Enabling Participation: Musculoskeletal and Neurological 1
Duration
- One Semester or equivalent
Contact hours
- 60 Hours + Blended
On-campus unit delivery combines face-to-face and digital learning.
Aims and objectives
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.
Unit Learning Outcomes (ULO)
On successful completion of this unit students will be able to:
2. Select and apply professional practice models including Biomechanical, Neurodevelopmental and Rehabilitative/Compensatory to guide assessment and service provision for these clients
3. Analyse person, environment and occupation factors to develop hypotheses about contributing factors to occupational issues
4. Articulate professional reasoning and critique evidence to justify service provision plan
5. Demonstrate research and communication skills in PBL group learning environment
6. Appraise and apply research studies
Courses with unit
MA-OCC Master of Occupational TherapyUnit information in detail
- Teaching methods, assessment and content.
Teaching methods
Hawthorn
Type | Hours per week | Number of Weeks | Total |
On-Campus Class | 4 | 4 | 16 |
On-Campus Workshop | 4 | 6 | 24 |
On-Campus Class | 1 | 6 | 6 |
On-campus Lecture | 2 | 5 | 10 |
On-campus Class | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Specified Activities Various | 9 | 6 | 54 |
Unspecified Activities Independent learning | 6 | 6 | 36 |
TOTAL | 150 hours |
Assessment
Types | Individual/Group Role | Weighting | Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) |
Assignment | Group | 40% | 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 |
Presentation | Group | 20% | 1, 2, 3, 4 |
Report | Individual | 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.
Reading materials
Students are advised to check the unit outline in the relevant teaching period for appropriate textbooks and further reading.