Offerings
View how OT2003 is offered in 2004
(Also shows pre-requisites and inadmissible combinations if applicable)

OT2003:03

Occupational Therapy Applications

Townsville

HECS Band 2

39 hours lectures, 13 hours tutorials, 26 hours practicals. Semester 2.

Available to level 2 Occupational Therapy students. OT2002 is a corequisite subject.

This subject aims to integrate and apply basic science knowledge, philosophy of occupational therapy and fundamental occupational therapy skills with information about different disease processes and disabilities. It provides experience of skills necessary to formulate and implement the occupational therapy intervention plan with a variety of clients. Life skills for independent living are examined in relation to clinical and community care whether urban, rural or remote. Tutorials are skill based.

Learning Objectives:

demonstrate knowledge of the role of the Occupational Therapist as a beginning practitioner in clinical or community areas of Occupational Therapy;

demonstrate competence in the use of assessment tools throughout the lifespan;

integrate and apply concepts from behavioural sciences in Occupational Therapy for urban and rural communities;

develop skills used in clinical decision making for planning Occupational Therapy intervention for individuals and groups;

develop processes of clinical reasoning and reflective practice for incorporation into professional practice.

Assessment by examination (30%); on-course assessment (70%).