List of completed unit descriptions accumulated throughout my Bachelor's Degree of Occupational Therapy (Honours).

1. Bachelor of Occupational Therapy: Completed Unit Descriptions
and Marks
Year Unit
Code
Unit Title Unit Summary Credit
Points
Grade:
PASS/FAIL
2015 IPE1011 FOUNDATIONS OF
HEALT IN
PRAMARY
CLINICAL CARE
This unit provides the basic understanding of the concept of health particularly
in the primary care clinical settings. This exploration begins at a personal level
and expand to clinical settings with the broader health environment. Varied
definitions and models of health are introduced to allow a detailed exploration
of illness, health risks and how individuals, families and communities use
limited resources.
Differences between health of the individual and the broader population is
examined using the clinical environment as the focal point. The factors that
impact the dimensions of health are critically explored to better understand
the roles of government policies, the private sector and communities. Current
inequalities in resources and other factors affecting health in clinical settings
are identified.
6 PASSED
2015 OCC1011 PROFESSIONL
ISSUES
This unit provides students with the skills necessary to describe the role of an
occupational therapist as distinct from other health professionals. Students
learn to demonstrate appropriate professional behaviour and beginner's
competency with specific early clinical skills. The unit supports students to
develop an awareness of the legal, cultural and ethical issues of practice, and
begin to understand and articulate some of the challenges faced by
clients/consumers of health services.
6 PASSED

2. 2015 OCC1021 PSYCHOLOGY FOR
OCCUPATIONAL
THERAPY
This unit explores psychological theory and research relevant to the practice of
occupational therapy, including psychological perspectives on stress, illness,
and functioning. Grounded in a biopsychosocial model of health and wellbeing,
this introductory unit provides students with an overview of the major
psychological approaches e.g. psychodynamic, developmental, cognitive, social
psychology, etc., and examines how each provides insight into the challenges
and issues experienced by individuals, carers, families and communities. This
unit also introduces students to the methods of inquiry and assumptions of
theory associated with the science of psychology. The relevance of the
discipline of psychology to occupational therapy thinking and practice is
emphasised.
6 PASSED
2015 OCC1012 OCCUPATIONAL
SCIENCE
Students learn about the principles and mechanisms underlying the
relationship between persons, their environments and occupations; and how it
relates to human health and wellbeing. The concept of occupation is described,
and how people shape and are shaped by their engagement in occupation and
their environmental context. Students engage in experiential exercises to
support their learning of concepts, including participation in a community-
based volunteering experience.
6 PASSED
2015 OCC1022 FOUNDATIONS OF
OCCUPATIONAL
THERAPY
PRACTICE
The unit introduces student to the historical origins of the use of occupation as
theory and the theory of core elements of occupational therapy intervention.
Current theoretical concepts and models underpinning occupational therapy
practice are explored along with the occupational therapy problem solving and
clinical reasoning process. Case scenarios are used throughout and students
learn the problem solving strategies that support their learning in occupational
therapy intervention units elsewhere in the course.
6 PASSED
2015 OCC1032 DEVELOPMENT
ACROSS THE
LIFESPAN
Development across the lifespan examines how individuals change and develop
as they age - from infancy to old age. This unit explores the psychological and
occupational processes inherent in development, and in doing so examines the
progressive cognitive, emotional, behavioural, psychosocial and occupational
changes that occur with age. A broad range of topics are covered by this unit,
6 PASSED

3. including: motor skill and other psycho-physiological developmental processes,
problem solving, language acquisition, abstract thought, identity development
and formation, and relationships.
2016 BMA1902 HUMAN
STRUCTURE AND
FUNCTION 1
This unit is the first in a sequence of two biomedical science units that provides
foundation knowledge of human anatomy and physiology relevant for allied
health professions.
This unit develops skills in the critical evaluation of evidence and promotes an
awareness of the changing nature of medical knowledge.
The major themes of study are the structural levels of body organisation,
communication via the nervous and endocrine systems, the reproductive
system and early stages of human development. Topics include the chemical
and cellular basis of human life; integration of body functions and homeostasis;
the structure and function of the integumentary system; the nervous system;
the endocrine system; and the reproductive system.
6 PASSED
2016 OCC3061 HEALTH
PROMOTION IN
OCCUPATIONAL
THERAPY
This unit examines the key theory, frameworks and practical approaches used
in contemporary health promotion to address health inequalities, prevent
illness and injury, and promote health and wellbeing. Students examine a
range of health promotion strategies, their strengths, limitations, evidence-
base and application in clinical care and community settings for occupational
therapy. Through a focus on empowerment, participation and capacity-
building, students develop skills for working with individuals, community
networks, new technologies and the mass media to facilitate health promotion
action. This unit covers planning and evaluation of health information and
behavioural interventions, health education for empowerment, community
engagement, social marketing, professional communication and advocacy for
healthy public policy. Students critically analyse the challenges and
opportunities for integrating health promotion into occupational therapy
practice.
6 PASSED

