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This unit is a companion to OCT1101 Foundations of Occupational Therapy. Students will develop their understanding of human occupation and explore the ways various characteristics of the occupation can enable or restrict participation. Occupational therapists use their detailed understanding of human occupation to establish occupational performance goals for people, and also use occupation as a treatment modality when establishing capacities required for occupational performance. Students will be introduced to the ways participation in occupation can be affected by the congruence of person, environment and occupation. Students’ knowledge will be applied through self-exploration of occupational roles, identities, routines, occupational form and occupational balance during class and through self-directed study. They will develop skills in occupational analysis and profiling, observation-based assessment, and measuring occupational performance from a client-centred perspective. Students will also develop fundamental intervention skills through task simplification and energy conservation.

This unit links to OCT1101 Foundations of Occupational Therapy by building on the students' understanding of human occupation and identifying the way the occupation itself can restrict or enable participation. It introduces the concept of occupation dysfunction as a mismatch between person, environment and occupation. After initial taught content, students will engage in self-reflection and analysis of their own experiences of occupation as a way of understanding core concepts. They will then develop skills in occupational analysis and assessment of occupational performance using formal and informal processes by interacting with virtual clients. Students will then develop skills in simple intervention planning by using task simplification and energy conservation approaches. Students will participate in online discussion forums to share their experiences and consolidate their learning. Practising occupational therapists will share their experiences in of using occupation as a treatment modality, either in recorded or live presentations.

On completion of this course students should be able to:

1. Explain the ways that occupational performance is affected by the congruence of person, environment and occupation.
2. Conduct investigations of occupational performance using the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure.
3. Investigate and interpret patterns of occupation using occupational analysis and occupational profiles.
4. Explain ways that occupational performance can be enhanced by modifying an occupation.