Unit of Study OCCU5004 Enabling Occupational Participation: Children (2027)

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Unit type

PG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Faculty of Health
Placement

No

Pre-requisites

OCCU5002 - Contemporary Occupational Therapy Practice

Unit description

This unit introduces students to occupational therapy practice with children and adolescents, focusing on enabling participation in play, self-care, school, and social activities. Students will develop the capability to integrate contemporary occupational therapy knowledge, including theoretical frameworks, research evidence, and professional reasoning, to address occupational participation challenges associated with developmental, neurological, musculoskeletal, and psychosocial conditions. The unit incorporates knowledge on family-centred practice, neuro-affirming approaches, and trauma-informed care, alongside cultural responsiveness and contemporary influences on practice. Students will learn to apply and interpret assessments and develop skills to design and justify interventions that promote engagement and participation for children and their families across home, school and community contexts.

Unit content

Foundations of paediatric occupational participation I
Foundations of paediatric occupational participation II
Assessment and outcome measures in paediatric practice
Designing collaborative, play-based and family-centred interventions I
Designing collaborative, play-based and family-centred interventions II
Designing collaborative, play-based and family-centred interventions III

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Not currently available in 2027

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:

analyse common conditions experienced by children and adolescents to determine their impact on occupational participation

select, apply, and interpret appropriate standardised and non-standardised assessments and outcome measures for paediatric practice

design and justify occupational therapy interventions for children and adolescents by integrating professional theory, research evidence, and professional reasoning

develop occupational therapy practice which considers the perspectives of clients, families and other stakeholders to ensure safe, ethical, and culturally responsive practice

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