OT3002 - Therapy Interventions for Neurological Disorders

Credit points:	03
Year:	2009
Student Contribution Band:	Band 4
Administered by:	Sch Public Health,Trop Medicine&Rehabilitation Sc

Available to level 2 (fast track) and level 3 students studying health care professional subject i.e. nursing, occupational therapy, physiotherapy with approval of Head of Occupational Therapy.

Healthcare professionals work with clients who have neurological disorders, whether congenital, acquired or degenerative. Therapy interventions for neurological disorders will utilise student's pre-requisite subject knowledge. Students will become familiar with a range of therapeutic applications and interventions for people who have neurologically related disorders and/or deficits and will examine the implications these have on their occupational wellbeing. Topics to be covered include assessment and treatment interventions for physical and psychiatric disorders with a neurological basis across the lifespan.

Learning Outcomes

• Apply models of practice including sensory integration, movement science, biomechanical, neurodevelopmental, cognitive and rehabilitative to neurological function and dysfuntion;
• Demonstrate assessment and intervention techniques for neurological dysfunction in an occupational therapy clinical setting;
• Demonstrate knowledge of neuroanatomy and neurophysiology.

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 calculate, produce, interpret and communicate numerical information;
• The ability to access and employ online technologies effectively;
• 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:

RH2002 and OT2003

Availabilities
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 27-Mar-2009
Coord/Lect:	Dr Fiona Barnett.
Contact hours:	26 hours lectures 13 hours tutorials 26 hours workshops/Seminars
Assessment:	end of semester exam (60%); presentations (30%); workbook (10%).

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.