Occupational Therapy for Specific Groups (10307.1)

Please note these are the 2023 details for this unit
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Occupational Therapy for Specific Groups
Available teaching periods Delivery mode Location
View teaching periods On-Campus
 Bruce, Canberra
EFTSL Credit points Faculty
0.125 3 Faculty Of Health
Discipline Study level HECS Bands
Discipline Of Occupational Therapy Level 2 - Undergraduate Intermediate Unit Band 2 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021)
Band 3 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021)
Occupational therapists work with individuals and communities. This unit will allow students to learn the role of an occupational therapist working with individuals with physical and cognitive impairments and learn skills to enable occupation within these individuals. Student will learn the role of an occupational therapist when working with communities and the basic skills required to engage communities in the occupational therapy process.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Know how to apply the occupational therapy process with individual with impairments and with communities;
2. Apply specific skills in assessment and intervention to improve the occupational performance of individuals with impairments; and
3. Apply appropriate practice reasoning when working with individuals and communities to enable occupation.


Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
2. UC graduates are global citizens - understand issues in their profession from the perspective of other cultures
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development
4. UC graduates are able to demonstrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of knowing, being and doing - apply their knowledge to working with Indigenous Australians in socially just ways


Prerequisites

10301 Occupational Therapy Toolbox 1 AND 10303 Practice Reasoning in Occupational Therapy

Corequisites

Must be enrolled in the Bachelor of Occupational Therapy, 373JA.

Incompatible units

None.

Equivalent units

None.

Assumed knowledge

None.
Year Location Teaching period Teaching start date Delivery mode Unit convener
2023 Bruce, Canberra Semester 2 31 July 2023 On-Campus Mr Thomas Bevitt
The information provided should be used as a guide only. Timetables may not be finalised until week 2 of the teaching period and are subject to change. Search for the unit timetable.

Required texts

There are no required texts for this unit. Written and video materials to support learning will be posted on Canvas.

Participation requirements

This unit has been developed to workshop specific professional skills using face-to-face teaching and learning strategies using role play and scenario-based learning. Theoretical content will be uploaded to Canvas, and all practical applications will be delivered in class. Except in the case of extenuating circumstances, 100% attendance at all sessions is expected.

It is also expected that if students cannot meet these participation requirements, they inform the Unit Convener as soon as practical by email.

Required IT skills

This unit involves online meetings in real time using the Virtual Room in your UCLearn teaching site. The Virtual Room allows you to communicate in real time with your lecturer and other students. To participate verbally, rather than just typing, you will need a microphone. For best audio quality we recommend a microphone and speaker headset. For more information and to test your computer, go to the Virtual Room in your UCLearn site and 'Join Course Room'. This will trigger a tutorial to help familiarise you with the functionality of the virtual room.

Work placement, internships or practicums

None

Additional information

Unless otherwise advised in the assessment instructions, written assessment pieces must conform to APA 7th Edition requirements, including:

  • Submitted in .doc or .docx format unless otherwise instructed
  • Font size: 12 pt – Times New Roman, Callibri or Arial font
  • Line spacing: double
  • Headings: in bold, maximum size 16 pt.
  • Margins: no less than 2.54cm on all sides.
  • Page numbers: at bottom right hand corner of footer.
  • Student identification number: (number only) at top right hand corner of header.
  • References: given in APA 7th edition style (author, date). Information on this referencing styles can befound on the library website at http://canberra.libguides.com/content.php?pid=238252&sid=1966106

Where relevant, word length / number of pages will be specified as required. No +/- 10% tolerance limit is applied, and stated word limits must be strictly adhered to. Details contained in submissions beyond the maximum word count or time limit will not be considered during marking. Specific instructions are available on Canvas.


In the course of studying occupational therapy, students may be exposed to clinical cases and situations that may be stressful. At UC a free Counselling Service is available for all students. All sessions are confidential. The UC Counselling Service is located in the UC Health and Counselling Centre on Level B in Building 1. For more information please go to
https://www.canberra.edu.au/on-campus/health-and-support/medical-counselling

Additional information relating to this unit will be provided on Canvas.

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