Availabilities:
| Location | Domestic | International |
|---|---|---|
| Coffs Harbour | Term4 | Term4 |
| Gold Coast | Term4 | Term4 |
Unit description
This unit presents and applies principles of learning and systematic instruction that underpin occupational therapy assessment and intervention. Unit content will enable students to understand how people learn, individually and in groups, and how to design and implement evidence-based interventions for both service delivery approaches.
Unit content
- Understanding learning theories, learning styles, and phases of learning (acquisition, fluency, maintenance and generalisation)
- Defining individual instructional strategies
- Applying positive behaviour analysis strategies
- Understanding theories of group work and group dynamics
- Experiencing learning in groups
- Developing different types of therapeutic groups
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.
| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | |
|---|---|
| 1 | apply occupational therapy and biopsychosocial concepts and theories relevant to individual learning and systematic instruction |
| 2 | develop an evidence-based program incorporating goal setting and behaviour support principles for an individual client, within a service context |
| 3 | apply concepts and theories underpinning group work to deliver an evidence-based group program for individuals with specific occupational support needs. |
| 4 | collaboratively conduct a therapeutic group activity |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- apply occupational therapy and biopsychosocial concepts and theories relevant to individual learning and systematic instruction
- develop an evidence-based program incorporating goal setting and behaviour support principles for an individual client, within a service context
- apply concepts and theories underpinning group work to deliver an evidence-based group program for individuals with specific occupational support needs.
- collaboratively conduct a therapeutic group activity
Prescribed Learning Resources
- Prescribed text information is not currently available.
- Prescribed resources/equipment information is not currently available.
Teaching and assessment
| Teaching method |
| Workshop 1 hour (Weekly) |
| Laboratory 3 hours (Weekly) |
| Assessment | |
| Report | 40% |
| Report | 30% |
| Presentation | 30% |
| Teaching method |
| Workshop 1 hour (Weekly) |
| Laboratory 3 hours (Weekly) |
| Assessment | |
| Report | 40% |
| Report | 30% |
| Presentation | 30% |
Fee information
Domestic
Commonwealth Supported courses
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Fee paying courses
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International
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