Overview

In this unit, students will choose, describe, apply and justify assessments and intervention for individuals or groups of people who are experiencing occupational performance challenges related to musculoskeletal or neurological problems. They will also develop service provision plans that are occupation based and focus on prevention, remediation or adaptation.

Requisites

Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Term 3
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
04-August-2025
14-September-2025
Last self-enrolment date
04-August-2025
Census date
15-August-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
29-August-2025
Results released date
14-October-2025

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  • Select and apply an occupational therapy conceptual model to these clients
  • Select and apply professional practice models including Biomechanical, Neurodevelopmental and Rehabilitative/Compensatory to guide assessment and service provision for these clients
  • Analyse person, environment and occupation factors to develop hypotheses about contributing factors to occupational issues
  • Articulate professional reasoning and critique evidence to justify service provision plan
  • Demonstrate research and communication skills in PBL group learning environment
  • Appraise and apply research studies

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
On-campus
Class		4.00 4 weeks 16
On-campus
Workshop		4.00 6 weeks 24
On-campus
Class		1.00 6 weeks 6
Specified Activities
Various		9.00 6 weeks 54
Unspecified Activities
Independent Learning		6.00 6 weeks 36
On-campus
Lecture		2.00 5 weeks 10
On-campus
Class		2.00 2 weeks 4
TOTAL150

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
AssignmentIndividual/Group 40% 1,2,3,4,6 
PresentationGroup 20% 1,2,3,4 
ReportIndividual 40% 1,2,3,4,5,6 

Content

  • Scenarios: Adults with occupational performance/participation problems, as the result of, impairments or disability arising from musculoskeletal or neurological conditions.
  • Assistive technology
  • Cognitive, sensory and motor assessment and intervention
  • Home assessment
  • Group approaches
  • Evidence – based practice
  • Graduate Attribute 1 (Communication 1 - Verbal Communication)
  • Graduate Attribute 2 (Communication 2 - Communicating using different media)
  • Graduate Attribute 3 (Teamwork 1 - Collaboration and negotiation)
  • Graduate Attribute 4 (Teamwork 2 - Teamwork roles and processes)
  • Graduate Attribute 5 (Digital Literacies 1 - Information literacy)
  • Graduate Attribute 6 (Digital Literacies 2 - Technical literacy)

Study resources

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.