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2020 unit offering information will be available in September 2019
Unit aim
Examines the practice of occupational therapy for individuals whose occupational performance has been impacted by a range of cognitive/mental impairments. Students will develop theory driven and practical clinical reasoning skills to guide their approach to assessment and intervention for clients with cognitive impairments.
Unit content
- Introduction to Cognition Assessment and Intervention
- General Principals of Cognition – theoretical overview and models of cognitive function
- Consciousness, Attention and Orientation – functional anatomy of brain
- Methods of assessing cognitive functioning and setting appropriate client centred goals
- Perception – assessing sensory function and exploring theories of perception, sensation and pain in relation to occupational performance and treatment
- Memory and Orientation – how these affect occupational performance and occupational therapy intervention
- Executive Function – planning, problem solving and judgement and how these impact occupational performance
- Application of knowledge to specific case studies
- Sleep and Sleep Hygiene
- Perceive, Recall, Plan, Perform (PRPP) Assessment and Occupational Performance Model Australia – OPM(A)
- Assessment of adult, legal decision-making capacity
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
Learning outcomes and graduate attributes
| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | GA1 | GA2 | GA3 | GA4 | GA5 | GA6 | GA7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | explain the cognitive/mental processes that affect learning and functional performance | Intellectual rigour | Knowledge of a discipline | |||||
| 2 | discuss characteristics of cognitive impairments impacting on the occupational performance in children and adults with neurological, developmental, learning or mental health disorders. | Intellectual rigour | Knowledge of a discipline | |||||
| 3 | develop evidence based intervention principles and strategies that include those used by a range of professionals as well as those specific to occupational therapists | Intellectual rigour | Knowledge of a discipline | Communication and social skills | ||||
| 4 | design and implement occupational therapy programs that are client-centred and occupation-embedded to address the impact of cognitive impairment on everyday task performance for people with impairments and their families | Intellectual rigour | Knowledge of a discipline | Communication and social skills | ||||
| 5 | critically analyse major theoretical frameworks influencing assessment and intervention of cognition | Intellectual rigour | Knowledge of a discipline | |||||
| 6 | analyse and report how perceptual deficits impact task performance in individuals with traumatic brain injury | Intellectual rigour | Knowledge of a discipline | |||||
Prescribed texts
Session 1
- No prescribed texts.
Teaching and assessment
Gold Coast
| Teaching method |
| Lecture on-site 1 hour (9 weeks ) |
| Laboratory session 1 x 3 hours (9 weeks ) |
| Assessment | |
| Case study | 50% |
| Exam: closed book | 50% |
Fee information
Domestic
Commonwealth Supported courses
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Commencing 2020 Commonwealth Supported only. Student contribution band: 2
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International
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