Unit NHPOT2016 - Rural and Remote Primary and Public Health Care in Occupational Therapy

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This unit aims to develop professional knowledge, clinical reasoning and cultural safety practice required by occupational therapists to meet the needs of people from diverse backgrounds. This unit introduces students to the principles and practices of delivering occupational therapy services within primary health care and public health in rural and remote Australian contexts. Students will gain an understanding of the nature of rural society and how these societies have changed over time, including the inﬂuences of economy, environment, geography and cultural diversity. Demography and demographic change and its impact on rural society and life will be discussed and the health status and factors that inﬂuence the health of rural and remote Australians will be presented, including the health of indigenous Australian peoples. The impact of Australian history and policies upon indigenous peoples will be introduced. Students will be introduced to the concept of cultural safety which includes basic communication principles for eﬀective engagement with indigenous Australian clients. Concepts of inter-professional teamwork and the role of occupational therapy will be introduced. The content is applicable for health practice with rural and remote clients in urban or rural settings and contributes to occupational therapy ﬁeldwork placement preparation.

Unit content

The Occupational Therapy Board of Australia (OTBA) Code of Conduct (2014); Australian Occupational Therapy Competency Standards (2018) National Quality and Safeguarding Framework (NQSF, 2018), National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standards (2017-2019), National Aged Care Quality Standards (2019) and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Curriculum Framework (2020) have substantially informed the syllabus/content of this unit. Topics may include: 1. Rural and remote primary and public health care and the heath care team 2. Rural and remote health status 3. The nature of rural and remote practice and policy 4. Models of care, expanded practice, skills and interdisciplinary teams 5. Cross cultural safety 6. Working with people who have or are experiencing trauma 7. Community engagement 8. Self-care 9. Reflective practice and lifelong learning

Institute / school:

Institute of Health and Wellbeing

Discipline:

Occupational Therapy

Study level:

Undergraduate

Credit points:

EFTSL:

0.125

Field of education:

Offering:

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Graded (e.g. HD, D, C, etc)

Placement component:

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Institute / school:

Institute of Health and Wellbeing

Discipline:

Occupational Therapy

Study level:

Undergraduate

Credit points:

EFTSL:

0.125

Field of education:

Offering:

Grade scheme:

Graded (e.g. HD, D, C, etc)

Placement component:

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