Primary Health Care Approaches in Occupational Therapy
Course Level Undergraduate
Course Level Undergraduate
Area/Catalogue
REHB 3064
Course Level
Undergraduate
Offered Externally
No
Course ID
105774
Unit Value
4.5
University-wide elective course
No
The 2025 timetable is
not yet available.
Course owner
UniSA Allied Health & Human Performance
The aim of this course is to enable students to describe and design occupational therapy practices which embed primary health care, social health models and the principles of community development.
Primary Health Care, Alma Ata, Ottawa Charter; Population health; Social determinants of health and health inequalities; Community development principles and practices including community assessment and analysis, participation and partnership. Trans-cultural practice and ethical practice. Factors that impact on occupational performance and health from a community perspective, including socio-economic, political, physical, interpersonal and cultural dimensions of environment.
Impacts of cultural and health beliefs on peoples understanding and response to health challenges and subsequent approaches to practice. Exploration of occupational performance and health issues and subsequent community approaches to service delivery as they apply to a range of communities and health issues including but not limited to Australian rural populations, majority world communities, minority groups and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples.
Talbot,L & Verrinder,G 2018, Promoting Health: The primary health care approach, 6th edn., Elsevier Australia, Chatswood, NSW
Common to all relevant programs | |
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Subject Area & Catalogue Number | Course Name |
BEHL 2002 | The Individual in Society 200 |
REHB 2043 | Enabling Occupation through Environmental Adaptation |
Nil
Component | Duration | ||
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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.
Critical analysis, Essay, Presentation
EFTSL*: 0.125
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.