4. 2016 BMA1902 HUMAN
STRUCTURE AND
FUNCTION 2
This unit is the second in a sequence of two health science units that provides
foundation knowledge of human anatomy and physiology relevant for allied
health professions and further develops skills in the critical evaluation of
evidence.
The major themes of study in this unit are: body support and movement,
cardiovascular anatomy and physiology, the respiratory system, the urinary
system and the control of body fluids; the digestive system and the processing
of nutrients in the body; the lymphoid/immune system; microbes and
infection; and an introduction to pharmacological principles.
6 PASSED
2016 OCC2022 SKILLS FOR
EVIDENCE BASED
PRACTICE 1
This unit provides an overview of the skills necessary to critique and evaluate
the usefulness, relevance and quality of research evidence related to
occupational therapy professional practice. Components of evidence-based
practice are introduced related to occupational therapy. Quantitative and
qualitative research methodology approaches that underpin evidence-based
practice is also be introduced. Students are guided through the process of how
to ask clinically relevant questions, search for evidence, and critically appraise
published research studies. The Monash Occupational Therapy Research
Evidence Critique Form (MOTRECF) for both quantitative and qualitative
studies is used to evaluate the relevant evidence. The process used to
complete a critically appraised paper (CAP) is also be introduced. This provides
the foundation for students to integrate clinically relevant evidence into your
daily professional practice as well as providing them with the skills required for
analysing the issues dealt with in the scenario-based learning context used in
OCC2020, OCC3030, and OCC3052.
12 PASSED
2017 OCC2011 OCCUPATIONAL
PERFORMANCE
CAPABILITIES AND
COMPONENTS
The unit uses an integrated scenario/case-based learning approach.
Students are introduced to mechanisms and consequences of problems related
to mental, sensory, cardiovascular, respiratory, neurological and biomechanical
24 PASSED

5. capacities that underpin occupational engagement and occupational
performance.
Students integrate this knowledge into occupational therapy and related
theories/models of practice.
They develop clinical questions, and acquire knowledge and skills from the
process of describing and evaluating occupational performance, and assessing
occupational engagement/performance. Students explore different contexts in
which participation in occupation takes place.
2017 OCC2011 ENABLING
OCCUPATION:
PERFORMANCE
CHALLENGES 1A
This is the first unit of the occupational therapy intervention units. It comprises
integrated case based learning, skills based learning, theories and evidence
based practice with participation in simulated clinical placement to consolidate
application of knowledge into practice. Students apply and critique the
principles of assessment and intervention for clients with problems related to
capacities to engage in activities, occupations, and participation in community
life. Intervention principles incorporate environmental supports and barriers
(advocacy, organisational change, environmental adaptation), and evidence-
based practice. Student begin to develop appropriate intervention plans for
clients based on assessment findings and evidence. Building on the skills
acquired in OCC2013, students further develop their professional
competencies in professional behaviour, information gathering,
communication with clients and co-workers, documentation, time-
management, occupational therapy assessment, intervention and evaluation.
Students participate in two weeks (four days per week) of simulated clinical
placement to develop these competencies. They are provided with feedback
and guided to reflect on and in practice within both academic and clinical
contexts.
12 PASSED

