HSO205 - Occupations in Childhood Development

Unit details

Year:

2024 unit information

Enrolment modes:Trimester 1: Waterfront (Geelong)
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Previously coded as:HSO201
Unit Chair:Trimester 1: Emma Clark
Cohort rule:This unit is only available to students enrolled in H355
Prerequisite:

HSO102, HSO104 (or HSO101)

Corequisite:Nil
Incompatible with: HSO201
Typical study commitment:

Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.

This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site.

Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment:

1 x 1.45 hour online lecture (recordings provided) per week
1 x 1.25 hour seminar on-campus per week
1 x 1 hour of independent on-line learning activities (readings, viewings, online problem based exercises) per week

Content

This level 2 unit, addresses concepts related to the occupational development of children from birth to adolescence. There is a focus on identifying the developmental progression of occupations over time. Students will develop their ability to evaluate children’s occupational performance via clinical observation supported by occupation-based assessment tools. Students will describe and apply how meaningful occupations such as play and self-care, can be impacted upon by person and environmental factors by the application of occupational therapy theoretical models. Students will analyse and articulate how specific health conditions can impact upon both children, and their families’, participation in meaningful and health promoting occupations. Students will learn how to interpret this information to formulate occupation and family centred goals. Sourcing, selecting, justifying and articulating evidence based Occupational Therapy intervention strategies and plans to achieve these goals will be investigated.

Students will address these topics via attendance at weekly classes, 'hands- on' problem-based learning seminars each week and interactive on-line activities and engaging assessment tasks

ULO

These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can:

Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes

ULO1

Demonstrate knowledge of the progression of typical childhood in meaningful occupations such as play and self-care and how they can be impacted upon by person and environmental factors by applying the Person Environment Occupation Performance (PEOP) Model.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO2: Communication
GLO3: Digital literacy
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem solving
GLO6: Self-management

ULO2

Analyse and present the impact of several health conditions on the occupational performance of children and their families.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO2: Communication
GLO3: Digital literacy
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem solving
GLO6: Self-management
GLO7: Teamwork
GLO8: Global citizenship

ULO3

Examine a variety of occupational therapy information gathering assessments and goal setting tools for use with children and families.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO2: Communication
GLO3: Digital literacy
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem solving
GLO6: Self-management
GLO7: Teamwork

ULO4

Critically examine best practice guidelines for working with children and families including how to access evidence based practice

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO2: Communication
GLO3: Digital literacy
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem solving
GLO6: Self-management
GLO7: Teamwork
GLO8: Global citizenship

ULO5

Identify and professionally articulate, relevant occupational performance issues, SMART goals and appropriate occupational therapy assessment and information gathering options for a case study child with a life long disability.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO2: Communication
GLO3: Digital literacy
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem solving
GLO6: Self-management
GLO7: Teamwork
GLO8: Global citizenship

ULO6

Demonstrate clinical observational skills and use of professional language to accurately document and report on children completing a variety of childhood occupations.

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
GLO2: Communication
GLO3: Digital literacy
GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO5: Problem solving
GLO6: Self-management
GLO7: Teamwork

Assessment

Assessment description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)
Indicative due week

Assessment 1: Professional Presentation on a Health Condition

Maximum 8 slides/8 minutes 25%
  • Week 5
Assessment 2: Family Centred Practice Report Professional report: 1400 words 40%
  • Week 8
Assessment 3: School-aged Child Clinical Observation Report Professional report: 1200 words 35%
  • Week 12 (study week)

Students must achieve a pass in both HSO205 and HSO206 in order to meet the prerequisite requirements of HSO303 and HSO305

The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.

Learning Resource

The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: HSO205 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.

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