Overview
In this unit, you will be introduced to the evolving concept of occupational justice and explore situations where people are deprived of meaningful occupation. You will use an occupational justice lens to look from a local and global perspective at situations where people are experiencing challenges with occupational participation and engagement. The role of the occupational therapist as a facilitator of occupational justice will be examined, using both an occupational justice framework and also occupational therapy practice models. You will develop an understanding of how occupational justice sits with social justice concepts and considerations, including concepts such as social innovation.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Successful completion of the following units as essential pre-requisites:OCCT11002 OCCT12006
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Offerings For Term 2 - 2020
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes – in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Class Timetable
Assessment Overview
Assessment Grading
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%). Consult the University’s Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades.
All University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
You may wish to view these policies:
- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – International Students
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Student Feedback – Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Feedback from Have Your Say
Positive feedback was provided on the content of lectures and workshops, the style of delivery of content and the responsiveness of the unit coordinator.
It is recommended that the design of combined lecture and tutorial/workshop time will be maintained in 2020, as will the nature of the delivery of content and responsiveness of the unit coordinator.
Feedback from Have Your Say
The timing of two assessment submissions (in week 5 and in week 9) and the style of assessments with attention to local and global occupational justice issues were highlighted as positive features of this unit.
It is recommended that scheduling two of the three assessments prior to week 10 will continue into 2020 and the assessment design will remain similar.
- Articulate the concept of occupational justice at a local and global level.
- Identify and describe situations where people are deprived of meaningful occupation and explore the causes.
- Articulate the role of the occupational therapy in promoting occupational justice.
- Identify and describe occupational injustice occurring in a local community and the programs and measures being taken to address those injustice issues.
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 - Presentation - 20% | ||||
| 2 - Written Assessment - 35% | ||||
| 3 - Report - 45% | ||||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1 - Communication | ||||
| 2 - Problem Solving | ||||
| 3 - Critical Thinking | ||||
| 4 - Information Literacy | ||||
| 5 - Team Work | ||||
| 6 - Information Technology Competence | ||||
| 7 - Cross Cultural Competence | ||||
| 8 - Ethical practice | ||||
| 9 - Social Innovation | ||||
| 10 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | ||||
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| 1 - Presentation - 20% | ||||||||||
| 2 - Written Assessment - 35% | ||||||||||
| 3 - Report - 45% | ||||||||||
Textbooks
There are no required textbooks.
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
- Full licenced version of Microsoft Office 2013 or Office 2016 (including Word, Excel and Powerpoint) or Microsoft Office 2011 for Mac.
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: American Psychological Association 7th Edition (APA 7th edition)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
desley.simpson@cqu.edu.au
Module/Topic
Introduction to Occupational Justice part 1
Links to Social Innovation - becoming a changemaker
Chapter
Gupta, J. (2016). Mapping the evolving ideas of occcupational justice A critical analysis. OTJR Occupation, Participation, and Health, 36(4), 179-194. doi: 10.1177/1539449216672171.
Maltifano, A.P.S., de Souza, R.G., & Lopes, R.E. (2016). Occupational justice and its related concepts: An historical and thematic scoping review. OTJR: Occupation, Participation and Health, 36(4), 167-178.
Module/Topic
Introduction to Occupational Justice part 2
Chapter
Hocking, C. (2017). Occupational justice as social justice: The moral claim for inclusion. Journal of Occupational Science, 24(1), 29-42. doi: 10.1080/14427591.2017.1294016.
Occupational Therapy Australia (2016). OT Australia Position Statement: Occupational Deprivation. https://doi.org/10.1111/1440-1630.12347
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Applying models and frameworks for occcupational justice in everyday occupational therapy practice
Chapter
Pereira, R.B. (2017). Towards inclusive occupational therapy: Introducing the CORE approach for inclusive and occupation-focused practice. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 64(6), 429-435. doi: 10.1111/1440-1630.12394.
