HS893-7-SP-CO:
Occupational performance and process
2023/24
Health and Social Care (School of)
Colchester Campus
Spring
Postgraduate: Level 7
Current
Monday 15 January 2024
Friday 22 March 2024
15
21 November 2023
Requisites for this module
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MSC B93024 Occupational Therapy (Pre-Registration)
This module focuses on the performance of occupation, investigating how the occupational therapy process is adapted in response to professional reasoning about the experiences of people using health and social care services.
This module will develop your thinking to a more advanced level, by focusing on the performance of occupation through micro-analysis, activity analysis and developmental theories. You will learn about relevant body structures and functions, and how these are affected by health problems such as stroke, psychosis, cerebral palsy and dementia. You will investigate how the occupational therapy process is adapted in response to different modes of reasoning, based on a critical appraisal of the experience of health and social care service users.
On successful completion of this module, the [learner] will be able to:
1. Demonstrate a systematic understanding of factors contributing to occupational performance from physical/motor, sensory perceptual and psychosocial/psychological perspectives
2. Critically evaluate the complexity of everyday activities/occupations and the demands they place on people to justify areas of importance for individual service users.
3. Critically investigate how various occupational/activity analyses can be applied to professional practice
Occupational analysis is a core skill within occupational therapy and fundamentally important for understanding service users' current abilities and future needs. A deep understanding of body structures and functions is required to conduct valuable occupational analysis. This module will build on your basic knowledge of body systems and their functions from Foundations for Occupational Therapy (HS892), to enable you to apply your knowledge to the analysis of activities and occupations relevant to life stages and health problems such as stroke, psychosis, cerebral palsy and dementia. Professional reasoning will be introduced as a structure for justifying the selection of interventions informed by the analyses conducted.
Overview:
The module will combine a range of different teaching approaches, including, lectures, enquiry-based learning, tutorials, group-work, practical activities, work books, online discussion forums and self-directed study.
Lectures:
Key-note lectures will be online and on campus, including practising Occupational Therapist, service users and carers. Experiential workshops will be used for the analysis of occupational and critical investigation of different modes of reasoning. Enquiry based learning will be used to evaluate cases and analyse occupations relevant to the life stage and various health conditions.
Independent:
Small groups of students will work on a series of cases to critically analyse occupations relevant to the cases.
Placement:
N/A for this module.
Online:
Discussion forums are available on the Moodle website to be accessed by students regarding the module and its content. Students will also be required to utilise online resources to support their understanding of occupations and analyses in relation to the cases provided within the module.
Tutorials:
One mandatory group tutorial is offered for students to discuss the module and the assignment.
Skills:
Analysis of activities using task analysis, demand analysis and movement analysis.
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Grieve, J.I. (2017)
Neuropsychology for occupational therapists: cognition in occupational performance. Fourth edition. Edited by L. Maskill and S. Tempest. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons Inc. Available at:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/universityofessex-ebooks/detail.action?docID=4800248.
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Mackenzie, L. and O’Toole, G. (2011)
Occupation analysis in practice. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell. Available at:
https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9781118786604.
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McMillan, I.R. and Tyldesley, B. (2012)
Tyldesley & Grieve’s muscles, nerves and movement in human occupation. 4th ed. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell. Available at:
https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=587898.
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Hersch, G.I., Lamport, N.K. and Coffey, M.S. (2005) Activity analysis: application to occupation. 5th ed. Thorofare: Slack.
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Christiansen, C., Baum, C.M. and Bass, J.D. (eds) (2015)
Occupational therapy: performance, participation, and well-being. Fourth edition. Thorofare, NJ: SLACK Incorporated. Available at:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/universityofessex-ebooks/detail.action?docID=6186781.
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Berk, L.E. (2018)
Development through the lifespan. Seventh Edition. Hoboken, NJ: Pearson Education, Inc. Available at:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/universityofessex-ebooks/detail.action?docID=5306354.
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Norkin, C.C. and White, D.J. (2016)
Measurement of joint motion: a guide to goniometry. Fifth edition. Philadelphia: F.A. Davis Company. Available at:
https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1413324.
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Palastanga, N., Soames, R. and Palastanga, D. (2008)
Anatomy and human movement pocketbook. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone. Available at:
https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=1709564&site=ehost-live.
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American Occupational Therapy Association (2020)
Occupational Therapy Practice Framework: Domain & Process. 4th edn. Bethesda, US: American Occupational Therapy Association Press. Available at:
https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=2678393.
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Curtin, M., Egan, M. and Adams, J. (eds) (2017)
Occupational Therapy for People Experiencing Illness, Injury or Impairment: Promoting Occupation and Participation. Seventh Edition. Edinburgh, UK: Elsevier Health Sciences. Available at:
https://app.kortext.com/Shibboleth.sso/Login?entityID=https://idp0.essex.ac.uk/shibboleth&target=https://app.kortext.com/borrow/209451.
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Thomas, H. (ed.) (2015)
Occupation-Based Activity Analysis. Second Edition. Thorofare, US: SLACK. Available at:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/universityofessex-ebooks/detail.action?docID=6427398.
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Clarkson, H.M.
et al. (2020)
Musculoskeletal assessment: joint range of motion, muscle testing, and function. Fourth edition. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer. Available at:
https://pt-lwwhealthlibrary-com.uniessexlib.idm.oclc.org/book.aspx?bookid=2962.
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American Occupational Therapy Association (2014)
Occupational therapy practice framework: domain & process. 3rd ed. Bethesda, MD: AOTA Press/American Occupational Therapy Association. Available at:
https://search-ebscohost-com.uniessexlib.idm.oclc.org/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=2678393&site=ehost-live&authtype=sso&custid=s9814295.
The above list is indicative of the essential reading for the course.
The library makes provision for all reading list items, with digital provision where possible, and these resources are shared between students.
Further reading can be obtained from this module's
reading list.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
| Coursework / exam |
Description |
Deadline |
Coursework weighting |
| Coursework |
An occupational analysis report: 1500 words maximum and Oral presentation. |
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100% |
Additional coursework information
Formative
A tutor-led small group formative will be facilitated at approximately week 21 to which students will be encouraged to bring a draft occupational profile, a section of activity analysis and specific questions they may have in relation to the assignment for discussion.
Summative
The occupational analysis report should include two components:
Section A: Develop and submit an occupational profile and task analysis relating to someone you know (This can be an anonymised case study from placement but should not be a student at this university). This should be no more than 1500 words and will form the basis for section B.
This section should be submitted via FASer 24 hours before the presentation.
Section B: (12 minute presentation with 3 minutes for questions/discussion): Based on the occupational profile submitted, select, justify and examine relevant contextual factors and performance patterns (AOTA, 2020) impacting on the person’s occupational performance and engagement. Evaluate relevant literature relating to the above to draw conclusions for occupational therapy practice.
Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Reassessment
Module supervisor and teaching staff
No
No
No
Dr Roshni Khatri
UNiversity of Northampton
Subject Leader
Dr Sunny Chan
UWE Bristol
Senior Lecturer
Available via Moodle
Of 248 hours, 216 (87.1%) hours available to students:
24 hours not recorded due to service coverage or fault;
8 hours not recorded due to opt-out by lecturer(s), module, or event type.
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