Availabilities:
| Location | Domestic | International |
|---|---|---|
| Coffs Harbour | Term2 | Term2 |
| Gold Coast | Term2 | Term2 |
Unit description
This unit examines the practice of occupational therapy for individuals whose occupational performance has been impacted by a range of cognitive 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 of cognition and goal setting
- Dementia assessment and intervention
- Acquired brain injury (part 1 - CVA) assessment and intervention
- Acquired brain injury (part 2 – TBI) assessment and intervention
- Paediatric cognition assessment and intervention
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 | describe theoretical frameworks of cognition and identify cognitive domains that affect occupational performance |
| 2 | individually and collaboratively analyse and document how occupational performance is impacted by cognitive impairment |
| 3 | develop appropriate client-centred goals to support occupational performance for people with cognitive impairment |
| 4 | design and evaluate evidence based occupational therapy interventions to enhance functional cognition required for occupational performance |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- describe theoretical frameworks of cognition and identify cognitive domains that affect occupational performance
- individually and collaboratively analyse and document how occupational performance is impacted by cognitive impairment
- develop appropriate client-centred goals to support occupational performance for people with cognitive impairment
- design and evaluate evidence based occupational therapy interventions to enhance functional cognition required for occupational performance
Prescribed Learning Resources
- No prescribed texts.
- No prescribed resources/equipment.
Teaching and assessment
| Teaching method |
| Workshop 1 hour (Weekly) |
| Laboratory 3 hours (Weekly) |
| Assessment | |
| Quiz | 10% |
| Presentation | 30% |
| Report | 60% |
| Teaching method |
| Workshop 1 hour (Weekly) |
| Laboratory 3 hours (Weekly) |
| Assessment | |
| Quiz | 10% |
| Presentation | 30% |
| Report | 60% |
Fee information
Domestic
Commonwealth Supported courses
For information regarding Student Contribution Amounts please visit the Student Contribution Amounts.
Fee paying courses
For postgraduate or undergraduate full fee paying courses please check Domestic Postgraduate Fees OR Domestic Undergraduate Fees
International
Please check the international course and fee list to determine the relevant fees.