Occupational Performance: Retirement
OCCP3078
Older adults may experience challenges participating in day-to-day activities during their retirement years. Occupational therapy can enhance, restore, or maintain performance of daily life activities, help to prevent future challenges from occurring, and assist older adults to continue ageing in the place within community contexts. Integrating an understanding of human development and ageing with expertise in the performance of day-to-day activities, students will further develop assessment, intervention, and evaluation skills specific to older adults. In doing so, students will learn: How do I provide occupational therapy for older adults from a client-centred perspective? How do I promote quality of life and health through continuing engagement in day-to-day activities? What methods do I use to help older adults live safely in the community and help prevent hospitalisations?
Unit of study details
Unit of study level: Honours
Credit points: 6
Commencing semesters: 2
Further unit of study information
Unit of study handbook: OCCP3078
Costs and scholarships information: Costs and Scholarships
Final dates to withdraw from units of study: Census Dates
Available for study abroad and exchange: No