| Type: | Postgraduate Subject |
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| Code: | OCTY71-108 |
| EFTSL: | 0.125 |
| Faculty: | Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine |
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| Credit: | 10 |
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Description
Productive occupations provide meaning and purpose in life, as well as improve physical and mental well-being. Productive occupations also reflect contributions to the community and a means to meet human needs. In this subject, you will engage in the occupational therapy role in the field of Work. Topics will include workplace physical and psychological injury prevention, risk management, ergonomics, return to work and pre-employment services, injury management, creating healthy workplaces, the ageing worker, and vocational rehabilitation. Working with a local business, you will apply your knowledge and skills on a weekly basis.
Subject details
Learning outcomes
- Work within the context of an occupational therapy role in the field of Work and comply with relevant legislation.
- Apply ergonomic principles.
- Analyse job demands at the workplace in the context of physical and psychological worker fit.
- Apply skills in workplace injury prevention.
- Apply principles of workplace rehabilitation.
- Indicate principles of healthy workplace design.
Enrolment requirements
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Pre-requisites:
Co-requisites:There are no co-requisites |
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| Assumed knowledge: |
Assumed knowledge is the minimum level of knowledge of a subject area that students are assumed to have acquired through previous study. It is the responsibility of students to ensure they meet the assumed knowledge expectations of the subject. Students who do not possess this prior knowledge are strongly recommended against enrolling and do so at their own risk. No concessions will be made for students’ lack of prior knowledge.
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| Restrictions: |
This subject is not available to
This subject is not available as a general elective. To be eligible for enrolment, the subject must be specified in the students’ program structure. |
Subject outlines
- May 2024 [Standard - Occupational Therapy: Work]
- May 2023 [Standard - Occupational Therapy: Work]
- May 2022 [Standard - Occupational Therapy: Work]
- May 2021 [Standard - Occupational Therapy: Work]
- May 2020 [Standard - Occupational Therapy: Work]
- May 2019 [Standard - Occupational Therapy: Work]
- May 2018 [Situated - Occupational Therapy: Work]
- May 2017 [Standard - Occupational Therapy: Work]
Subject dates
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May 2024
Standard Offering Enrolment opens: 17/03/2024 Semester start: 13/05/2024 Subject start: 13/05/2024 Cancellation 1: 27/05/2024 Cancellation 2: 03/06/2024 Last enrolment: 26/05/2024 Withdraw - Financial: 08/06/2024 Withdraw - Academic: 29/06/2024 Teaching census: 07/06/2024
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| Enrolment opens: | 17/03/2024 |
| Semester start: | 13/05/2024 |
| Subject start: | 13/05/2024 |
| Cancellation 1: | 27/05/2024 |
| Cancellation 2: | 03/06/2024 |
| Last enrolment: | 26/05/2024 |
| Withdraw - Financial: | 08/06/2024 |
| Withdraw - Academic: | 29/06/2024 |
| Teaching census: | 07/06/2024 |