OT3002 - Therapy Interventions for Neurological Disorders
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2016 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 2 |
| Administered by: | College of Healthcare Sciences |
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.
| Prerequisites: | RH2002 and OT2003 |
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 24-Mar-2016 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Dr Reinie Cordier. |
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| 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.