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.

Content

Topics will include:

Consumer engagement

• Enabling autonomy, choice and control for participation
• Capabilities Approach
• Disability and occupational rights
• Consumer decision making and dignity of risk
• Ethical, legal and social considerations

Design and development and prescription of assistive technology

• Materials science and product development
• Universal design
• Technical drawing
• Home modifications
• Australian and international standards and legislation
• Assistive technology solutions mainstream and customised

The assistive technology process

• Communication
• Anthropometry
• Practice models for provision of assistive technology/home modifications
• Funding schemes
• Feature matching
• Trials
• Implementation
• Training
• Evaluation

Learning and teaching strategy and rationale

OTHY415 is taught as an intensive 6-week block. Guided by multimodal learning, students will participate in face to face workshops supported by online learning materials.

The Team Based Learning TBL pedagogy described by Sweet and Michaelson (2012) will be used. Students will be organised into teams and asked to work collaboratively on case study projects. Each team will be expected to create solutions for problems and present them to their peers for feedback. Students will be expected to engage with lectures prior to tutorials, complete formative quizzes each week, take responsibility for their learning and to participate actively within group activities. Learning activities have been designed to develop practical skills in assessment, enabling choice, feature matching, trialling and evaluating assistive technology/home modification solutions. . 

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:

• AOTCS Standard 1

  Relating to

  Professionalism

  An occupational therapist practises in an ethical, safe, lawful and accountable manner, supporting client health and wellbeing through occupation and consideration of the person and their environment.

  An occupational therapist:

  Relevant Learning OutcomeLO2, LO3, LO4

• AOTCS Standard 1.1

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  Complies with the Occupational Therapy Board of Australia’s standards, guidelines and Code of conduct

  Relevant Learning OutcomeLO2, LO3, LO4

• AOTCS Standard 1.2

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  Adheres to legislation relevant to practice

  Relevant Learning OutcomeLO2, LO3, LO4

• AOTCS Standard 1.4

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  Recognises and manages conflicts of interest in all client and professional relationships

  Relevant Learning OutcomeLO2, LO3, LO4

• AOTCS Standard 1.5

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  Practises in a culturally responsive and culturally safe manner, with particular respect to culturally diverse client groups

  Relevant Learning OutcomeLO2, LO3, LO4

• AOTCS Standard 1.7

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  Collaborates and consults ethically and responsibly for effective client-centred and interprofessional practice

  Relevant Learning OutcomeLO2, LO3, LO4

• AOTCS Standard 1.9

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  Identifies and manages the influence of her/his values and culture on practice

  Relevant Learning OutcomeLO2, LO3, LO4

• AOTCS Standard 1.10

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  Practises within limits of her/his own level of competence and expertise

  Relevant Learning OutcomeLO2, LO3, LO4

• AOTCS Standard 1.14

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  Recognises and manages her/his own physical and mental health for safe, professional practice

  Relevant Learning OutcomeLO2, LO3, LO4

• AOTCS Standard 1.15

  Relating to

  Addresses issues of occupational justice in practice

  Relevant Learning OutcomeLO2, LO3, LO4

• AOTCS Standard 1.16

  Relating to

  Contributes to education and professional practice development of peers and students, and

  Relevant Learning OutcomeLO2, LO3, LO4

• AOTCS Standard 2

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  Knowledge and learning

  An occupational therapist’s knowledge, skills and behaviours in practice are informed by relevant and contemporary theory, practice knowledge and evidence, and are maintained and developed by ongoing professional development and learning.

  An occupational therapist:

  Relevant Learning OutcomeLO1, LO3

• AOTCS Standard 2.1

  Relating to

  Applies current and evidence-informed knowledge of occupational therapy and other appropriate and relevant theory in practice 

  Relevant Learning OutcomeLO1, LO3

• AOTCS Standard 2.2

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  Applies theory and frameworks of occupation to professional practice and decision-making

  Relevant Learning OutcomeLO1, LO3

• AOTCS Standard 2.3

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  Identifies and applies best available evidence in professional practice and decision-making

  Relevant Learning OutcomeLO1, LO3

• AOTCS Standard 2.8

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  Reflects on practice to inform current and future reasoning and decision-making and the integration of theory and evidence into practice

  Relevant Learning OutcomeLO1, LO3

• AOTCS Standard 2.9

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  Maintains knowledge of relevant resources and technologies, and

  Relevant Learning OutcomeLO1, LO3

• AOTCS Standard 2.10

  Relating to

  Maintains digital literacy for practice.

