Enabling Occupation 2
Course Level Postgraduate
Area/Catalogue
REHB 5106
Course Level
Postgraduate
Offered Externally
No
Course ID
106105
Unit Value
4.5
University-wide elective course
No
Course owner
School of Health Sciences
Course aim
To develop 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. 2013, Occupational Therapy for Physical Dysfunction , 7th, Lippincott Williams Wilkins, Philadelphia
Prerequisite(s)
| Common to all relevant programs | |
|---|---|
| Subject Area & Catalogue Number | Course Name |
| REHB 5109 | Introduction to Occupational Therapy Practice GE |
| REHB 5105 | Enabling Occupation 1 |
Corequisite(s)
| Common to all relevant programs | |
|---|---|
| Subject Area & Catalogue Number | Course Name |
| BIOL 5013 | Human Neuroscience GE |
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
Clinical Summary, Skill demonstration assignment, Written Task
Fees
EFTSL*: 0.125
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