School: Medical and Health Sciences

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

Your unit may be subject to government or third party COVID-19 vaccination requirements. Please consider this before enrolling in this unit, and speak with the unit coordinator if this raises any concerns.

  • Unit Title

    Paediatrics and Youth
  • Unit Code

    OCT2202
  • Year

    2022
  • Enrolment Period

    1
  • Version

    3
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
  • Unit Coordinator

    Ms Jacqueline HUNT

Description

In this unit, students will learn about the development of skills and abilities that are required for effective occupational performance throughout infancy, childhood and adolescence. Common childhood conditions will be explored with a focus on strengths based’ and family-centered’ practices. Students will engage in hands on learning, where knowledge is taken from lectures and labs and applied directly to student placement each week.

Non Standard Timetable Requirements

Students are required to attend a placement at a primary school and the university clinic. Placement partners may change placement timing with minimal notice because of operational demands. This is outside of the control of ECU.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass 5 units from EBH1101, EBH1102, OCT1205, OCT1206, OCT1208

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Apply approaches to respond to the health and wellness needs of infants, children and adolescents at individual, group, community and population levels.
  2. Describe the common conditions that affect the health and occupational performance of infants, children and adolescents.
  3. Examine assessments and interventions appropriate to infants, children and adolescents from cross cultural populations, including Aboriginaland Torres Strait Islanders.
  4. Analyse the components of performance areas such as self-care, play, communication and mobility in infants, children and adolescents.
  5. Use standardised measures for assessment and evaluation of interventions in paediatric and adolescent occupational therapy practice.
  6. Explain the relationship of paediatric and adolescent assessments and interventions to respective models of practice that enhance occupational performance.

Unit Content

  1. Occupational therapy assessments and intervention strategies that are sensitive to the needs of cross cultural populations including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders.
  2. Individual, community and population based approaches of service delivery that promote the health and wellness of children and adolescents.
  3. The most common disabling conditions experienced by infants, children and adolescents.
  4. The effect of disabling conditions on occupational performance.
  5. The special needs and issues that surround transition in life issues for adolescents from childhood and then to adulthood.
  6. Health and wellness models that focus on the needs of individuals, families and communities.
  7. Problem-solving strategies and models of practice applied to paediatric and adolescent needs.
  8. Occupational therapy assessments and intervention strategies that enhance occupational performance in self-care, school and play.

Learning Experience

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU's LMS

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 113 x 2 hour labNot OfferedNot Offered
Semester 113 x 2 hour lectureNot OfferedNot Offered
Semester 126 x 9 hour practical classNot OfferedNot Offered
Semester 126 x 1 hour studioNot OfferedNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

Additional Learning Experience Information

This unit includes lectures, laboratories and participation in a school-based placement, consisting of 9 days (8 hours per day) over 9 weeks as well as two half days at the university clinic, as specified by the placement coordinator. Students are required to successfully complete the Student Placement Assessment Form (completed by an external supervisor) as part of the placement portfolio assessment. The placement provides students with the opportunity to apply the theory and knowledge of evidence-based practice in real world situations. A school-based teacher will provide onsite supervision and support. The student will have regular contact with the ECU Placement Coordinator who will oversee the placement.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.

Due to the professional competency skill development associated with this Unit, student attendance/participation within listed in-class activities and/or online activities including discussion boards is compulsory. Students failing to meet participation standards as outlined in the unit information may be awarded an I Grade (Fail - incomplete). Students who are unable to meet this requirement for medical or other reasons must seek the approval of the unit coordinator.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
JournalAssessing and Report Writing35%
PortfolioPlacement portfolio40%
Test ^End of semester online test25%

^ Mandatory to Pass


Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Integrity

Integrity is a core value at Edith Cowan University, and it is expected that ECU students complete their assessment tasks honestly and with acknowledgement of other people's work. This means that assessment tasks must be completed individually (unless it is an authorised group assessment task) and any sources used must be referenced.

Breaches of academic integrity can include:

Plagiarism

Copying the words, ideas or creative works of other people, without referencing in accordance with stated University requirements. Students need to seek approval from the Unit Coordinator within the first week of study if they intend to use some of their previous work in an assessment task (self-plagiarism).

Unauthorised collaboration (collusion)

Working with other students and submitting the same or substantially similar work or portions of work when an individual submission was required. This includes students knowingly providing others with copies of their own work to use in the same or similar assessment task(s).

Contract cheating

Organising a friend, a family member, another student or an external person or organisation (e.g. through an online website) to complete or substantially edit or refine part or all of an assessment task(s) on their behalf.

Cheating in an exam

Using or having access to unauthorised materials in an exam or test.

Serious outcomes may be imposed if a student is found to have committed one of these breaches, up to and including expulsion from the University for repeated or serious acts.

ECU's policies and more information about academic integrity can be found on the student academic integrity website.

All commencing ECU students are required to complete the Academic Integrity Module.

Assessment Extension

In some circumstances, Students may apply to their Unit Coordinator to extend the due date of their Assessment Task(s) in accordance with ECU's Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000001386.

Special Consideration

Students may apply for Special Consideration in respect of a final unit grade, where their achievement was affected by Exceptional Circumstances as set out in the Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000003318.

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School: Medical and Health Sciences

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

Your unit may be subject to government or third party COVID-19 vaccination requirements. Please consider this before enrolling in this unit, and speak with the unit coordinator if this raises any concerns.

