Occupational Therapy with Children and Youth unit (CXA747)

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

Specific information on 2027 unit availability will be available in August

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

2027 fee information will be available in August.

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%)|Evidence-Based Occupational Therapy 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.

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