Whiteford, G., & Townsend, E. (2011). Participatory Occupational Justice Framework (POJF 2010): Enabling occupational participation and inclusion. In F. Kronenberg, N. Pollard, & D.Sakellariou (Eds.), Occupational therapies without borders - Volume 2: Towards an ecology of occupation-based practices (pp.65-84). London, UK: Elsevier.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Follow up on iChange module
Module/Topic
Exploring occupation beyond the individual - considering family and collective occupations
Chapter
Kantartzis, S., & Molineux, M. (2017). Collective occupation in public spaces and the construction of the social fabric. Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 84(3), 168-177. doi: 10.177/0008417417701936.
Lauckner, H., Leclair, L. & Yamamoto, C. (2019). Moving beyond the individual: Occupational therapists' multi-layered work with communities. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 82(2), 101-111. doi: 10.1177/03080222618797249
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Application of occupational justice concepts in practice:
- homelessness
- intellectual/physical disabilities
- refugees/asylum seekers
- dementia care settings
- residential mental health
Chapter
No readings
Students will present on their allocated papers for the scheduled assessment day
Events and Submissions/Topic
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Chapter
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Occupations to support social and occupational justice for individuals with disability
Chapter
Tomar, N., & Bailliard, A.L. (2019). Understanding the moral economics of occupational engagement. Journal of Occupational Science, doi: 10.1080/14427591.2019.1591297.
White, C., Lentin, P., & Farnworth, L. (2013). An investigation into
the role and meaning of occupation for people living with on-going
health conditions. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 60, 20-29. doi: 10.1111/1440-1630.12023
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Human-Centred Design Approach - an approach to socially innovate with complex problems
Chapter
Henderson, C. & Gronholm, P.C. (2018). Mental health related stigma as a 'wicked problem': The need to address stigma and consider the consequences. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15, 1158, doi: 10.3390/ijerph15061158.
Twinley, R. (2013). Viewpoint - The dark side of occupation. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 60, 301-301. doi:10.1111/1440-1630.12026
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Understanding occupational deprivation, marginalisation, alienation and imbalance - special topics part 1
Chapter
George, E., & Stanley, M. (2018). Exploring the occupational injustices of human trafficking. Journal of Occupational Science, doi: 10.1080/14427591.2018.1515104
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Understanding occupational deprivation, marginalisation, alienation and imbalance - special topics part 2
Chapter
Ekelman, B.A., et.al. (2017). A wellness program for men with spinal cord injury: Participation and meaning. OTJR: Occupation, Participation and Health, 37(1), 30-39. doi: 10.1177/1539449216672170
Sofo, F., & Wicks, A. (2017). An occupational perspective of poverty and poverty reduction. Journal of Occupational Science, 24(2), 244-249.https://doi.org/10.1080/14427591.2017.1314223
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Chapter
Bailliard, A. (2016). Justice, difference and the capability to function. Journal of Occupational Science, 23(1), 3-16. doi: 10.1080/14427591.2014.957886
Yang, C., Schorpp, K., Boen, C., Johnson, M., & Harris, K.M. (2020). Socioeconomic status and biological risks for health and illness across the life course. The Journals of Gerontology, 75(3), 613-624. doi: 10.1093/geronb/gby108.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Occupational Rights & Justice in Action
Chapter
Crawford, E., Aplin, T & Rodger, S. (2017). Human rights in occupational therapy education: A step towards a more occupationally just global society. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 64(2), 129-136. doi: 10.1111/1440-1630.12321.
Hammell, K. & Began, B. (2017). Occupational injustice: A critique. Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 84(1), 58-68. doi: 10.1177/0008417416638858.
Events and Submissions/Topic
Module/Topic
Occupational therapists as advocates, innovators and social changemakers
Chapter
Hammell, K.R.W., (2017). Critical reflections on occupational justice: Towards a rights-based approach to occupational opportunities. Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy,84(1), 47-57. doi: 10.1177/0008417416654501
Reitz, S. (2020). Occupational therapy in the promotion of health and well-being. The American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 74(3), doi:10.5014/ajot.2020.743003
Events and Submissions/Topic
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Chapter
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Events and Submissions/Topic
Your weekly lecture and/or tutorial content for this unit will be delivered face-to-face via Zoom during regularly scheduled class time. You are not required to attend campus for OCCT12002.
