Overview

In this unit, students will choose, describe, apply and justify assessments and intervention for individuals or groups of people who are experiencing occupational performance challenges related to musculoskeletal or neurological problems. They will also develop service provision plans that are occupation based and focus on prevention, remediation or adaptation.

Requisites

Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
Term 3
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
03-August-2026
13-September-2026
Last self-enrolment date
03-August-2026
Census date
18-August-2026
Last withdraw without fail date
25-August-2026
Results released date
13-October-2026

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  • Select and apply an occupational therapy conceptual model to these clients
  • Select and apply professional practice models including Biomechanical, Neurodevelopmental and Rehabilitative/Compensatory to guide assessment and service provision for these clients
  • Analyse person, environment and occupation factors to develop hypotheses about contributing factors to occupational issues
  • Articulate professional reasoning and critique evidence to justify service provision plan
  • Demonstrate research and communication skills in PBL group learning environment
  • Appraise and apply research studies

Teaching methods

Hawthorn

Activity Type Activity Total Hours Number of Weeks Hours Per Week
On-campus Class 2 1 week 2
On-campus Class 3 1 week 3
On-campus Class 16 4 weeks 4
On-campus Lecture 1 1 week 1
On-campus Lecture 10 5 weeks 2
On-campus Class 2 1 week 2
On-campus Class 2 1 week 2
On-campus Workshop 24 6 weeks 4
Unspecified Activities Independent Learning 60 6 weeks 10
Specified Activities Various 30 6 weeks 5
Total Hours: 150 Total Hours (per week): 35

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULO's
AssignmentIndividual/Group 40% 1,2,3,4,6 
PresentationGroup 20% 1,2,3,4 
ReportIndividual 40% 1,2,3,4,5,6 

Content

  • Scenarios: Adults with occupational performance/participation problems, as the result of, impairments or disability arising from musculoskeletal or neurological conditions.
  • Assistive technology
  • Cognitive, sensory and motor assessment and intervention
  • Home assessment
  • Group approaches
  • Evidence – based practice
  • Graduate Attribute 1 (Communication 1 - Verbal Communication)
  • Graduate Attribute 2 (Communication 2 - Communicating using different media)
  • Graduate Attribute 3 (Teamwork 1 - Collaboration and negotiation)
  • Graduate Attribute 4 (Teamwork 2 - Teamwork roles and processes)
  • Graduate Attribute 5 (Digital Literacies 1 - Information literacy)
  • Graduate Attribute 6 (Digital Literacies 2 - Technical literacy)

Study resources

Reading materials

A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.