Occupational Therapy with Children and Youth unit (CXA747)

Launceston

Introduction

This unit focuses on the occupational therapy role when working with children and youth through a family centred framework.  You will develop the skills used to research, analyse, and understand health conditions, disability, and occupational needs of children, to build your capacity to respond to families who present with complex needs. Through life span and social determinants of health approaches you will also understand the critical periods of development and the occupational therapy role in supporting outcomes through early intervention and other strategies.  You will have the opportunity to explore Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways   of knowing in context of developing cultural safety.  You will learn how occupational therapists facilitate and support the occupations of children and youth (schoolwork, play/leisure, socialisation, self-care, rest/sleep) in the home and community, educational settings such as schools and universities, hospital and health settings, and in private practice.

Summary

Unit name	Occupational Therapy with Children and Youth
Unit code	CXA747
Credit points	12.5
College/School	Health School of Health Sciences
Discipline	Health Sciences
Coordinator	Ms Aisling Ryan
Delivered By	University of Tasmania
Level	Postgraduate

Availability

Location	Study period	Attendance options		Available to
Launceston	Semester 2

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Key Dates

Study Period	Start date	Census date	WW date	End date
Semester 2	5/7/2026	27/7/2026	30/8/2026	24/10/2026

* The Final WW Date is the final date from which you can withdraw from the unit without academic penalty, however you will still incur a financial liability (refer to How do I withdraw from a unit? for more information).

Unit census dates currently displaying for 2026 are indicative and subject to change. Finalised census dates for 2026 will be available from the 1st October 2025. Note census date cutoff is 11.59pm AEST (AEDT during October to March).

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Learning Outcomes

• Analyse implications for occupational performance and engagement using knowledge of conditions and environmental contexts related to children and youth including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of knowing.
• Perform functional, culturally safe and criterion referenced assessments to identify and validate occupational performance and engagement issues and risks.
• Design and document occupational therapy plans to facilitate improved occupational performance relevant to children and youth, using clinical reasoning, family centred and team-based approaches.
• Critique the role of occupational therapy in the interprofessional approaches that support children to thrive in the first 1000 days of life and the early lifespan.
• Utilise evidence-based practice skills and research literacies to critique contemporary occupational intervention approaches for children, youth, and families.

Fee Information

Field of Education	Commencing Student Contribution 1,3	Grandfathered Student Contribution 1,3	Approved Pathway Course Student Contribution 2,3	Domestic Full Fee 4
061703	$1,192.00	$1,192.00	not applicable	$2,919.00

• Available as a Commonwealth Supported Place
• HECS-HELP is available on this unit, depending on your eligibility³
• FEE-HELP is available on this unit, depending on your eligibility⁴

¹ Please refer to more information on student contribution amounts.
² Please refer to more information on eligibility and Approved Pathway courses.
³ Please refer to more information on eligibility for HECS-HELP.
⁴ Please refer to more information on eligibility for FEE-HELP.

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Requisites

Co-requisites

CXA716 Foundations of Occupational Therapy and Occupational Science

Teaching

Teaching Pattern	Individual Study (3hrs x 14 times), Independant Learning (5hrs x 11 times), Workshop (6hrs x 2 times), Weekly tutorial or online class (2hrs x 11 times)
Assessment	Skill Demonstration (30%)|Structured Case Study (30%)|Occupational Therapy Intervention Plan for Children and Youth (40%)
Timetable	View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable

Textbooks

Required

Required readings will be listed in the unit outline prior to the start of classes.

Recommended

AOTA (2020). Occupational Therapy Practice Framework: Domain and Process—Fourth Edition. The American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 74(Supplement_2), 7412410010p1-741241001087. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2020.74s2001 Atchison, B., & Dirette, D. P. (2023). Conditions in Occupational Therapy: Effect on Occupational Performance (6th ed.). Wolters Kluwer. Brown, T., Isbel, S., Gustafsson, L. A., Gutman, S., Powers-Dirette, D., Collins, B., & Barlott, T. (2024). Human occupation: Contemporary Concepts and Lifespan Perspectives (1st ed.) Routledge. https://www.routledge.com/Human-Occupation-Contemporary-Concepts-and-Lifespan-Perspectives/Brown-Isbel-Gustafsson-Gutman-PowersDirette-Collins-Barlott/p/book/9781032214566 Clifford O'Brien, J.  & Kuhaneck, H., (Eds.) (2020). Case-Smith's Occupational Therapy for Children and Adolescents (8th ed.). St.Louis, MI: Elsevier Mosby. Poulsen, A. A., Ziviani, J. M., & Cuskelly, M. (2015). Goal setting and motivation in therapy: Engaging children and parents. Jessica Kingsley Publishers. Rodger, Sylvia & Kennedy-Behr, A. (2017). Occupation-centred Practice with Children: A Practical Guide for Occupational Therapists (2nd ed.). UK:Wiley Blackwell  Sharma, A., Cockerill, H., & Sanctuary, L. (2022). Mary Sheridan’s From Birth to Five Years: Children’s Developmental Progress (5th ed.). Routledge.

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