Participatory Community Practice: Planning

Course aim

The aim of this course is to enable students to develop the knowledge, skills and capacity to analyse and plan a community orientated project in collaboration with an appropriate agency.

Course content

Philosophical and theoretical basis for community orientated practice. Processes and strategies relevant to community orientated approaches. Visits and liaison with community based agencies to identify potential projects and liaise with key stakeholders to priorities community needs. Develop a project plan to meet the needs and aims of one community. Acquisition of skills for project planning and development.

Textbook(s)

Talbot, L & Verrinder, G 2017, Promoting health: The primary health care approach, 6th, Elsevier Australia, Marrickville NSW

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
REHB 3063	Occupational Therapy Practice Education
REHB 3064	Primary Health Care Approaches in Occupational Therapy

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY EAST
Lecture	2 hours x 13 weeks
Workshop	3 hours x 8 weeks
Field Placement	60 hours x N/A

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

Assessment

Literature review, Presentation, Proposal, Test/Quiz

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.250
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 2)
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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.