Readiness for Occupational Therapy Practice (10313.2)
| Available teaching periods | Delivery mode | Location |
|---|---|---|
| View teaching periods | Intensive |
Bruce, Canberra |
| EFTSL | Credit points | Faculty |
| 0.125 | 3 | Faculty Of Health |
| Discipline | Study level | HECS Bands |
| Discipline Of Occupational Therapy | Level 4 - Undergraduate Advanced Unit | Band 2 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021) Band 3 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021) |
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:1. Demonstrate preparedness as an occupational therapist responding to the evolving practice context;
2. Articulate the professional practice issues surrounding employment as a registered occupational therapist; and
3. Create a personal continuing professional development strategy.
Graduate attributes
1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
1. UC graduates are professional - display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload
1. UC graduates are professional - take pride in their professional and personal integrity
2. UC graduates are global citizens - communicate effectively in diverse cultural and social settings
2. UC graduates are global citizens - make creative use of technology in their learning and professional lives
2. UC graduates are global citizens - behave ethically and sustainably in their professional and personal lives
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - be self-aware
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
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
4. UC graduates are able to demonstrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of knowing, being and doing - communicate and engage with Indigenous Australians in ethical and culturally respectful ways
4. UC graduates are able to demonstrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of knowing, being and doing - use Indigenous histories and traditional ecological knowledge to develop and augment understanding of their discipline
1. UC graduates are professional - work collaboratively as part of a team, negotiate, and resolve conflict
Prerequisites
10308 Humans as Occupational Beings 1Corequisites
Enrolment in 373JA Bachelor of Occupational Therapy.Incompatible units
None.Equivalent units
None.Assumed knowledge
None.| Year | Location | Teaching period | Teaching start date | Delivery mode | Unit convener |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Bruce, Canberra | Semester 2 | 28 July 2025 | Intensive | Ms Stefanie Pearce |
| 2025 | Bruce, Canberra | Period 5 | 29 September 2025 | Intensive | Ms Lucy Barton |
| 2026 | Bruce, Canberra | Semester 2 | 10 August 2026 | Intensive | Ms Stefanie Pearce |
Required texts
Brown, T., Bourke-Taylor, H. M., Isbel, S., Cordier, R., & Gustafsson, L. (Eds). (2021). Occupational Therapy in Australia: Professional and Practice Issues (2nd ed.). Taylor & Francis Group.
Submission of assessment items
Extensions & Late submissions
Artificial intelligence
Students are permitted to use generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) as indicated in the assessment instructions for this unit, as well as Studiosity Writing Feedback Plus.
GenAI may only be used in authorised ways when completing assessments at UC. This means that GenAI can only be used for an assessment when:
- the Unit Convener has authorised GenAI use for that assessment
- the student uses GenAI in the way that the assessment instructions allow
- the student fully acknowledges their use of GenAI, with proper citations, references and a GenAI Acknowledgement Statement in line with the assessment instructions.
Where the assessment instructions do not specifically state that GenAI may be used and how, then its use is not permitted for that assessment. Students must still provide the required GenAI Acknowledgement Statement to indicate whether GenAI has or has not been used in the preparation of the assessment. If unsure, students should seek advice from the Unit Convener.
The GenAI for Students Library Guide provides further information, including how to reference GenAI.
Students must apply academic integrity in their learning and research activities at UC. This includes submitting authentic and original work for assessments and properly acknowledging any sources used.
Academic integrity involves the ethical, honest and responsible use, creation and sharing of information. It is critical to the quality of higher education. Our academic integrity values are honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility and courage.
UC students have to complete the Academic Integrity Module annually to learn about academic integrity and to understand the consequences of academic integrity breaches (or academic misconduct).
UC uses various strategies and systems, including detection software, to identify potential breaches of academic integrity. Suspected breaches may be investigated, and action can be taken when misconduct is found to have occurred.
Information is provided in the Academic Integrity Policy, Academic Integrity Procedure, and University of Canberra (Student Conduct) Rules 2023. For further advice, visit Study Skills.
Participation requirements
Readiness for Practice is an intensive unit with face-to-face workshops in weeks 1 - 7. Participation requirements of this unit are designed to support students to progress through the unit successfully, and to meet the Australian Occupational Therapy Competency Standards 2018 (https://www.occupationaltherapyboard.gov.au/Codes-Guidelines/Competencies.aspx) on graduation.
In-person attendance and active participation in classes is expected and encouraged to support learning. Preparation work will be provided, with the expectation that students complete this prior to the workshops. Students will be involved in small and large group discussions in the workshops and may be asked to communicate information in these small and large groups as part of learning activities.
Except in the case of extenuating circumstances, in-person attendance for workshops is expected. If students are unable to meet these participation requirements they should inform the Unit Convener by email as soon as is practical.
In the course of studying occupational therapy, students may be exposed to clinical scenarios or stories of lived experience that may be stressful or compelling. At UC a free Counselling Service is available for all students. All sessions are confidential. The UC Counselling Service is located at 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
Required IT skills
This unit uses Canvas, to provide students with access to learning content and communication about the unit. It is expected that students are familiar with and able to use Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Teams and Mahara e-Portfolio. Students are expected to regularly access the Canvas site and their UC email account as lecturers will communicate with all students via announcements on Canvas and their UC email account. It is the student's responsibility to regularly check their email and Canvas for messages, information and/or instructions.
Students will be required to prepare an oral presentation or ePoster using Microsoft PowerPoint. Students will need to convert their Poster to a PDF.
Work placement, internships or practicums
None
