Availabilities:
| Location | Domestic | International |
|---|---|---|
| Gold Coast | Session 2 | N/A |
Unit Summary
Unit type
UG Coursework Unit
Credit points
12
AQF level
Level of learning
Advanced
Former School/College
Pre-requisites
HLT10589 - Lifespan Development and Occupational Transitions
Unit aim
Examines the impact of occupational performance limitations on education, leisure and play in children and adolescents due to physical, cognitive and psychosocial dysfunction and environmental constraints. Provides the opportunity to develop skills in methods used to assess, maintain, restore and enhance education, leisure and play roles.
Unit content
- Overview of play and school occupations
- Revision of child/adolescent development
- Understanding school/education systems and associated regulatory policies, and guidelines
- Pre-school, school, school-to-work occupations and transitions
- Issues with participation in education and leisure/play
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Occupational Therapy frames of reference used in paediatrics, including
- Ecological frame of reference
- Sensory-integrative frame of reference
- Neurodevelopmental frame of reference
- Biopsychosocial frame of reference
- Adaptive/Compensatory frame of reference
- Cognitive and learning frames of reference
- Occupational Therapy assessments used in paediatrics, play and school
- Occupational Therapy interventions used in paediatrics, play and school
- Ergonomics, assistive technology and children
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: | GA1 | GA2 | GA3 | GA4 | GA5 | GA6 | GA7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | identify and analyse occupations of importance to individuals' occupational roles in their school, cultural, social and familial contexts with particular reference to school, play and self maintenance occupations | |||||||
| 2 | analyse the range of, and interaction between, factors that affect performance in play and school contexts | |||||||
| 3 | select and apply assessment and intervention strategies appropriate to identify needs and promote occupational performance in school and play contexts, and with consideration of the child, the family and other professionals | |||||||
| 4 | critically evaluate approaches to intervention using major paediatric frames of reference used in occupational therapy. | |||||||
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
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identify and analyse occupations of importance to individuals' occupational roles
in their school, cultural, social and familial contexts with particular reference to
school, play and self maintenance occupations
- GA1:
- GA4:
- GA6:
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analyse the range of, and interaction between, factors that affect performance in
play and school contexts
- GA1:
- GA4:
- GA6:
-
select and apply assessment and intervention strategies appropriate to identify
needs and promote occupational performance in school and play contexts, and
with consideration of the child, the family and other professionals
- GA1:
- GA4:
- GA6:
-
critically evaluate approaches to intervention using major paediatric frames of
reference used in occupational therapy.
- GA1:
- GA4:
- GA6:
Prescribed texts
- Case-Smith, J & Obrien, J, 2015, Occupational Therapy for Children and Adolescents, 7th edn, Elsevier Mosby, St Louis. ISBN: 978-0-323-16925-7.