1 Presentation
This assessment requires you to undertake a group work task based on an analysis of a piece of occupational justice literature. This is a presentation activity. This assessment is designed to facilitate early engagement in the unit material.
You are required to present on one journal paper as allocated in week 1 by the unit coordinator. This reading list will be supplied to you in week 1 and your allocated paper is separate to the weekly reading list. Use of powerpoint or similar to prepare the key points is recommended for effective communication of your content to the audience. Individual marks will be allocated to students based on presentation skills and ability to respond to peer and examiner questions. These may occur throughout the presentation or at the conclusion of the presentation, dependant on the flow of the content. All sources must be acknowledged using APA referencing style.
Use the following as a guide to prepare your powerpoint presentation slides:
1. Study title & aim of the paper (1 slide)
2. Background – key literature that provides justification for the paper (2 slides max)
3.The occupational justice issues raised (2-4 slides)
4.Your appraisal – what are the implications for occupational therapy practice? What are the possible implications for future occupational therapy research? (up to 6 slides)
5. Identification of questions you have as a result of this article (up to 6 slides). How has this article enhanced your knowledge? What more do you need to know? What were you surprised by? How has this impacted your worldview? (Individual group members must each contribute to this as there will be a corresponding assessment criterion where each group member is allocated an individual mark).
You will not be able to effectively complete steps 3, 4 and 5 in the guide above without drawing on literature from the OCCT12002 reading list and other relevant references. In order for a thorough analysis and reflection to be presented, it is recommended that you draw upon approximately five pieces of literature, which must be included in your reference list.
The presentation is required to be for a length of 20 minutes. Penalties will be applied if the presentation is less than 19 minutes and if it exceeds 22 minutes. There must be time to allow for individual group members to respond to questions.
Week 5 Thursday (13 Aug 2020) 8:00 am AEST
You will be grouped on Moodle. Please submit your group presentation to Moodle by 0800 hours on the morning of the assessment.
Week 7 Thursday (3 Sept 2020)
- Identification and explanation of relevant occupational injustices (10)
- Ability to link the occupational injustices to occupational therapy practice and future research opportunities (10)
- Reflection on learning and knowledge gaps - individual mark (10)
- Presentation structure and referencing (5)
- Professionalism in presentation style (5)
- Identify and describe situations where people are deprived of meaningful occupation and explore the causes.
- Articulate the role of the occupational therapy in promoting occupational justice.
- Communication
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Team Work
- Information Technology Competence
2 Written Assessment
You are required to complete a 2000 word written essay on 'Occupational Justice at the Collective Level'. This task
is designed to give you understanding and perspective of occupational injustices affecting groups. It develops your consideration of moving beyond the individual and identifying collective occupations and working with groups/communities. It will assist you to develop skills in
reflection, analysis, professional reasoning and report-writing, particularly
in relation to occupational justice. Your research must include journal
articles and text book sources as provided in the unit materials and you must
demonstrate evidence of wider reading of the professional, peer-reviewed
literature. Please select 10-15 contemporary papers to make your work as up-to-date as possible and to obtain the best possible mark. Your essay must include the following:
- a description of the issues including a summary of any relevant and contemporary media coverage
- identification of any advocacy groups who work to present facts, raise awareness and move people to action on this issue
- presentation and explanation of occupational injustices featured in this collective issue
- explanation of how you would apply the POJF and/or the CORE approach to this issue to ensure inclusive and occupation-focused practice
- concluding with a proposal of the occupational therapy role or opportunities for occupational therapy contribution to promoting occupational justice
You have two global/collective topics from which to choose. They are:
1. occupational injustices experienced by religious minority groups in any nominated country
2. occupational injustices experienced by indigenous populations (health, incarceration rates, housing, education) - please choose one colletive group e.g. the Maori people of New Zealand, First Australians, African Americans etc.
Please note the following additional details:
- as a guideline, the length of the main body of your essay should be approximately 2000 words excluding references. Submissions that are substantially longer (e.g. 2500 words) or shorter than this (1500 words) are unlikely to score as highly as those that make the best use of the 2000 word length. Marks will not be deducted based on word count.
