OT in Learning & Co-ord Difficulties
OCCP5245
This unit will give opportunities for students to study the impact of learning disabilities on children`s home and school occupational performance. During the semester, students will study: various explanations of learning disorders; common assessment procedures used by occupational therapists to identify problems; interventions. The focus will be on direct intervention as experienced in private practice occupational therapy for children and consultation with schools. Students will be required to test at least one young child (typical child, rather than children with difficulties) aged between 3-4. Students who participate in this elective will be eligible for fourth year fieldwork placement in a public school in Killara.
Unit of study details
Unit of study level: Postgraduate
Credit points: 6
Commencing semesters: 1
Further unit of study information
Unit of study handbook: OCCP5245
Costs and scholarships information: Costs and Scholarships
Final dates to withdraw from units of study: Census Dates
Available for study abroad and exchange: No