Occupational Therapy University of Canberra

Overview

In this course, you will learn to assess a person’s unique issues to offer better, more tailored recovery solutions based on a wholistic and comprehensive look at an individual’s physical, psychosocial and environmental needs.

Successful completion of this course will give you a deeper understanding and appreciation of health issues in Australia, and the skills to help individuals, groups, and communities engage in the occupations they need to, want to or are expected to do.

This course also prepares you for further study opportunities and the chance to gain the additional skills to move into senior, more researched based positions.

Study Occupational Therapy at University of Canberra and you will: 

• obtain a broad and coherent understanding of critical values, theories, perspectives and concepts that underpin the occupational therapy profession

• be able to use your knowledge, skill and professional awareness to add value to the assessment, intervention and therapeutic process

• communicate clearly and coherently in a range of occupational therapy settings to a variety of stakeholders

• be able to read, critique and evaluate evidence from research into the practices of occupational therapy.

Career opportunities

Graduates of the Bachelor of Occupational Therapy will be able to seek employment within public, private and or voluntary sector settings, as well as provide services in diverse environments such as homes, schools, workplaces, health centres, supported accommodation, housing for seniors, rehabilitation centres, hospitals and forensic centres.