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<p>This unit will provide students with a thorough understanding of the psycho-emotional factors of human performance and how they influence engagement in occupation. The role of the occupational therapist in empowering engagement in occupation through psycho-emotional factors through assessment, measurement and enabling strategies will be the focus of this unit. This unit draws upon first year occupational therapy, life span development and cognitive-neurological determinants of occupation. The purpose of this unit is for students to develop professional skills and competencies in assessment, measurement intervention planning and implementation of enabling strategies to address personal psycho-emotional factors on engagement in occupation.</p>
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<p>The following documentation has substantially informed the syllabus/content of this unit: The AHPRA & National Boards Code of Conduct (2022); Australian Occupational Therapy Competency Standards (2018); National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards Second Edition (2021); National Standards for Mental Health 2020 as based on Mental Health Act 2014; Aged Care Quality Standards (2021); National Digital Health Framework (2021); and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Curriculum Framework (2020).<br><br>
Topics may include:<br>
1. Psycho-emotional determinants of occupation<br>
2. Occupational therapy and well-being<br>
3. OT roles in mental heath<br>
4. Therapeutic activity in mental health practice<br>
5. Group intervention<br>
6. Stress management<br>
7. CBT and motivational interviewing<br>
8. Crisis<br>
9. Grief and loss<br>
10. Population and global trends in mental health<br>
11. Approaches in child and adolescent mental health<br>
12. OT in community mental heath<br>
13. OT in acute mental health services</p>
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<p>Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment.</p>
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Unit description
<p>This unit will provide students with a thorough understanding of the psycho-emotional factors of human performance and how they influence engagement in occupation. The role of the occupational therapist in empowering engagement in occupation through psycho-emotional factors through assessment, measurement and enabling strategies will be the focus of this unit. This unit draws upon first year occupational therapy, life span development and cognitive-neurological determinants of occupation. The purpose of this unit is for students to develop professional skills and competencies in assessment, measurement intervention planning and implementation of enabling strategies to address personal psycho-emotional factors on engagement in occupation.</p>
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<p>The following documentation has substantially informed the syllabus/content of this unit: The AHPRA & National Boards Code of Conduct (2022); Australian Occupational Therapy Competency Standards (2018); National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards Second Edition (2021); National Standards for Mental Health 2020 as based on Mental Health Act 2014; Aged Care Quality Standards (2021); National Digital Health Framework (2021); and the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Curriculum Framework (2020).<br><br> Topics may include:<br> 1. Psycho-emotional determinants of occupation<br> 2. Occupational therapy and well-being<br> 3. OT roles in mental heath<br> 4. Therapeutic activity in mental health practice<br> 5. Group intervention<br> 6. Stress management<br> 7. CBT and motivational interviewing<br> 8. Crisis<br> 9. Grief and loss<br> 10. Population and global trends in mental health<br> 11. Approaches in child and adolescent mental health<br> 12. OT in community mental heath<br> 13. OT in acute mental health services</p>
Key information
Institute / school:
Institute of Health and Wellbeing
Discipline:
Occupational Therapy
Study level:
Undergraduate
Credit points:
15
EFTSL:
0.125
Field of education:
<a href="http://www.federation.edu.au/locate/unit/nhpot2013">061703 - Occupational Therapy</a>
Offering:
<p><strong>Semester 2</strong><p>Gippsland - Churchill (On Campus)</p></p>
Grade scheme:
Graded (e.g. HD, D, C, etc)
Placement component:
Yes
Placement hours:
6
Requisites
Prerequisite
<p>must have completed "<a href="/ords/r/dev/fed_occ/course?p6_code=NHPOT2015" target="_blank">NHPOT2015</a>"</p>
Corequisite
None
Exclusion
None
Learning outcomes
Learning outcomes
<p>On successful completion of this unit, students are expected to gain the following [K]nowledge, [S]kills and [A]pplication of knowledge & skills</p>
Learning Outcomes
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Outcome
K1
<p>Identify and explain factors that interrupt or disrupt psycho-emotional development and functioning</p>
K2
<p>Describe appropriate assessment strategies to evaluate psycho-emotional dysfunction.</p>
K3
<p>Identify appropriate enabling strategies to address issues of psycho-emotional dysfunction through the use of evidence based practice</p>
S1
<p>Develop competence in measurement and assessment of psycho-emotional factors impacting on engagement in occupation</p>
S2
<p>Develop competence in designing enabling strategies to address psycho-emotional dysfunction impacting on engagement in occupation.</p>
S3
<p>Demonstrate competence in professional documentation relating to psycho-emotional determinants of occupation</p>
A1
<p>Apply knowledge of life-span development in the analysis of psycho-emotional factors impacting on engagement in occupation.</p>
Assessment
Learning Tasks and Assessment
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Learning task
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Learning outcomes assessed
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<p>Individual written reflection on a mental health condition.</p>
<p>Individual written reflection</p>
<p>30-40%</p>
K1, K2, K3, S1
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<p>Group case-based oral presentation on person with a mental health condition and practice-based assessments</p>
<p>Group oral presentation</p>
<p>20-30%</p>
K1, K2, K3, S1, S2, A1
3
<p>Individual written report based on client interview</p>
<p>Individual written assignment</p>
<p>30-40%</p>
K1, K2, K3, S1, S2, S3, A1
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<p>Attendance and participation in at least 80% of Workshops</p>
<p>Attendance and participation</p>
<p>S/U</p>
K1, K2, K3, S1, S2, S3, A1
Supplementary assessment available:
Yes
Supplimentary assessment information:
<p>Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment.</p>
Key information
Institute / school:
Institute of Health and Wellbeing
Discipline:
Occupational Therapy
Study level:
Undergraduate
Credit points:
15
EFTSL:
0.125
Field of education:
<a href="http://www.federation.edu.au/locate/unit/nhpot2013">061703 - Occupational Therapy</a>
Offering:
<p><strong>Semester 2</strong><p>Gippsland - Churchill (On Campus)</p></p>
Grade scheme:
Graded (e.g. HD, D, C, etc)
Placement component:
Yes
Placement hours:
6
Disclaimer
<em>Information in the Federation Handbook is correct at the time of publication. The University reserves the right to alter any course, unit, procedure or fee.</em>
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