Unit of Study OCCU5006 Foundations of Occupational Therapy: Philosophy, Process and Participation (2027)

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Unit type

PG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Faculty of Health
Placement

No

Enrolment information

This unit has assessments scheduled in Week 7 which will require attendance on-campus. Students must be available to attend this assessment. Details will be provided closer to the time.

Unit description

This introductory unit establishes the foundational knowledge, skills, and professional identity required for occupational therapy practice. Students will critically evaluate humans as occupational beings and synthesise the relationship between occupation, health, and well-being within diverse cultural and global contexts. Emphasis is placed on integrating occupational therapy values, beliefs, and philosophical perspectives with contemporary theoretical frameworks to inform professional reasoning. Students will learn and apply the stages of the occupational therapy process to low-complexity scenarios through case-based learning and early exposure to clients. By completing an occupational profile for a simulated client, students will foster evidence-informed, culturally responsive, and reflective practice, providing a foundation for application in subsequent units.

Unit content

Occupational Science: Humans as Occupational Beings
Occupational Therapy: Values, Beliefs, and Philosophical Perspectives
Introduction to the Occupational Therapy Process
Occupational Profile and Assessment and Analysis of Occupation
Intervention Planning
Reflective Practice and Professional Identity

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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:

discuss the concept of humans as occupational beings and synthesise the relationship between occupation, health, and wellbeing within diverse global contexts

apply occupational therapy values, beliefs, and philosophical perspectives in analysing human occupation

apply the stages of the occupational therapy process to low complexity scenarios

gather, synthesise, and interpret information for a simulated client to inform client-centred assessment and intervention planning which draws on evidence-informed processes and demonstrates culturally responsive practice

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