OT1005 - Occupational Practice

Credit points:	03
Year:	2005
Student Contribution Band:	Band 2
Administered by:

Available to level 1 Occupational Therapy students.

This subject develops the knowledge of normal lifespan development to include aspects of productivity, school occupations, leisure and play. The tasks and roles that an individual is able to perform to provide support for self, family or community through the production of goods or provision of services. This subject will include those tasks and roles that are performed for entertainment, creativity and celebration and will address the influences of social, cultural, individual and environmental factors in addition to the effects of illness and disability.

Learning Outcomes

• demonstrate professional behaviours, including communication while observing an occupational therapist in a real life setting;
• explain the influence of social, cultural, physical and sensory environments on occupational performance and how this would affect occupation selection;
• explain the role of intrapersonal factors in healthy occupational functioning;
• explain the role of occupational therapy in promoting health through occupation;
• plan occupational therapy intervention using the occupational therapy process through the setting of goals and objectives;
• understand the work environment of a multidisciplinary team.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments;
• The ability to adapt knowledge to new situations;
• The ability to define and to solve problems in at least one discipline area;
• The ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences;
• The ability to lead, manage and contribute effectively to teams;
• The ability to speak and write logically, clearly and creatively;
• The ability to use and interpret different media;
• A coherent and disciplined body of skills, knowledge, values and professional ethics in at least one discipline area;
• The ability to use a variety of media and methods to retrieve, analyse, evaluate, organise and present information;
• The ability to reflect on and evaluate learning processes and products;
• The ability to learn independently and in a self-directed manner;
• A commitment to lifelong learning and intellectual development.

Prerequisites:	OT1001 and OT1002
Corequisites:	HS1003

Availabilities
, , Study Period 2
Census Date 31-Aug-2005
Coord/Lect:	jc112299.
Contact hours:	26 hours 13 hours 26 hours - Workshops 36 hours
Assessment:	(30%); (70%).

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.