6. Students also reflect on their participation in a community-based experience to
further understand human occupation and community services available.
2018 OCC3000 ENABLING
OCCUPATION:
FIELDWORK
EXPERIENCE 1B
Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (Honours) must
complete fieldwork placements to satisfy the professional requirements that a
sufficient period of supervised practice be completed prior to graduation and
application for registration issued by the Australian Health Practitioner
Regulation Agency. This 6 week fieldwork placement unit plays an important
part in consolidating student application of professional knowledge, attitudes
and skills.
0 PASSED
2018 OCC3031 ENABLING
OCCUPATION:
PERFORMANCE
CHALLENGES 1B
This is the second unit of the occupational therapy intervention units. It
comprises 10 weeks of integrated scenario-based learning. In this unit,
students further describe, apply and critique the principles of assessment and
intervention for individual and groups of clients who are restricted in their
ability to engage activities, occupations, and participation in community life.
Intervention principles also incorporate environmental supports and barriers
(advocacy, organisational change, environmental adaptation) and evidence-
based practice.
12 PASSED
2018 OCC3041 SKILLS FOR
EVIDENCE BASED
PRACTICE 2
This unit gives students an advanced overview of the skills necessary to critique
and evaluate research evidence. Students are introduced to qualitative and
quantitative methodologies related to conducting and evaluating survey
questionnaire based research (quantitative research methodology) and semi-
structured interviews (qualitative methodology).
This provides the foundational skills to integrate clinically relevant evidence
into daily professional practice.
Components of evidence-based practice in occupational therapy are
introduced and practised. Students are also introduced to methods of
presenting evidence, generating research questions, selecting and
6 PASSED

7. implementing appropriate mixed methods survey designs, completing data
collection, analysis, interpretation and reporting of results.
Specifically, students learn the fundamentals of conducting mixed methods
quantitative and qualitative survey research. This knowledge enables students
to be evidence-based practitioners.
2018 OCC3052 ENABLING
OCCUPATION 2:
PERFORMANCE
CHALLENGES IN
POPULATION
HEALTH
In this unit, students begin to shift their 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.
Students apply a population-level conceptualisation and occupation 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 that are appropriate in
successfully delivering population-level occupational interventions.
12 PASSED
2018 OCC3062 PARTICIPATORY
COMMUNITY
PRACTICE 1:
DEVELOPMENT
Drawing from theoretical material in OCC3052 Enabling Occupation II, students
work in collaboration with an agency to address a specific need while
completing this participatory practice placement. Students are allocated a
project from an issue identified by the agency. The first phase of project
management begins with contacting the agency then collaborating with agency
members to "scope" an organisationally useful, and occupationally relevant
project or program. Students function as project managers and are required to
liaise with a variety of stakeholders and to develop a project proposal that
meets the needs and aims of the agency.
12 PASSED
2019 OCC4071 PARTICIPATORY
COMMUNITY
Students develop skills in project implementation and work within a
community partnership model to address a community/population health
based issue for the collaborating agency. The student apply and further
12 PASSED

8. PRACTICE 2:
IMPLEMENTATION
develop the knowledge, skills and expertise necessary for them to implement,
evaluate and report on a community orientated project. It is expected that the
student act as the project manager whilst also communicating, negotiating and
collaborating with agency staff and other relevant stakeholders.
2019 OCC4081 TRANSITION TO
PRACTICE 1
This unit aims to assist students to transition to graduate occupational
therapists. It focuses on the skills, knowledge and practice behaviours required
for safe and competent occupational therapy practice in a range of contexts,
informed by the Australian Occupational Therapy Competency Standards 2018.
Topics such as professionalism, ongoing professional development and
learning, and career planning and recruitment processes are addressed.
Strategies for implementing a specific learning plan for fieldwork and a lifelong
learning professional development plan after commencing practice are
covered.
Students also critique current issues faced by the occupational therapy
profession within a changing health care environment.
6 PASSED
2019 OCC4082 ADVANCED
PROFESSIONAL
PRACTICE
The unit comprises 9 weeks of fieldwork placement followed by on campus
debriefing tutorials. The unit provides students with the opportunity to
develop, integrate and enhance their practice skills to reach an entry level of
competence in occupational therapy prior to graduation. By the end of the
fieldwork placement students will be managing a caseload of clients
independently. A learning contract developed in OCC4081 is be used to guide
fieldwork learning. A portfolio assessment is used to encourage reflection, a
self-directed approach to learning and to provide a record of professional
competencies as these are developing.
12 TBA
2019 OCC4092 TRANSITION TO
PRACTICE 2
This unit enables students to consider their own role within health and human
service organisations, and apply and critique contemporary practice knowledge
in areas such as leadership and management, team functioning and
governance.
12 TBA

9. *Additional 6 credits were acquired from prior learning at Deakin University and approved to replace credit required for the Third Year Elective
Unit.
*Co-Curriculum: I have additionally completed the Collaborative Indo-Pacific Health Care Program (CC-ACT1003) in 2018 which involved
voluntary workplace activities that support community health.
The Unit concludes with a conference that includes presentations of research
and project work from occupational therapy and physiotherapy students.
Students complete a range of on-line tasks while completing their fieldwork
placement as part of the unit OCC4082.