Unit of Study OCCU2002 Sensory Motor Assessments and Interventions (2025)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

UG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Faculty of Health
Placement

No

Pre-requisites

OCCU2013 - Occupational Therapy Theory and Practice OR OCCU3001 - Occupational Therapy Theory and Practice; AND OCCU2004 - Musculoskeletal and Reduced Energy Assessments and Interventions

Enrolment information

Please note this unit has assessments scheduled in Week 7 which will require attendance on-campus. Details will be provided closer to the time.

Unit description

This unit provides students with an understanding of common sensory motor impairments and theories relevant to occupational therapy practice. Students will explore relevant sensor-motor assessment and intervention approaches which will enable them to design contemporary occupational therapy service delivery.

Unit content

Foundations of sensory-motor function
Early motor skill development
Understanding the sensory systems
Sensory processing – Application of theory to occupational therapy practice
Contemporary occupational therapy approaches to sensory motor impairments
Approaches to degenerative movement disorders

Availabilities

Location	Domestic	International
Coffs Harbour	Term3	Term3
Gold Coast	Term3	Term3

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

identify and apply neurological and sensory motor theories in the context of occupational performance

demonstrate knowledge of sensory motor impairments commonly found across the lifespan

apply standardised and non-standardised assessments to measure sensory motor function in occupational performance

design and evaluate evidence based occupational therapy interventions to enhance sensory motor functioning required for occupational performance

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Laboratory 3 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Short written response	40%
Clinical skills	60%

Teaching method

Workshop 1 hour (Weekly)

Laboratory 3 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Short written response	40%
Clinical skills	60%

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Fee information

Domestic

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