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Unit of Study OCCU2002 - Sensory Motor Assessments and Interventions (2023)

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Unit Snapshot

  • Unit type

    UG Coursework Unit

  • Credit points

    12

  • Faculty/College

    Faculty of Health

  • Placement

    No

  • Enrolment information

    Please note this unit has assessments scheduled in Week 7 which will require attendance on-campus. Details will be provided closer to the time.

Unit description

This unit provides students with an understanding of common sensory motor impairments and theories relevant to occupational therapy practice. Students will explore relevant sensor-motor assessment and intervention approaches which will enable them to design contemporary occupational therapy service delivery.

Unit content

  1. Foundations of sensory-motor function
  2. Early motor skill development
  3. Sensory processing
  4. Contemporary approaches to sensory motor impairments
  5. Traditional approaches to sensory-motor impairments
  6. Approaches to degenerative movement disorders

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Coffs Harbour
Term3
Term3
Gold Coast
Term3
Term3

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:

identify and apply neurological and sensory motor theories in the context of occupational performance

demonstrate knowledge of sensory motor impairments commonly found across the lifespan

apply standardised and non-standardised assessments to measure sensory motor function in occupational performance

design and evaluate evidence based occupational therapy interventions to enhance sensory motor functioning required for occupational performance

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts
  • Case-Smith, J & O'Brien, JC, 2015, Occupational Therapy for Children, 7th edn, Mosby Elsevier, Missouri. ISBN: 978-0-323-16925-7.
  • Radomski, MV & Trombly Latham, CA, 2014, Occupational Therapy for Physical Dysfunction, 7th edn, Wolters Kluwer Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia. ISBN: 9781451127461.
Prescribed Resources/Equipment

  • Professional clothing or fieldwork uniforms and closed-in shoes required for all labs.

Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.