  • Unit Title

    Paediatrics and Youth
  • Unit Code

    OCT2202
  • Year

    2022
  • Enrolment Period

    2
  • Version

    3
  • Credit Points

    15
  • Full Year Unit

    N
  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus
  • Unit Coordinator

    Ms Jacqueline HUNT

Description

In this unit, students will learn about the development of skills and abilities that are required for effective occupational performance throughout infancy, childhood and adolescence. Common childhood conditions will be explored with a focus on strengths based’ and family-centered’ practices. Students will engage in hands on learning, where knowledge is taken from lectures and labs and applied directly to student placement each week.

Non Standard Timetable Requirements

Students are required to attend a placement at a primary school and the university clinic. Placement partners may change placement timing with minimal notice because of operational demands. This is outside of the control of ECU.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass 5 units from EBH1101, EBH1102, OCT1205, OCT1206, OCT1208

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Apply approaches to respond to the health and wellness needs of infants, children and adolescents at individual, group, community and population levels.
  2. Describe the common conditions that affect the health and occupational performance of infants, children and adolescents.
  3. Examine assessments and interventions appropriate to infants, children and adolescents from cross cultural populations, including Aboriginaland Torres Strait Islanders.
  4. Analyse the components of performance areas such as self-care, play, communication and mobility in infants, children and adolescents.
  5. Use standardised measures for assessment and evaluation of interventions in paediatric and adolescent occupational therapy practice.
  6. Explain the relationship of paediatric and adolescent assessments and interventions to respective models of practice that enhance occupational performance.

Unit Content

  1. Occupational therapy assessments and intervention strategies that are sensitive to the needs of cross cultural populations including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders.
  2. Individual, community and population based approaches of service delivery that promote the health and wellness of children and adolescents.
  3. The most common disabling conditions experienced by infants, children and adolescents.
  4. The effect of disabling conditions on occupational performance.
  5. The special needs and issues that surround transition in life issues for adolescents from childhood and then to adulthood.
  6. Health and wellness models that focus on the needs of individuals, families and communities.
  7. Problem-solving strategies and models of practice applied to paediatric and adolescent needs.
  8. Occupational therapy assessments and intervention strategies that enhance occupational performance in self-care, school and play.

Learning Experience

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECU's LMS

JoondalupMount LawleySouth West (Bunbury)
Semester 113 x 2 hour labNot OfferedNot Offered
Semester 113 x 2 hour lectureNot OfferedNot Offered
Semester 126 x 9 hour practical classNot OfferedNot Offered
Semester 126 x 1 hour studioNot OfferedNot Offered

For more information see the Semester Timetable

Additional Learning Experience Information

This unit includes lectures, laboratories and participation in a school-based placement, consisting of 9 days (8 hours per day) over 9 weeks as well as two half days at the university clinic, as specified by the placement coordinator. Students are required to successfully complete the Student Placement Assessment Form (completed by an external supervisor) as part of the placement portfolio assessment. The placement provides students with the opportunity to apply the theory and knowledge of evidence-based practice in real world situations. A school-based teacher will provide onsite supervision and support. The student will have regular contact with the ECU Placement Coordinator who will oversee the placement.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.

Due to the professional competency skill development associated with this Unit, student attendance/participation within listed in-class activities and/or online activities including discussion boards is compulsory. Students failing to meet participation standards as outlined in the unit information may be awarded an I Grade (Fail - incomplete). Students who are unable to meet this requirement for medical or other reasons must seek the approval of the unit coordinator.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
JournalAssessing and Report Writing35%
PortfolioPlacement portfolio40%
Test ^End of semester online test25%

^ Mandatory to Pass


Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Integrity

Integrity is a core value at Edith Cowan University, and it is expected that ECU students complete their assessment tasks honestly and with acknowledgement of other people's work. This means that assessment tasks must be completed individually (unless it is an authorised group assessment task) and any sources used must be referenced.

Breaches of academic integrity can include:

Plagiarism

Copying the words, ideas or creative works of other people, without referencing in accordance with stated University requirements. Students need to seek approval from the Unit Coordinator within the first week of study if they intend to use some of their previous work in an assessment task (self-plagiarism).

Unauthorised collaboration (collusion)

Working with other students and submitting the same or substantially similar work or portions of work when an individual submission was required. This includes students knowingly providing others with copies of their own work to use in the same or similar assessment task(s).

Contract cheating

Organising a friend, a family member, another student or an external person or organisation (e.g. through an online website) to complete or substantially edit or refine part or all of an assessment task(s) on their behalf.

Cheating in an exam

Using or having access to unauthorised materials in an exam or test.

Serious outcomes may be imposed if a student is found to have committed one of these breaches, up to and including expulsion from the University for repeated or serious acts.

ECU's policies and more information about academic integrity can be found on the student academic integrity website.

All commencing ECU students are required to complete the Academic Integrity Module.

Assessment Extension

In some circumstances, Students may apply to their Unit Coordinator to extend the due date of their Assessment Task(s) in accordance with ECU's Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000001386.

Special Consideration

Students may apply for Special Consideration in respect of a final unit grade, where their achievement was affected by Exceptional Circumstances as set out in the Assessment, Examination and Moderation Procedures - for more information visit https://askus2.ecu.edu.au/s/article/000003318.

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