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Occupational therapy practice is informed by a sound understanding of its theoretical principles. This unit provides students with a conceptual practice framework for occupational therapy that is linked to the approaches and techniques used to enable occupational performance. Students will develop an understanding of several conceptual practice models and practice process frameworks, and use those to understand the way occupational barriers emerge for people, and the way those barriers can be overcome. Examples will be provided of the ways occupational therapy is used in practice to propose actions and interventions focused on enhancing people鈥檚 experience of daily occupation. By linking theory and practice, students will develop an occupation-focused perspective that will form the foundation of their work as occupational therapists.

This unit builds on OCT1101 Foundation of Occupational Therapy and OCT1102 Occupational Performance - The Occupation by introducing contemporary conceptual practice models and practice process frameworks. The semester will commence with an exploration of what occupational therapists typically do in practice, and how a theoretical framework informs and guides their approach to service delivery. Students will use conceptual models to understand the barriers and enablers to occupations by applying them to practice scenarios presented throughout the course. Students will then begin to understand how the many areas of study (anatomy, psychology, sociology, neurology etc.) form the frames of reference through which occupational therapists understand those barriers and develop interventions to address them. Students will compare and contrast various frames of reference during in-class discussions. This will prepare students for the opportunity to consolidate various theoretical concepts by applying them holistically to practice scenarios in the final weeks of the course The resultant understanding of occupational therapy theory will prepare students to learn about ways of addressing occupational dysfunction through modification of personal capacities, environmental factors and characteristics of the occupation.