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OCCP5261: Work and Occupational Rehabilitation
2026 unit information
Productivity is identified by most people as a major life role. Occupational therapists provide assessments and interventions to enable individuals to participate in work roles safely and competently. Integrating an understanding of legislation, and organisational systems, students will learn how to deliver occupational therapy services within various compensation schemes and employment contexts. This includes workplace and functional assessment, task analysis plus injury prevention and management of work-related injuries, as well as strategies to enhance, restore, or maintain performance to participate in remunerative employment. Students will develop their communication and report writing skills, needed to negotiate and collaborate with other health professionals and stakeholders in this area of practice, with a focus on clinical reasoning and justification in decision making. This unit includes learning activities that will contribute to practice education hours.
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Managing faculty or University school:
Medicine and Health
| Study level | Postgraduate |
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| Academic unit | Participation Sciences |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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OCCP5208 |
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Corequisites:
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None |
| Prohibitions:
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OCCP5246 |
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. Describe the causes, prevention, and management of work-related injury and illness within an Australian context.
- LO2. Analyse the impact of physical, psychosocial and cognitive dysfunction on performance in productivity occupations
- LO3. Describe the role of occupational therapists within key WHS, workers' compensation and other relevant legislation and regulations related to the responsibilities and entitlements of employers, employees, and the general public with a particular focus on rehabilitation and re-training.
- LO4. Apply assessment and intervention strategies appropriate to occupational performance in productivity occupations.
- LO5. Develop professional communication, negotiation and report writing skills to foster relationships with clients, health professionals and other stakeholders.
- LO6. Develop a greater understanding of the role of the occupational therapist in primary, secondary, and tertiary rehabilitation within the workplace.
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Semester 2a 2026
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Block mode | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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