Undergraduate - UnitOCC2020 - Enabling occupation: performance challenges 1A

Upon successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:

Theme 1 Personal and Professional Development

1. demonstrate skills in self-assessment and the provision of constructive feedback to others;
2. function effectively as a member of a small learning group;
3. demonstrate effective verbal and written communication skills;

Theme 2 Population, Society and Health

4. understand the relationship between the person, the environment (physical, social, institutional and cultural) and occupation as the basis for occupational therapy practice;

Theme 3 Fundamental Knowledge for the Health Sciences

5. describe and apply the Occupational Process Model to typical occupational therapy practice scenarios and to a clinical practice;
6. describe typical occupational therapy intervention strategies, methods and modalities used with clients of occupational therapy presenting with physical, mental/psychosocial, cognitive, social and other related occupational performance challenges;
7. apply principles of activity and occupational analysis, grading and adapting equipment, tasks and activities, and environments and principles of energy conservation to occupations in relation to clients of occupational therapy;
8. describe common musculoskeletal, medical, surgical, neurological, psychosocial and disease processes relevant to clients of occupational therapy and their occupational sequela;
9. evaluate a home for home modifications, use technical drawing techniques and write recommendations for home modification professionals;
10. describe the role of external agencies (eg Archicentre, TADVIC and the A&EP) and use of Australian Standards in home modification;
11. demonstrate the use and principles of splint manufacture using low temperature thermoplastic materials and justify design, manufacture and application of a specific orthosis;
12. select, measure, prescribe and use appropriate assistive equipment to enable client occupation and performance such as mobility equipment, lifting devices/hoists, communication devices, pressure care equipment and communication devices.

Theme 4 Applied Practice

13. apply to practice the Canadian Practice Process Framework including
• Enter/initiate
• Set the stage
• Assess/evaluate
• Agree on objectives and plan
• Implement the plan
• Monitor and modify
• Evaluate outcome
• Conclude/exit
14. demonstrate clinical reasoning and a client-centred approach to the development and implementation of occupationally relevant intervention strategies relevant to clients of occupational therapy;
15. write relevant, concise and comprehensive reports and substantiate both written and oral reports with information from assessments, observations and interviews';
16. effectively communicate with other members of the team and refer appropriately;
17. maintain the professional standards and emergency procedures set by the fieldwork facility, Monash University and by OT AUSTRALIA code of ethics.
18. Describe the principles of evidence based practice and use the best available evidence for practice with clients of occupational therapy.