Undergraduate - UnitOCC2020 - Enabling occupation: performance challenges 1A

Upon successful completion of this unit, students should 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 (e.g. 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.