Primary Health Care Approaches in Occupational Therapy

Course aim

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.

Course content

Primary Health Care, Alma Ata, Ottawa Charter; Population health; Social determinants of health and health inequalities; Community development principles and practices including strengths based community assessment and analysis, participation and partnership. Trans-cultural practice and ethical practice. Occupational therapy role in leadership and advocacy for change in health services and systems. 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.

Textbook(s)

Talbot,L & Verrinder,G 2018, Promoting Health: The primary health care approach, 6th edn., Elsevier Australia, Chatswood, NSW

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
REHB 2043	Enabling Occupation through Environmental Adaptation
BEHL 2002	The Individual in Society 200

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

Critical analysis, Essay, Presentation

Fees

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.