks.
- 4.5 hours per week scenario-based learning
- 4 hours per week tutorials
- 12 hours per week self-directed study
- 1 day per week community-based experience
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 Kirsty Pope
- Chief Examiners
- Ms Kirsty Pope
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for OCC4010?
OCC4010 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
What can I take after OCC4010?
OCC4010 is a prerequisite or corequisite for 1 unit, including OCC4020. Those lead on to 4 units in all.
When is OCC4010 offered?
OCC4010 has no offerings listed in the 2022 handbook.
Does OCC4010 have an exam?
No. OCC4010 has 10 assessment tasks and no exam.