Overview

In this subject students will choose, describe, apply and justify principles of assessment and intervention for individuals or groups of adolescents who are experiencing occupational performance challenges as a result of a musculoskeletal, neurological or mental health conditions. Interventions will be occupation based and focus on recovery and/or adaptation.

Requisites

Prerequisites
OCC60005 An Occupational Perspective of Health
OCC60010 Enabling Participation: Mental health 1
OCC60020 Enabling Participation: Musculoskeletal and Neurological 1
OCC70010 Enabling Participation: Mental Health 2
OCC70020 Enabling Participation: Musculoskeletal and Neurological 2
OCC60015 Professional Practice 1

Rules

Pre-requisite
OCC60005 An Occupational Perspective of Health
AND
OCC60010 Enabling Participation: Mental Health 1
AND
OCC60020 Enabling Participation: Musculoskeletal and Neurological 1
AND
OCC70010 Enabling Participation: Mental Health 2
AND
OCC70020 Enabling Participation: Musculoskeletal and Neurological 2
AND
OCC60015 Professional Practice 1

Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  • Select and apply an occupational therapy conceptual practice model
  • Select and apply professional practice models which will guide assessment and intervention planning
  • Synthesise person, environment and occupation factors to design an intervention plan for an adolescent or group of adolescents
  • Articulate professional reasoning and critique of evidence to justify intervention plan

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Type Hours per week Number of weeks Total (number of hours)
Face to Face Contact (Phasing out)
Workshop		6.00 5 weeks 30
Face to Face Contact (Phasing out)
Tutorial		4.00 5 weeks 20
Specified Learning Activities (Phasing out)
Various		7.00 5 weeks 35
Unspecified Learning Activities (Phasing out)
Independent Learning		4.17 12 weeks 50
TOTAL135

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
AssignmentIndividual 80% 1,2,3,4 
ReportIndividual 20% 4 

Content

  • Acquired brain injury: assessment and intervention
  • Borderline personality disorder: assessment and intervention
  • Eating disorder assessment and intervention
  • Oncology: enabling participation
  • Group approaches: to enable participation in daily life of adolescents with musculoskeletal, neurological or mental health issues.
  • Youth autism

Study resources

Reading materials

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