- you are required to use APA 6th edition guidelines for style and formatting. This includes your font size, spacing, indents and any use of headings and tables. Please refer to your CQUniversity APA 6th edition style guide.
- please save and upload your file in a Word format (.doc or .docx) rather than PDF
1.
Week 9 Thursday (17 Sept 2020) 11:45 pm AEST
Week 11 Thursday (1 Oct 2020)
Quality of description and quality of analysis of the global/collective issue (10)
Ability to draw upon the literature to highlight how these issues relate to occupational justice concepts (10)
Application of frameworks/approaches to analyse the issue and present a framework for solutions (15)
Identification of appropriate occupational therapy interventions/advocacy/education to promote occupational justice in this specific context (5)
Written communication skills (5)
- Articulate the concept of occupational justice at a local and global level.
- Identify and describe situations where people are deprived of meaningful occupation and explore the causes.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Cross Cultural Competence
- Ethical practice
3 Report
Your report has two components, the first of which is a professional executive summary to your peers in week 12, followed by a written report of 1500 words due the week after lectures have finished. In the Central Queensland and Wide Bay communities, there are a range of community service organisations that are addressing unmet need in the community, raising awareness and funds to manage disadvantage and providing services to members of the community who may be alienated, deprived of opportunity and meaning and/or marginalised. Your task is to research the mission and vision of one of these organisations (lists supplied in week 1 of term), the clientele it serves and the nature of the programs and services it provides. During the mandated social distancing under Covid-19 guidelines, it is advised that your research be conducted online, via email or mail and/or via telephone discussions with the chosen agency. You must aim to understand the organisation's structure, vision, mission statements, target population and staffing. The organisation may be one that you already volunteer with and it may or may not be on the list supplied to you in week 1 - please check with your unit coordinator about suitability in the context of OCCT12002. All students will complete the following for their report:
Part A of the report: develop your own original brochure or leaflet capturing the essence of the service/organisation which includes the mission, values, description of the clientele and other relevant information. This will be ready and available in week 12 of term. You will submit your electronic copy to the unit coordinator of OCCT12002 by midday the day prior to scheduled classes. You will present the electronic copy only in a brief presentation to your classmates in the scheduled classtime in week 12 of term. Please provide a professional executive summary of your chosen service organisation to your peers (do not exceed 5 minutes).
Part B of the report: The written report of 1500 words must cover the following -
- identify and describe the situations where people accessing the local services are experiencing occupational injustice and why that may be the case
- consider why they require the services of this organisation and how is it supporting them - would they otherwise experience occupational marginalisation, alienation, deprivation etc.?
- explain how the services being provided promote occupational engagement and participation
- analyse this organisation's contribute to social innovation, change-making and advocacy
- identify and describe ways in which your skills and knowledge as an occupational therapist might contribute to the work and services that this organisation does. How could you be a changemaker in this context
Please note the following additional details:
- as a guideline, the length of the main body of your report should be 1500 words excluding references. Report that are substantially longer (e.g. 2000 words) or shorter than this (1000 words) are unlikely to score as highly as those that make the best use of the 1500 word length. Marks will not be deducted based on word count.
- you may use headings to structure your report
- you are required to use APA 6th edition guidelines for style and formatting. This includes your font size, spacing, indents and any use of headings and tables. Please refer to your CQUniversity APA 6th edition style guide.
- please save and upload your file in a Word format (.doc or .docx) rather than PDF
Week 12 Thursday (8 Oct 2020) 9:00 am AEST
Results for this final assessment will be returned upon certification of grades
Description and analysis of the occupational injustices targeted by the service organisation (10)
Analysis of the service organisation's contribution to advocacy, social innovation and change-making (15)
Translation of the role of OT into this context to promote occupational justice (10)
Written communication skills (5)
Reflection and knowledge translation via oral report (5)
- Articulate the concept of occupational justice at a local and global level.
- Identify and describe situations where people are deprived of meaningful occupation and explore the causes.
- Articulate the role of the occupational therapy in promoting occupational justice.
- Identify and describe occupational injustice occurring in a local community and the programs and measures being taken to address those injustice issues.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Information Technology Competence
- Cross Cultural Competence
- Ethical practice
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