Unit Outline

This unit enhances your core threshold learning in occupational therapy process and practice, with attention to principles of, and skills in assessing and designing enabling environments and interventions that address social, cultural, physical, built, and institutional environmental factors through universal design, inclusive and occupation-based methods. You will analyse the transactional nature of the person-environment-occupation model in context of the needs of different people, groups, and populations. You will also develop skills and knowledge in assistive technology service provision, using Global and Australian best practice guidelines and contemporary consumer and co-design principles. You will develop audience and impact focused communication skills.

Intended Learning Outcomes

As per the Assessment and Results Policy 1.3, your results will reflect your achievement against specified learning outcomes.

On completion of this unit, you will be able to:


1	Critically analyse the cultural environment and its influence on occupational participation across the lifespan to inform assessment, intervention and outcome measurement.
2	Critically apply principles of advocacy, equity and cultural safety to enable responsive communication in occupational therapy practice.
3	Assess features of the physical and social environments to inform universal design and achieve sustainable occupational engagement.
4	Design interventions to enable accessibility, occupational engagement and social inclusion across diverse environments.
5	Critically analyse institutional environments to determine how they impact occupational participation.

Requisites


REQUISITE TYPE	REQUISITES
Pre-requisite	CXA716 Foundations of Occupational Therapy CXA717 Occupational Therapy Practice 1

Alterations as a result of student feedback

How will I be Assessed?

For more detailed assessment information please see MyLO.

Assessment schedule


ASSESSMENT TASK #	ASSESSMENT TASK NAME	DATE DUE	WEIGHT	LINKS TO INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES
Assessment Task 1:	Advocating for Inclusivity	Week 5	30 %	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5
Assessment Task 2:	Assistive Technology for Occupational Participation	Week 10	30 %	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5
Assessment Task 3:	Universal Design Audit and Environmental Modification	Week 13	40 %	LO1, LO2, LO3, LO4, LO5

Assessment details

Assessment Task 1: Advocating for Inclusivity

Task Description:

Advocating for Inclusivity.

You are required to select a Policy Framework / Strategy and use this as a basis to prepare a short podcast style audio (5 minutes) for a local community group website. The podcast (audio) should be prepared with health literacy and accessibility in mind, to summarise the key strategic aims of the policy, to link and outline areas and associated issues locally that limit people’s ability to equitably participate in, education, leisure, socialisation or play activities in their community. The podcast should outline evidence-based recommendations for the community to consider. You are then required to complete a reflection activity that demonstrates your skills of reasoning and critical analysis that were used to develop the podcast.

Task Length:

1500 words

Due Date:

Week 5

Weight:

30 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Critically analyse how local and systemic factors impact equitable occupational participation.	LO5
2	Use advocacy, equity and cultural safety principles to frame and communicate policy aims and local relevance to a community audience.	LO2
3	Analyse how cultural environmental factors impact occupational participation in a selected community or population.	LO1
4	Develop recommendations to enhance participation across diverse environments.	LO3, LO4

Assessment Task 2: Assistive Technology for Occupational Participation

Task Description:

Assistive technology for participation in home, leisure, education and play settings.

In this assessment, you will apply the World Health Organisation definitions of assistive technology and assistive products and principles for best practice outlined by the Australian Rehabilitation & Assistive Technology Association (ARATA) to design and document an enabling intervention plan using the PEO Model. You will assess a scenario that describes the needs of a person / group of people. The audience for your plan is the people in the scenario, other health professionals and a funder of technology and services. Your objective is to clearly show how and why an assistive technology intervention has the potential to facilitate occupational participation.

Task Length:

1500 words

Due Date:

Week 10

Weight:

30 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Apply the WHO definition of assistive technology and the PEO model to analyse occupational participation needs and justify the selection of appropriate assistive products using ARATA best practice principles.	LO1, LO5
2	Design an assistive technology intervention plan.	LO4
3	Communicate a professional voice and ethical stance to the intended audience.	LO2
4	Critically evaluate environmental and contextual factors that shape occupational participation.	LO3

Assessment Task 3: Universal Design Audit and Environmental Modification

Task Description:

Universal Design Audit and Environmental Modification

In this assessment you will apply a Universal design ethos to an analysis of your local environment.

You will use a suitable audit tool provided by your Unit Coordinator to analyse a selected local area. The tool enables you to assess the environment and its impact on people with mobility, sensory or neurodiversity needs.
You will work in groups to complete the survey section of this assessment. You will individually complete a written report for submission for your local council with recommendations for environmental modifications focused on the needs of one population group, linked with relevant policy frameworks.

Task Length:

2000 words

Due Date:

Week 13

Weight:

40 %

CRITERION #

CRITERION

MEASURES INTENDED

LEARNING OUTCOME(S)


1	Assess the accessibility and inclusivity of a selected local environment.	LO3
2	Critically analyse how environmental barriers impact occupational participation for a specific population group.	LO1
3	Advocate for environmental modifications to a local government audience.	LO2
4	Propose recommendations for environmental modifications in response to identified participation needs.	LO4, LO5

How your final result is determined

To pass this unit, you need to demonstrate your attainment of each of the Intended Learning Outcomes, achieve a final unit grade of 50% or greater, and pass any hurdle tasks.

Academic progress review

The results for this unit may be included in a review of your academic progress. For information about progress reviews and what they mean for all students, see Academic Progress Review in the Student Portal.

Submission of assignments

Where practicable, assignments should be submitted to an assignment submission folder in MYLO. You must submit assignments by the due date or receive a penalty (unless an extension of time has been approved by the Unit Coordinator). Students submitting any assignment in hard copy, or because of a practicum finalisation, must attach a student cover sheet and signed declaration for the submission to be accepted for marking.

Academic integrity

Academic integrity is about acting responsibly, honestly, ethically, and collegially when using, producing, and communicating information with other students and staff members.

In written work, you must correctly reference the work of others to maintain academic integrity. To find out the referencing style for this unit, see the assessment information in the MyLO site, or contact your teaching staff. For more detail about Academic Integrity, see Important Guidelines & Support.

Requests for extensions

If you are unable to submit an assessment task by the due date, you should apply for an extension.

A request for an extension should first be discussed with your Unit Coordinator or teaching support team where possible. A request for an extension must be submitted by the assessment due date, except where you can provide evidence it was not possible to do so. Typically, an application for an extension will be supported by documentary evidence: however, where it is not possible for you to provide evidence please contact your Unit Coordinator.

The Unit Coordinator must notify you of the outcome of an extension request within 3 working days of receiving the request.

Late penalties

Assignments submitted after the deadline will receive a late penalty of 5% of the original available mark for each calendar day (or part day) that the assignment is late. Late submissions will not be accepted more than 10 calendar days after the due date, or after assignments have been returned to other students on a scheduled date, whichever occurs first. Further information on Late Penalties can be found on the Assessments and Results Procedure.