Overview

This unit enables students to choose, describe, apply and justify assessments and interventions for individuals living in the community who are experiencing occupational performance challenges as a result of mental health problems. Students will develop service provision plans that are occupation based and focus on recovery and/or adaptation.

Requisites

Prerequisites
OCC60005 An Occupational Perspective of Health
OCC60020 Enabling Participation: Musculoskeletal and Neurological 1
OCC60015 Professional Practice 1

Rules

OCC60005 An Occupational Perspective of Health AND

OCC60020 Enabling Participation: Musculoskeletal and Neurological 1 AND

OCC60015 Professional Practice 1

Equivalent units
OCC60010 Enabling Participation: Mental health 1
Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date

Learning outcomes

Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:

  • Select and apply an occupational therapy conceptual practice model to scenarios of people experiencing mental illnesses
  • Select and apply professional practice models including recovery and strengths models, which will guide assessment and service provision
  • Analyse person, environment and occupation factors to develop hypotheses about factors contributing to occupational issues in the context of mental illness
  • Articulate professional reasoning and critique of evidence to justify a service provision plan for individuals experiencing mental illnesses
  • Produce creative reports to communicate information to others using relevant literature
  • Appraise and apply research evidence to inform occupational therapy mental health practice.

Teaching methods

All applicable locations

Activity Type Activity Total Hours Number of Weeks Hours Per Week Venue Type and Activity Detail
On-campus Class 2 1 week 2 General Purpose Classroom with capacity of 24; and movable chairs and tables for round-table and small group discussions.
On-campus Class 20 5 weeks 4 General Purpose Classroom with capacity of 24; and movable chairs and tables for round-table and small group discussions.
Online Lecture 2 2 weeks 1 Pre-recorded (Asynchronous) seminar
On-campus Lecture 2 1 week 2 Introduction lecture in week 1
On-campus Lecture 10 5 weeks 2 Face-to-face lectures in weeks 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5; lecture room with a capacity for 60 students and 2 staff members.
On-campus Workshop 16 4 weeks 4 General Purpose Classroom with capacity of 30; and movable chairs and tables for round-table, small group discussions and activity stations.
Workshop in week 1-6. SR201/SR202
On-campus Workshop 8 2 weeks 4 Workshop in week 3 and 6 will require 2xrooms for parallel activities.

1x large room with the capacity to be divided up into two separate spaces. For example, SR201/202, AGSE107/108, or SPW 109/115.
Specified Activities Various 80 7 weeks 11.43 Preparation of weekly ePortfolio, Readings, Research, Group Work, Asynchronous online learning activities
Specified Activities Various 10 1 week 10 Preparation of assignment (presentation and report).
Total Hours: 150 Total Hours (per week): 40.43  

Assessment

Type Task Weighting ULOs
Presentation and Report Individual 40% 1,2,3,4
Presentation and Report Individual/Group 30% 1,2,3,4,5
Report Individual 30% 4,5,6

Content

  • Problem Based Learning (PBL) scenarios: Adults and older adults with occupational performance / participation problems as a result of mental health issues including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, mood and anxiety disorders
  • Mental status examination, risk assessment
  • Self-management interventions 
  • Recovery-oriented practice and lived-experience of mental illness
  • Appraising qualitative evidence
  • 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.