BSc (Hons) Occupational Therapy Bachelor's degree at Oxford Brookes University

This module helps you prepare to be ready for commencing your role as occupational therapist professional learners in real-life service contexts, helping individuals. Also you'll have the opportunity to explore the principles of, and develop skills in: communication behaviour ethics and reflective practice. You'll get to to understand the foundations of the occupational therapy process for practice, and its alignment with supporting people as occupational beings.

This module will run at the same time as you're participating in a part time practice placement learning experience. You'll explore the research evidence that underpins the centrality of the relationship between a person and their occupations and environments in support of meaningful occupation. Founded on pre-existing graduate research knowledge, you'll identify quality information, and be guided to demonstrate critical consideration of different forms of research, and you'll explore the ethica

This module will run at the same time as you're participating in a part time practice placement learning experience. This format provides you with opportunities for practical application of your learning that you've gained from the start of your course. You'll explore relationships between body structures and their functions and how these impact on humans' ability to do the things they want and need to do, with or without assistive technology. You'll be introduced to a range of theoretical persp

You'll develop a critical understanding of your professional identity, helping you to progress a personalised way of being and relating in the health and social care environment. You'll learn about the delivery of effective health care, aligned with our governing bodies' standards of practice, within a framework of client centeredness and teamwork. Through evaluation and reflective opportunities, you'll take a deep exploration of the concepts of professional domains of concerns - more specifical

You'll explore medical conditions and impairments impacting body structures and functions, and the importance of core occupational therapy skills in adapting activity in accordance with person/environment/occupation factors. You'll use a problem based learning approach, through teamwork and collaborative working you'll identify and share knowledge about health and social needs, and apply shared learning to case based scenarios and clinical triggers.

You'll gain in-depth understanding of occupational therapy-specific theories and models, and you'll develop skills in using them to guide the implementation of a theoretically founded, professionally-reasoned occupational therapy process. On this module you'll all discuss the centrality of cultural humility, diversity and planetary health to the delivery of occupational therapy services.

You'll focus on leadership and change management in health, social care and non-traditional settings. Building your understanding of your personal role as a leader, and how you can facilitate quality improvement for efficient and sustainable service delivery. You'll proactively develop and deliver evidence-based services in an evolving world.

Through analysis of occupational science concepts, this module will help you develop an understanding of how people engage in daily activities and the impact of these activities on their health and well-being. TYou'll focus on the social and cultural influences on occupation, using intersectionality to understand the challenges faced by individuals, connecting therapeutic occupation to improving health at individual, community, and global levels, and questioning assumptions about health and envi

Develop your ability to critically evaluate and apply peer-reviewed research in your delivery of occupational therapy practice. You'll gain a comprehensive understanding of research ethics and methodologies and you'll explore principles of evidence-based practice, assessing factors informing research quality, trustworthiness, and applicability. The module will help you to make clinical decisions that are rigorous, reliable and evidence-informed, and will underpin your ability to be research-acti

This module will introduce you to the interdisciplinary approach taken in a wide variety of health care practices. You'll examine the advantages and disadvantages of different approaches, and reflect on the learning outcomes of these. You'll also participate in a series of enquiry-based learning activities focussed on practice-based scenarios designed to simulate working together as health care professionals in the real world. You'll investigate the main challenges and factors influencing collab

On this module you'll gain an understanding of how occupational therapy professional philosophies change over time, and the influences of such changes on professional models, frames of reference and approaches. You'll explore meaningful activities from the perspectives of people from different backgrounds, considering intersectionality, cultural drivers and environmental sustainability, and you'll interrogate their personal responsibilities towards the delivery of appropriate occupational therap

Foster your skills for the development and delivery of theoretically-founded, client-centred occupational therapy for individuals with neurological or physical difficulties.