OT2005:03
Management and Organisational Skills
| Townsville | HECS Band 2 |
26 hours lectures, 26 hours workshops, 39 hours practicals with 18 hours being based in a community organisation. Semester 1.
Available to level 2 Occupational Therapy students.
This subject will introduce students to the current theories and practice of management in health service delivery within the public, private and non-government systems. Topics include management functions; theories, program development; evaluation, accreditation, legislative requirements, group processes and team skills, marketing, leadership, self management, professional development, documentation and cost management. Skills in the analysis, application and adaptation of goal directed activity will be consolidated through conducting group activities with community organisations.
Learning Objectives:
- demonstrate knowledge of the processes of management, leadership and supervision of health service and occupational therapy service delivery;
- describe strategies for time and stress management and for working professionally as part of a team;
- apply knowledge on professional accountability (including service accreditation, evaluation and financial accountability) to provision of occupational therapy services;
- demonstrate knowledge of legislation regulating the practice of occupational therapy;
- demonstrate the ability to market occupational therapy services or products;
- describe and select a range of appropriate activities/occupations for people of different ages, abilities and cultures;
- analyse, apply and adapt activity for a variety of individual clients and groups;
- demonstrate knowledge and skills in group and team process and function.
Assessment by practical assignment (40%); workbook (30%); program proposal (30%).