Macro Strategies to Enable Occupation

In this subject you will look beyond the occupational challenges facing individuals and consider the ways in which occupational therapists enable change at the level of the service/organisation, community or population. This is referred to as macro level practice. You will focus on gaining knowledge and developing capabilities for an impending role as a health practitioner in a rapidly changing health and social policy context.

Objectives
By the end of this subject you should be able to:


 * 1) Integrate and apply an understanding of macro level practice approaches (health promotion, capacity building, service development/quality assurance, leadership and project management)
 * 2) Apply principles of project scoping to justify, design and propose an ethically considered health project in consultation with an external agency
 * 3) Evaluate/analyse projects targeting national health priorities re: occupation, prevention, and project management factors
 * 4) Apply principles of project management to implement, evaluate and communicate project processes and outcomes to a range of stakeholders
 * 5) Critically reflect on, and apply advanced professional capabilities to successfully lead and influence the project management process, and communicate these in an interactive forum
 * 6) Work collaboratively with a range of stakeholders to manage the project process and communicate progress and outcomes
 * 7) Provide a coherent statement of the professional capabilities you have developed in relation to the  project-based learning experience
 * 8) Critically reflect on the personal learning journey throughout the program and generate a plan for continued learning.

Assignments

 * 1) /Quiz/
 * 2) /Project based learning assessments/
 * 3) /Population Health Presentation/
 * 4) /Other Hurdle Requirements/

Topics
Throughout the weeks you will apply, critique and reflect upon major subject themes by planning and appraising your own project, and critiquing and reflecting on others' project process and outcomes. The subject topics should be viewed as integrated.
 * 1) /Introduction and overview/ (Week 1)
 * 2) /Project management/ (Weeks 1-6)
 * 3) /Health promotion and prevention/ (Weeks 3-6)
 * 4) /Leadership & Political skill/ (Week 4)
 * 5) /Preparation for contemporary practice/ (Weeks 8-10)

Communications

 * Enrolled students Learning Management System
 * Listen and Learn Podcast Project
 * Google+ community page
 * Unofficial Facebook page
 * Hashtag

Contact

 * Dr Tracy Fortune
 * t.fortune@latrobe.edu.au
 * https://twitter.com/DrTEFF