  Relevant Learning OutcomeLO1, LO3

• AOTCS Standard 3

  Relating to

  Occupational therapy process and practice

  An occupational therapist’s practice acknowledges the relationship between health, wellbeing and human occupation, and their practice is client-centred for individuals, groups, communities and populations.

  An occupational therapist:

  Relevant Learning OutcomeLO3, LO4

• AOTCS Standard 3.1

  Relating to

  Addresses occupational performance and participation of clients, identifying the enablers and barriers to engagement

  Relevant Learning OutcomeLO3, LO4

• AOTCS Standard 3.2

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  Performs appropriate information gathering and assessment when identifying a client’s status and functioning, strengths, occupational performance and goals

  Relevant Learning OutcomeLO3, LO4

• AOTCS Standard 3.3

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  Collaborates with the client and relevant others to determine the priorities and occupational therapy goals

  Relevant Learning OutcomeLO3, LO4

• AOTCS Standard 3.4

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  Develops a plan with the client and relevant others to meet identified occupational therapy goals

  Relevant Learning OutcomeLO3, LO4

• AOTCS Standard 3.5

  Relating to

  Selects and implements culturally responsive and safe practice strategies to suit the occupational therapy goals and environment of the client 

  Relevant Learning OutcomeLO3, LO4

• AOTCS Standard 3.6

  Relating to

  Seeks to understand and incorporate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ experiences of health, wellbeing and occupations encompassing cultural connections

  Relevant Learning OutcomeLO3, LO4

• AOTCS Standard 3.7

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  Reflects on practice to inform and communicate professional reasoning and decision-making

  Relevant Learning OutcomeLO3, LO4

• AOTCS Standard 3.8

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  Identifies and uses practice guidelines and protocols suitable to the practice setting or work environment

  Relevant Learning OutcomeLO3, LO4

• AOTCS Standard 3.11

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  Evaluates client and service outcomes to inform future practice

  Relevant Learning OutcomeLO3, LO4

• AOTCS Standard 3.12

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  Uses effective collaborative, multidisciplinary and interprofessional approaches for decision-making and planning

  Relevant Learning OutcomeLO3, LO4

• AOTCS Standard 3.13

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  Uses appropriate assistive technology, devices and/or environmental modifications to achieve client occupational performance outcomes, and

  Relevant Learning OutcomeLO3, LO4

• AOTCS Standard 4

  Relating to

  Communication

  Occupational therapists practise with open, responsive and appropriate communication to maximise the occupational performance and engagement of clients and relevant others.

  An occupational therapist:

  Relevant Learning OutcomeLO2, LO3, LO4

• AOTCS Standard 4.1

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  Communicates openly, respectfully and effectively

  Relevant Learning OutcomeLO2, LO3, LO4

• AOTCS Standard 4.2

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  Adapts written, verbal and non-verbal communication appropriate to the client and practice context

  Relevant Learning OutcomeLO2, LO3, LO4

• AOTCS Standard 4.4

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  Uses culturally responsive, safe and relevant communication tools and strategies 

  Relevant Learning OutcomeLO2, LO3, LO4

• AOTCS Standard 4.9

  Relating to

  Uses effective communication skills to initiate and end relationships with clients and relevant others

  Relevant Learning OutcomeLO2, LO3, LO4

• AOTCS Standard 4.10

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  Seeks and responds to feedback, modifying communication and/or practice accordingly, and

  Relevant Learning OutcomeLO2, LO3, LO4

• AOTCS Standard 4.11

  Relating to

  Identifies and articulates the rationale for practice to clients and relevant others.

  Relevant Learning OutcomeLO2, LO3, LO4