Advanced Community Occupational Therapy Practice and Chronic Conditions Management

Undergraduate | 2026

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Area/Catalogue
OCCU 3006
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Course ID
204436
Level of study
Level of study
Undergraduate
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Unit value
6
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Course level
3
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Inbound study abroad and exchange
Inbound study abroad and exchange
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No
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University-wide elective course
No
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Single course enrolment
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Note:
Course data is interim and subject to change

Course overview

In this course, students will develop entry level competence for occupational therapy practice in the management of chronic conditions and community based care. This includes: theoretical frameworks appropriate to community practice; approaches to the management of chronic conditions in the community setting, including a range of disciplines, services and service models: occupational impact, risk factors, processes and course of a range of chronic conditions including chronic pain, diabetes (Type 1 and 2), heart and lung diseases, arthritis, degenerative neurological diseases, autism and developmental delay; social and emotional impact of a range of chronic conditions: occupational Therapy strategies and techniques for enabling occupational performance relevant to service delivery to clients with a chronic condition in a community setting.

Course learning outcomes

  • Demonstrate an understanding of the risk factors, processes and course for a range of chronic conditions.
  • Analyse the impact on occupational performance of a range of chronic conditions that clients may present within a community setting.
  • Analyse and discuss the potential social/emotional impact chronic health conditions may have on the client, their family and carers.
  • Critique a range of approaches/ theoretical frameworks used by community based occupational therapists in supporting clients manage their chronic health condition.
  • Compare contributions and benefits of other disciplines and role of inter and trans disciplinary models in the management of clients with chronic conditions in the community.
  • Select, justify and demonstrate appropriate intervention(s) applicable to community based management of clients with chronic conditions.
  • Demonstrate safe clinical reasoning and problem solving skills related to assessment, interpretation and intervention as applicable to community based management of clients with chronic health conditions.

Prerequisite(s)

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Corequisite(s)

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Antirequisite(s)

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