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Faculty of Health, Engineering and Science

School: Exercise and Health Sciences

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Clinical Science 4

  • Unit Code

    OCT2108

  • Year

    2015

  • Enrolment Period

    1

  • Version

    3

  • Credit Points

    15

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

Description

This unit is a continuation from previous Clinical Science units and offers further exposure to professional practice. Students will observe and participate in activities in a clinical setting where they will have opportunities to develop their skills in observation, interpersonal communication, occupational analysis, recording data and professional conduct. Students will also attend weekly on-campus seminars that will consolidate academic and clinical learning.

Non Standard Timetable Requirements

Seminars and field-based laboratories.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass 2 units from OCT1102, OCT2203

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Apply the concepts of occupational analysis to develop an intervention for an individual or group.
  2. Conduct an interview with a client.
  3. Demonstrate basic hand therapy and hand splinting skills.
  4. Demonstrate professional conduct, time management and self-management skills in practice settings.
  5. Prepare an interview with a client.
  6. Report client interview results accurately and respectfully.
  7. Write a concise and accurate report regarding observations and interactions with an individual or group.

Unit Content

  1. Application of occupational therapy process to a case study.
  2. Application of occupational therapy process to a client in the field.
  3. Biomechanics and anatomy of the hand.
  4. Fieldwork placement two days per week in residential aged care.
  5. Hand therapy principles.
  6. Practical application of reflection skills.
  7. Practical splinting skills.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures, guest lectures, laboratories, tutorials, fieldwork placements, small group and class discussions, e-learning activities, laboratory classes working in pairs, fieldwork placement working in pairs, community engagement within residential aged care settings.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
Assignment ^Hand Therapy Assessment50%
Practicum ^Practicum-related Activity25%
Case StudyWritten assessment25%

^ Mandatory to Pass

Text References

  • Cleak, H., & Wilson, J. (2007). Making the most of field placement (2nd ed.). Melbourne, Australia: Thomson.
  • Sames, K.M. (2010). Documenting occupational therapy practice (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Pearson.
  • Radomski, V. M., & Trombly Latham, C. A. (Eds.). (2008). Occupational therapy for physical dysfunction (6th ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
  • Cooper, C. (Ed.). (2007). Fundamentals of hand therapy: Clinical reasoning and treatment guidelines for common diagnoses of the upper extremity. St Louis, MO: Mosby Elsevier.

Journal References

  • British Journal of Hand Therapy
  • Journal of Hand Therapy
  • American Occupational Therapy Association. (2008). Occupational therapy practice framework: Domain and process. Occupational therapy practice framework: Domain and process. (2nd ed.). American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 62 (6), 625-683.

Website References

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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Faculty of Health, Engineering and Science

School: Exercise and Health Sciences

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Clinical Science 4

  • Unit Code

    OCT2108

  • Year

    2015

  • Enrolment Period

    2

  • Version

    3

  • Credit Points

    15

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

Description

This unit is a continuation from previous Clinical Science units and offers further exposure to professional practice. Students will observe and participate in activities in a clinical setting where they will have opportunities to develop their skills in observation, interpersonal communication, occupational analysis, recording data and professional conduct. Students will also attend weekly on-campus seminars that will consolidate academic and clinical learning.

Non Standard Timetable Requirements

Seminars and field-based laboratories.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass 2 units from OCT1102, OCT2203

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Apply the concepts of occupational analysis to develop an intervention for an individual or group.
  2. Conduct an interview with a client.
  3. Demonstrate basic hand therapy and hand splinting skills.
  4. Demonstrate professional conduct, time management and self-management skills in practice settings.
  5. Prepare an interview with a client.
  6. Report client interview results accurately and respectfully.
  7. Write a concise and accurate report regarding observations and interactions with an individual or group.

Unit Content

  1. Application of occupational therapy process to a case study.
  2. Application of occupational therapy process to a client in the field.
  3. Biomechanics and anatomy of the hand.
  4. Fieldwork placement two days per week in residential aged care.
  5. Hand therapy principles.
  6. Practical application of reflection skills.
  7. Practical splinting skills.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Lectures, guest lectures, laboratories, tutorials, fieldwork placements, small group and class discussions, e-learning activities, laboratory classes working in pairs, fieldwork placement working in pairs, community engagement within residential aged care settings.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

Due to the professional competency skill development associated with this Unit, student attendance/participation within listed in-class activities is compulsory. Students failing to meet participation standards as outlined in the unit plan may be awarded an I Grade (Fail - incomplete). Students who are unable to meet this requirement for medical or other reasons must seek the approval of the unit coordinator.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
Assignment ^Hand Therapy Assessment50%
Practicum ^Practicum-related Activity15%
Case StudyWritten assessment35%

^ Mandatory to Pass

Text References

  • Cooper, C.C.H.T. (Ed.). (2014). Fundamentals of hand therapy: Clinical reasoning and treatment guidelines for common diagnoses of the upper extremity. St Louis, MO: Mosby.
  • Green, J., Ranger, H., Draghetti, J., Groat, L., Schumer, E. & Leslie, B., (2009). Hand wrist and digit injuries. In D. Magee, & W. Quillen, Pathology and intervention in Musculoskeletal rehabilitation (pp.213-305). St Louis, MO: Saunders Elsevier.
  • Prosser, R., & Conolly, W.B. (Eds.) (2003). Rehabilitation of the hand and upper limb. New York, NY: Butterworth-Heinemann. Note: Seminal Reference.
  • Quick, C.D, & Bejarano, P.D. (2014). Construction of hand splints. In V.M.Radomski & C.A.Trombly Latham (Eds.). Occupational therapy for physical dysfunction (7th ed., pp.472-494). Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

Journal References

  • ^ American Occupational Therapy Association. (2014). Occupational therapy practice framework: Domain and process. Occupational therapy practice framework: Domain and process. (3rd ed.). American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 68 (Suppl.1), S1-S48.
  • Amini, D. (2004). Renaissance occupational therapy and occupation-based hand therapy. OT Practice, 9(3), 11-15. Note: Seminal work
  • McKee, P.R., & Rivard, A. (2011). Biopsychosocial approach to orthotic intervention. Journal of Hand Therapy, 24(2), 155-163. doi:10.1016/j.jht.2010.08.001
  • British Journal of Hand Therapy
  • Journal of Hand Therapy

Website References

^ Mandatory reference

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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