Unit of Study OCCU5005 Enabling Participation in Complex Contexts (2027)

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Unit type

PG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Faculty of Health
Placement

No

Pre-requisites

OCCU5008 - Master of Occupational Therapy Work Integrated Learning I

Unit description

This unit explores occupational participation using key occupational therapy conceptual frameworks. By examining the lived realities of people experiencing mental health challenges, students will critically explore how micro, meso, and macro contexts shape occupational participation. Through case-based learning, students apply evidence-based strategies and ethical decision-making - addressing power dynamics, professional duties, and policy impacts - to design evidence-based interventions, reflect critically, and advocate for occupational justice in complex settings.

Unit content

Exploring the lived experiences of people with mental health challenges through the Canadian Model of Occupational Participation
Contemporary practice frameworks for mental health, illness and recovery
Ethics, power and professional responsibility in contemporary practice contexts
Designing theory-driven and evidence-informed occupational therapy practice I (Assessments)
Designing theory-driven and evidence-informed occupational therapy practice II (Interventions)
Professional communication and advocacy

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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:

critically analyse micro, meso, and macro contexts shaping occupational participation for people experiencing mental health challenges

design and justify evidence-informed occupational therapy for people experiencing mental health challenges which is compliant with contemporary approaches to health care and funding models

apply critical reflexivity to examine ethical dilemmas, power relations, professional responsibilities, and occupational justice within contemporary funding-based systems

integrate professional reasoning, advocacy, communication, and leadership skills to influence systemic change and promote occupational participation and justice

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