OCC3052 · Enabling occupation 2: Performance challenges in population health

Overview

In this unit, you will begin to shift your view beyond the occupational challenges facing individuals, to consider the ways in which the occupations and health and wellbeing of populations may be impacted by social, political and organisational factors. You will apply a population-level conceptualisation whilst identifying the occupational impact to case-based scenarios in which advanced clinical reasoning and intervention skills are required to best respond to the needs and wishes of populations experiencing complex health and social problems. The cases chosen highlight the multiple approaches within vulnerable populations that are appropriate in successfully delivering population-level occupational interventions. Within this unit you will also complete a learning module “Allies in Indigenous Health 2” to develop and strengthen skills in anti-racist practice and collaborative care when working with Indigenous peoples.

Areas of study: Occupational therapy

Offerings

Assessment

The Handbook lists an examination for this unit.

Assessment in this unit includes hurdle assessment tasks. Failure of any hurdle assessment task may result in failure of the unit.

Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.

Requisites

Learning outcomes

1. Apply and critique occupational perspectives and occupation-related resources to facilitate health and well-being at a population level.
2. Demonstrate an awareness of local, national and international trends, opportunities and challenges relevant to the delivery of population health-focused programs and practice.
3. Describe and evaluate the influence of environmental factors, where environment includes: government policy, agencies, and services, and the associated funding systems available to prevent ill health and promote health and wellbeing in populations.
4. Analyse and apply the principles of working for equitable health care with populations and develop strategies to incorporate consumer rights, advocacy, engagement, anti-racist and affirmative action approaches.
5. Work effectively in a collaborative, respectful, responsive and responsible manner as part of a team to address and respond to a series of scenario-based learning case studies.
6. Extend and consolidate communication-related skills and self-reflexivity to demonstrate strategies for dealing with inequities in healthcare considering social, physical and cultural factors.
7. Develop strategies for mitigating the potential challenges of different cultural values and behaviours between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander clients and mainstream health care practice.
8. Develop strategies for redressing inequity in health care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander individuals, families and communities.
9. Recognise and propose strategies that support collaborative practice and minimise risk and error.
10. Critically evaluate protocols and practices in relation to interprofessional practice.

Workload

Twenty-four hours of scheduled classes and self-directed study per week, which includes an average of eleven hours of seminar and scenario-based learning per week. Completion of 8 hours throughout the semester of the Allies in Indigenous Health: 2 learning modules. This is made up of approx. 3 hours of individual tasks and 5 hours of group tasks.

Student experience, not official rules. Nothing here changes what the Handbook says.