Unit rationale, description and aim
Occupational therapists are essential members of recovery-oriented mental health services. Occupational therapists, with their core values and focus on meaningful occupations, are integral in supporting and fostering the recovery process of consumers living with mental health conditions. Learning in this unit will advance on OTHY205 and OTHY211, to support students to be able to act on increasing social inclusion and address complex mental health conditions and social determinants of health, mental health and wellbeing. The aim of this unit is to support students to promote a culture and language of hope and optimism, putting consumers first and ensuring that consumer's personally defined recovery, life situation and complex health needs are incorporated into occupational therapy.
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.
Analyse the aetiology, clinical features and traje...
Learning Outcome 01
Analyse the impact on service delivery of complex ...
Learning Outcome 02
Apply a strengths-based approach to plan and criti...
Learning Outcome 03
Demonstrate collaborative partnership with consume...
Learning Outcome 04
HCF 7.3: Formulate strategies for incorporating st...
Learning Outcome 05
Content
Complex mental health conditions & contextual and social determinants of health
- Addictions and conditions of dependence
- Eating disorders
- Post traumatic trauma
- Personality disorders
- Psychosis
Contextual and social determinants of health
- Forensic and correctional service involvement
- Indigenous mental health
- Homelessness
- Education and employment
- Ageing
- Chronic physical health
Practice Approaches
- Transtheoretical stages of change
- Motivational interviewing
- Psychological formulation
- Occupational formulation
- Augmentative psychological therapies
- Consumer and carer-centred practice
- Trauma informed care
- Mental health service delivery models
- Evidence-based practice
Assessment strategy and rationale
The assessment tasks for this unit are linked in a developmental progressive sequence. Assessment 1 focuses on the acquisition of new mental health knowledge and critical thinking through completion of a literature review of evidence-based literature examining occupational therapy interventions for a singular complex mental health conditions. Assessment 2 focuses on the assimilation of evidence, from Assessment 1, into a Recovery Plan that involves administering and implementing evidence based assessment and intervention practices for an individual with a complex mental health condition. Assessment 2 is a graded hurdle as it is the only assessment task in this unit that provides students an opportunity to demonstrate achievement of Learning Outcomes 3 and 4. Assessment 3 requires students to apply conceptual models and theories to a range of mental health conditions under examination conditions. Assessment 3 is a graded hurdle as it is the only assessment task in this unit that provides students an opportunity to demonstrate achievement of Learning Outcome 5.
In order to pass the unit students must:
· obtain a cumulative mark that is equal to or greater than 50% of the possible unit marks available; AND
· achieve a mark of 50% or greater in both Assessment 2 and Assessment 3 (these assessments are graded hurdles which must be passed to pass the unit)
Re-attempt provisions for Graded Hurdle assessments
A student is only permitted to undertake a re-attempt of a graded hurdle when they have achieved a cumulative mark of 50% or more in the unit AND when they have passed at least one of the graded hurdles. That is, if a student fails both graded hurdles within the unit on their first attempt then they will have failed the unit.
If a student passes the graded hurdle on the second attempt, they will pass the unit and their original mark will be the final unit mark. If a student fails the graded hurdle on the second attempt, they will fail the unit. This assessment strategy will enable students to demonstrate their achievement of every unit learning outcome.
Overview of assessments
Assessment Task 1: Written assignment –students c...
Assessment Task 1: Written assignment –students complete a literature review examining the evidence-base for occupational therapy interventions for complex mental health conditions.
40%
Assessment Task 2: Oral Presentation - students a...
Assessment Task 2: Oral Presentation - students apply the Kielhofner OT Process Model to formulate a recovery plan
Graded Hurdle
30%
Assessment Task 3: Examination - students demonst...
Assessment Task 3: Examination - students demonstrate their understanding and application of core learning undertaken within the unit including materials from lectures and tutorials.
Graded Hurdle
30%
Learning and teaching strategy and rationale
Teaching and learning strategies for this unit will include lectures, tutorials, vignettes and self-directed learning. Students will be expected to take responsibility for their learning and to participate actively within group activities, demonstrating respect for the individual as an independent learner. These learning strategies have been selected for this unit as they enable students to refine their skills in using existing professional knowledge, identify their own further learning needs, and efficiently undertake new learning using self-directed means. This unit also values the ongoing involvement of consumers in the design and delivery of the mental health curriculum. This is consistent with a growing evidence base for the positive impact of consumer involvement in student learning and adheres to accreditation standards for occupational therapy courses.
Australian Occupational Therapy Competency Standards (AOTCS) 2018
Australian occupational therapy competency standards (AOTCS) 2018 developed within this unit are: