Enabling Participation: Musculoskeletal and Neurological 2
Duration
- 7 week block
Contact hours
- 70 hours
On-campus unit delivery combines face-to-face and digital learning.
Prerequisites
Aims and objectives
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
1. Select and apply an occupational therapy conceptual model
2. Select, analyse and apply professional practice models including Biomechanical, Neurodevelopmental and Rehabilitative/Compensatory to guide assessment and service provision.
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. Appraise and apply research studies.
6. Demonstrate research and communication skills.
Courses with unit
Masters of Occupational TherapyUnit information in detail
- Teaching methods, assessment, general skills outcomes and content.
Teaching methods
This unit involves up to 150 hours of work including:
Type (On-campus) | Hours per week | Number of Weeks | Total |
Face to Face Contact Tutorial Workshop Seminar |
4 4 2 |
6 6 6 |
24 24 12 |
Online Contact | N/A |
|
|
Specified Learning Activities Preparation of e portfolio Readings Research Group work Asynchronous online learning activities |
10
7 |
1
6 |
10
42 |
Unspecified Learning Activities Independent study, assignment preparation, revision | Recommended | 7 | 38 |
TOTAL |
|
| 150 hours/12.5cp |
Assessment
Task | Ind or group | Weighting | ULO |
Assignment: | Group | 30% | 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 |
Report and presentation | Individual | 50% | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
E Portfolio | Individual | 20% | 2, 4, 5, 6 |
General skills outcomes
• Analysis Skills
• Problem Solving Skills
• Communication Skills
• Ability to tackle unfamiliar problems
• Ability to work independently
• Teamwork Skills
Content
• Constraint induced movement therapy (CIMT)
• Functional electrical stimulation (FES)
• Oedema, pain, scar management
• Splinting
• Return to work
• Worksite assessment
• Group approaches
Study resources
- Reading materials.