HS892-7-AU-CO:
Foundations for Occupational Therapy
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2024/25
Health and Social Care (School of)
Colchester Campus
Autumn
Postgraduate: Level 7
Inactive
Thursday 03 October 2024
Friday 13 December 2024
15
14 March 2022
Requisites for this module
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You will introduced to the foundations for occupational therapy, studying informing theories and sciences of occupation, and learning core skills for professional practice.
Theory and practice will be brought together in enquiry-based learning, developing your understanding of professional practice.
This module will offer different modes of learning as a foundation for future practice, to ensure the regulatory and legal context is understood within a developing critical appraisal of contemporary occupational therapy practice.
On successful completion of this module, the [learner] will be able to:
1. Critically evaluate occupational therapy in theory and in practice.
2. Engage in reflective and enquiry-based learning to synthesise and advance knowledge of human occupation, health and wellbeing.
3. Demonstrate critical judgement in applying professional knowledge, values and core skills in a given scenario.
Occupational therapy practice occurs in a range of health, social care and other settings where people require professional services to engage in occupations which promote health and wellbeing. To practice as an occupational therapist, registration with the Health and Care Professions Council is required. To be eligible for registration, a programme of study approved by the College of Occupational Therapists on behalf of the World Federation of Occupational Therapists has to be successfully completed. Therefore occupational therapy practice is based on a synthesis of knowledge of human occupation, understanding of professional standards and analysis of occupational issues in context. The broad range of contexts for practice requires occupational therapists to engage effectively with complex scenarios, evaluating priorities for service delivery in partnership with service users, carer and other providers.
Many pre-registration occupational therapy students come with relevant experience of these settings, but the diversity of those experiences means that no assumptions can be made about their prior learning. Thus this module ensures that all students have the opportunity to learn the foundations for occupational therapy prior to their first placement, which occurs directly after completion of the module, at the beginning of the Spring term.
Independent study will enable students to develop a critical and self-directed approach to learning, using the experiential core skills workshops and mandatory training as a focus for reflective learning. Study tasks will focus and direct learning about informing theories and sciences, considering the evidence and issues in application. Enquiry-based learning will provide a group setting for shared learning, giving students a forum for exploring prior learning, new learning and future learning needs. Tutorials with the personal academic tutor will set a foundation for individual professional development for the remainder of the programme.
Creek, J. (2022)
Creek’s occupational therapy and mental health. Sixth edition. Edited by W. Bryant, J. Fieldhouse, and N. Plastow. Amsterdam: Elsevier. Available at:
https://app.kortext.com/Shibboleth.sso/Login?entityID=https://idp0.essex.ac.uk/shibboleth&target=https://app.kortext.com/borrow/1960896.
Dsouza, S.A., Galvaan, R. and Ramugondo, E.L. (2017) Concepts in occupational therapy: understanding Southern perspectives. Manipal, India: Manipal University Press.
Duncan, E.A.S. (2011)
Foundations for practice in occupational therapy. 5th ed. Edinburgh: Elsevier. Available at:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/universityofessex-ebooks/detail.action?docID=1721292.
Creek, J. (2010)
The core concepts of occupational therapy: a dynamic framework for practice. London: Jessica Kingsley. Available at:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/universityofessex-ebooks/detail.action?docID=581454.
Boniface, G. and Seymour, A. (2012)
Using occupational therapy theory in practice. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell. Available at:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9781118709634.
Law, M. et al. (1996) ‘The Person-Environment-Occupation Model: A Transactive Approach to Occupational Performance’, Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 63(1), pp. 9–23.
Creek, J. and Lawson-Porter, A. (2007)
Contemporary issues in occupational therapy: reasoning and reflection. [2nd ed.]. Chichester: John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Available at:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/universityofessex-ebooks/detail.action?docID=291008.
Schell, B. and Schell, J. (2024) Clinical and Professional Reasoning in Occupational Therapy 3e Lippincott. 3rd edition. Wolters Kluwer Health.
Nicholls, L. (2013)
Psychoanalytic thinking in occupational therapy: symbolic, relational, and transformative. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell. Available at:
https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9781118782927.
Barkley, R.A. (2015)
Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Revised ed. Guilford Publications. Available at:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/universityofessex-ebooks/detail.action?docID=1760718.
Adams, J., Egan, M. and Curtin, M. (eds) (2017)
Occupational therapy for people experiencing illness, injury or impairment: promoting occupation and participation. Seventh edition. Edinburgh: Elsevier. Available at:
https://app.kortext.com/Shibboleth.sso/Login?entityID=https://idp0.essex.ac.uk/shibboleth&target=https://app.kortext.com/borrow/209451.
Scaffa, M.E., Reitz, S.M. and Pizzi, M. (2010)
Occupational therapy in the promotion of health and wellness. Philadelphia: F.A. Davis Co. Available at:
https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=355667.
Vito Bianchi and Alonzo Esposito (2012)
Cortisol: physiology, regulation and health implications. New York: Nova Science Publishers. Available at:
https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=540932.
Cooper, C.L. (ed.) (2013)
From stress to wellbeing. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. Available at:
https://link.springer.com/book/10.1057/9781137310651.
Ice, G.H. and James, G.D. (2007)
Measuring stress in humans: a practical guide for the field. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Available at:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511542435.
Rice, V.H. (2012)
Handbook of stress, coping, and health: implications for nursing research, theory, and practice. 2nd edition. Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications. Available at:
https://app.kortext.com/Shibboleth.sso/Login?entityID=https://idp0.essex.ac.uk/shibboleth&target=https://app.kortext.com/borrow/253163.
Marieb, E.N. and Keller, S.M. (2018)
Essentials of human anatomy & physiology. Twelfth edition, global edition. New York, NY: Pearson. Available at:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/universityofessex-ebooks/detail.action?docID=5186375.
Michelle B. Riba (2011)
Psychiatry and heart disease: the mind, brain, and heart. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell. Available at:
https://dx.doi.org/10.1002/9780470975138.
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.
Maskill, Linda Tempest, Stephanie Grieve, J.I. and 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.
Ponsford, J., Sloan, S. and Snow, P. (2013)
Traumatic brain injury: rehabilitation for everyday adaptive living. 2nd ed. Hove: Psychology Press. Available at:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/universityofessex-ebooks/detail.action?docID=1046987.
Marisa E. Hilliard
et al. (eds) (2018)
The Handbook of Health Behavior Change. 5th edition. Springer Publishing Company. Available at:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/universityofessex-ebooks/detail.action?docID=5332147.
Straub, R.O. (2019)
Health psychology: a biopsychosocial approach. Sixth edition. New York City, NY: Worth Publishers. Available at:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/universityofessex-ebooks/detail.action?docID=6234999.
Taylor, R.R. (2008)
The intentional relationship: occupational therapy and use of self. Philadelphia: F.A. Davis Co. Available at:
https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=237742.
Jasper, M. (2013)
Beginning reflective practice. 2nd ed. Andover: Cengage Learning. Available at:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/universityofessex-ebooks/detail.action?docID=5132784.
Moon, J.A. (2004)
A handbook of reflective and experiential learning: theory and practice. London: Routledge. Available at:
https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203416150.
Bassot, B. (2016)
The reflective practice guide: an interdisciplinary approach to critical reflection. Abingdon: Routledge. Available at:
http://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9781315768298.
Finlay, L. (1998) ‘Reflexivity: An Essential Component for All Research?’,
British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 61(10), pp. 453–456. Available at:
https://doi.org/10.1177/030802269806101005.
Bolton, G. and Delderfield, R. (2018)
Reflective practice: writing and professional development. Fifth edition. Los Angeles: Sage. Available at:
https://app.kortext.com/Shibboleth.sso/Login?entityID=https://idp0.essex.ac.uk/shibboleth&target=https://app.kortext.com/borrow/249513.
Salmon, N. (2006) ‘The Waiting Place: A caregiver’s narrative’,
Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 53(3), pp. 181–187. Available at:
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1630.2006.00559.x.
Iwarsson, S.
et al. (1998) ‘Occupation and Survival: A 25-Year Follow-Up Study of an Aging Population’,
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 52(1), pp. 65–70. Available at:
https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.52.1.65.
Rudman, D.L. and Dennhardt, S. (2008) ‘Shaping knowledge regarding occupation: Examining the cultural underpinnings of the evolving concept of occupational identity’,
Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 55(3), pp. 153–162. Available at:
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1630.2007.00715.x.
Phelan, S. and Kinsella, E.A. (2009) ‘Occupational identity: Engaging socio-cultural perspectives’,
Journal of Occupational Science, 16(2), pp. 85–91. Available at:
https://doi.org/10.1080/14427591.2009.9686647.
Matthew L Molineux (no date) ‘Activity and occupation.’ Available at:
https://www.bmj.com/rapid-response/2011/10/28/activity-and-occupation.
Wilcock, A. (1993) ‘A theory of the human need for occupation’,
Journal of Occupational Science, 1(1), pp. 17–24. Available at:
https://doi.org/10.1080/14427591.1993.9686375.
Whiteford, G. and Hocking, C. (2012)
Occupational science: society, inclusion, participation. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell. Available at:
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/book/10.1002/9781118281581.
Hammell, K.W. (2009b) ‘Self-Care, Productivity, and Leisure, or Dimensions of Occupational Experience? Rethinking Occupational "Categories”’,
Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 76(2), pp. 107–114. Available at:
https://doi.org/10.1177/000841740907600208.
Hammell, K.W. (2009a) ‘Sacred Texts: A Sceptical Exploration of the Assumptions Underpinning Theories of Occupation’,
Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 76(1), pp. 6–13. Available at:
https://doi.org/10.1177/000841740907600105.
Rojo-Mota, G., Pedrero-Pérez, E.J. and Huertas-Hoyas, E. (2017) ‘Systematic Review of Occupational Therapy in the Treatment of Addiction: Models, Practice, and Qualitative and Quantitative Research’,
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 71(5). Available at:
https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2017.022061.
Wasmuth, S., Crabtree, J.L. and Scott, P.J. (2014) ‘Exploring Addiction-as-Occupation’,
British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 77(12), pp. 605–613. Available at:
https://doi-org.uniessexlib.idm.oclc.org/10.4276/030802214X14176260335264.
Code of ethics and professional conduct (2015). London: College of Occupational Therapists. Available at:
https://www.rcot.co.uk/publications/professional-standards-occupational-therapy-practice-conduct-and-ethics.
Sumsion, T. (2006)
Client-centred practice in occupational therapy: a guide to implementation. 2nd ed. Edingburgh: Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier. Available at:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/universityofessex-ebooks/detail.action?docID=4831153.
Turpin, M. and Iwama, M.K. (2011)
Using occupational therapy models in practice: a field guide. Edinburgh: Churchill Livingstone/Elsevier. Available at:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/universityofessex-ebooks/detail.action?docID=1722698.
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 |
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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
Ms Julie Puttock, email: jputto@essex.ac.uk.
Occupational Therapy teaching team
Hannah Duncan ipladmin@essex.ac.uk
No
No
No
Dr Sunny Chan
UWE Bristol
Senior Lecturer
Available via Moodle Of 153 hours, 139 (90.8%) hours available to students:
14 hours not recorded due to service coverage or fault;
0 hours not recorded due to opt-out by lecturer(s).
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