HSO307 - Psychosocial Influences on Occupational Performance 1
Unit details
| Year: | 2024 unit information |
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| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Waterfront (Geelong) |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 1: Genevieve Pepin |
| Cohort rule: | This unit is only available to students enrolled in H355 |
| Prerequisite: | Must have passed all of HSO102, HSO104, HSO206, HSO207 |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| 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 hour lecture and 1 x 2 hour seminar per week |
Content
In this unit students will develop their understanding of occupational performance in a psychosocial context throughout the lifespan. It links scientific understanding and knowledge of diverse psychosocial conditions with occupational performance. It covers approaches to, and methods of, identifying people's needs, choices, capacities and preferences within a person-centred approach fostering recovery and leading to the collaborative identification of specific intervention and practice goals. Topics to be addressed include: describing and understanding common psychosocial and mental health conditions, selecting measurement tools and methods, administering occupational therapy assessments and evaluations, developing observation skills, developing intervention plans, report writing and case presentation. Teaching methods will include classes, seminars, scenario-based learning and small group discussions.
| ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
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| ULO1 | Apply knowledge of the impacts of common mental health related conditions on occupational performance. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Justify the role of occupational therapists in mental health services. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO3 | Apply the principles of a person-centred, including interviewing principles, strengths-based approach to assessment in mental health. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO4 | Choose, apply and appraise theoretical and evaluation methods relevant to the mental health of individuals/groups and their families. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO5 | Design and justify a strengths-based, person-centred goals and intervention plan based on assessment findings and a theoretical model of occupational therapy practice. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO6 | Select and apply accurate verbal and non-verbal communication and interviewing skills in a mental health context of practice. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
Assessment
Trimester 1:| Assessment description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
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| Assessment 1: Reflective essay | 1200 words | 30% |
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| Assessment 2: Case report | 1200 words | 30% |
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| Assessment 3: Examination | 30 minutes | 40% |
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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.
Hurdle requirement
- Practical examination. Failure of the practical examination will lead to failure of the unit.
Learning Resource
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: HSO307 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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