Overview
In this unit you will be introduced to professional reasoning, evidence based and culturally responsive practice for occupational therapy in the paediatric context from birth to middle childhood (0-12years). You will learn to adminster occupational therapy evaluations, create measurable goals and faciliate interventions for children supported by evidence based frames of reference and occupational therapy practice models. You will explore key elements of realistic occupational therapy service delivery, using case studies of children with a range of impairments and occupational profiles. You will take part in interprofessional case discussions that simulate collaboration in a paediatric allied health team. Specific paediatric skills and knowledge will be enhanced through work integrated learning within the term, during which you will gain practical experience working with children.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Students must have successfully completed the following Essential Prerequisites: OCCT11002 OCCT11001 PSYC11010 ALLH11001 ALLH11004 or BMSC11008 ALLH11005 or BMSC11007 ALLH11006 ALLH12007 or ALLH11009
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 1 - 2027
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).
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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
- Academic Progression Policy and Procedure
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- 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 SUTE comments
Request for additional video resources for students to access via Moodle to assist in consolidating unit content after scheduled lectures.
It is recommended that unit content is reviewed and additional learning resources are provided to meet the learning needs of all students.
Feedback from SUTE comments
Requirements of assessment tasks were unclear and associated information was difficult to locate on Moodle.
It is recommended that current assessments are reviewed for clarity and ensure expectations are made clear across learning resources, Moodle and written instruction.