Unit rationale, description and aim
Occupational therapists working with adults in physical rehabilitation enable occupational performance and participation. Building upon prior learning of physical conditions and the Canadian Practice Process Framework, students will use professional reasoning to develop evidence-based intervention plans. Students will extend their professional skills in verbal and written communication. Specific knowledge and skills related to musculoskeletal upper limb assessment, intervention and orthotics fabrication will be developed that can be applied to address a range of occupational performance issues.
The aim of this unit is to develop students’ knowledge and skills in occupational therapy physical rehabilitation to address occupational performance and participation
Learning outcomes
To successfully complete this unit you will be able to demonstrate you have achieved the learning outcomes (LO) detailed in the below table.
Each outcome is informed by a number of graduate capabilities (GC) to ensure your work in this, and every unit, is part of a larger goal of graduating from ACU with the attributes of insight, empathy, imagination and impact.
Explore the graduate capabilities.
Demonstrate effective and professional written, ve...
Learning Outcome 01
Evaluate, select and competently demonstrate skill...
Learning Outcome 02
Apply professional reasoning to assess, design, im...
Learning Outcome 03
Apply professional reasoning to select appropriate...
Learning Outcome 04
Apply relevant occupational therapy models and fra...
Learning Outcome 05
Content
Topics will include:
Advanced application of occupational therapy practice in physical rehabilitation including:
- Canadian Practice Process Framework (CPPF)
- Canadian Model of Occupational Performance and Engagement (CMOP-E)
- Assessment and enhancement of occupational performance and participation
- National Disability Insurance Scheme & National Injury Insurance Scheme
- My Aged Care
- Intervention and discharge planning
- Verbal, non-verbal and written communication skills
Advanced application of physical rehabilitation professional reasoning, assessment and interventions to address:
- Upper limb impairments including joint range of motion, muscle strength, sensation changes, oedema
- Musculoskeletal and traumatic injuries
- Persistent Pain
- Sleep disorders
- Cancer survivorship
- Pressure injury management
- Wheelchair provision
- Home environments and community access
Occupational Performance:
- Understanding the influence of biomechanical and kinesiological principles on occupational performance
- Orthotic design, fabrication and evaluation to enable occupational performance
- Impact of injury and disability on occupational performance
Assessment strategy and rationale
The assessment tasks for this unit are designed for students to demonstrate their achievement of each learning outcome. Unit assessment tasks are constructively aligned to the unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes and include a written intervention plan, written exam and a practical assessment of physical rehabilitation assessment and intervention techniques. These assessments are designed in accordance with university assessment requirements and focus on evaluating the development of students' knowledge and skills in physical rehabilitation assessment and intervention. This includes both the practical application of assessment and intervention and the students’ ability to apply professional reasoning to develop occupational therapy intervention plans for application in physical rehabilitation.
In order to pass this unit, students must demonstrate achievement of every unit learning outcome and obtain a minimum mark of 50%.
Overview of assessments
Assessment Task 1 : Practical examination of phy...
Assessment Task 1: Practical examination of physical rehabilitation assessment and intervention techniques This practical examination requires students to demonstrate competence in selected assessment and intervention techniques commonly utilised in physical rehabilitation in clinical practice. Students must use professional reasoning and relate learning to a relevant clinical scenario.
20%
Assessment Task 2 : Written Case Study Assignment...
Assessment Task 2: Written Case Study Assignment Students analyse and interpret information from a selected physical rehabilitation case scenario and apply professional reasoning to develop an evidence-based occupational therapy intervention plan.
40%
Assessment Task 3 : Written Two Hour Exam The exa...
Assessment Task 3: Written Two Hour Exam The exam requires students to utilise and apply their professional reasoning, knowledge and understanding of occupational therapy practice in physical rehabilitation.
40%
Learning and teaching strategy and rationale
Teaching and learning approaches for this unit will include lectures, workshops, case studies and self-directed learning.
Students will be expected to take responsibility for their learning and to participate actively within practical and group activities, demonstrating respect for the individual as an independent learner.
Lectures will deliver expert content on the application of occupational therapy practice within physical rehabilitation to inform learning in Workshops. Workshops enable students to gather and apply knowledge on adult physical rehabilitation assessment and intervention to case studies and clinical scenarios and further build on experiential learning, demonstration, practice and the development of skills in occupational therapy practice. A part of the unit will focus on upper limb musculoskeletal and traumatic injury management including orthotic design, fabrication and management.
These approaches to learning and teaching combine to develop students’ capacity to apply professional reasoning and develop well designed, practical and authentic occupational therapy intervention plans for application in physical rehabilitation
Australian Occupational Therapy Competency Standards (AOTCS) 2018
In connection to the learning outcomes, Australian occupational therapy competency standards (AOTCS) 2018 developed within this unit are: