In this unit students will apply knowledge about the human body and different contexts to understand how impairments and environmental factors impact people's occupational abilities across the lifespan for individuals, families communities and populations. Students will design ways of enabling participation in occupation, through modification and adaptation using common aids, equipment and assistive technology. When designing occupational therapy programs for case studies, students will apply theories, models, and professional reasoning. Additionally, students will develop skills in analysis, measurement, communication and manual handling which they will implement during practice education.
There will be a minimum of 24 hours of practice education via simulation incorporated in the on campus intensive program, which includes hurdle assessment tasks. The on-campus intensive for this unit will be aligned with the intensives for OCC311 and OCC513, so students will need to attend a total of 72 hours over 2-weeks. During practice education, students will apply the Australian Occupational Therapy Competency Standards such as professionalism and communication.
