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Area/Catalogue
REHB 3061

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Course Level
Undergraduate

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Offered Externally
No

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Course ID
105763

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Unit Value
4.5

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University-wide elective course
No

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Timetable/s
First Semester
(Study Period 2)
Course owner

Course owner
UniSA Allied Health & Human Performance

Course aim

The aim of this course is to develop entry level competency in clinical reasoning and intervention for people experiencing neurological conditions to enable their occupational performance.

Course content

Occupational impact associated with a range of neurological conditions including acquired brain injury, cerebral-vascular accident. Practice based evidence for neurological interventions. Negotiating targeted outcomes and developing action plans to address challenges to occupational performance, using different theoretical frameworks. Strategies and techniques to enable occupational performance relevant to different theoretical approaches and different stages of the client pathway. Approaches to teamwork commonly employed when working with people with neurological conditions, including the role and relationships of clients and carers in teamwork. Legislative, privacy, ethical and medico-legal aspects of practice including report writing. Principles and strategies for communicating with people experiencing communication difficulties.

Textbook(s)

Radomski, M. & Trombly, C. 2020, Occupational Therapy for Physical Dysfunction , 8th, Lippincott Williams Wilkins, Philadelphia

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number Course Name
BIOL 2040 Human Neuroscience
REHB 2043 Enabling Occupation through Environmental Adaptation

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component Duration
INTERNAL, CITY EAST
Lecture 1 hour x 13 weeks
Workshop 3 hours x 13 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.


Assessment

Professional plan, Skills demonstration

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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Fee-paying program for domestic and international students
International students and students undertaking this course as part of a postgraduate fee paying program must refer to the relevant program home page to determine the cost for undertaking this course.

Non-award enrolment
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.

Course Coordinators

UniSA Allied Health & Human Performance

Degrees this course is offered in

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