VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION

PHE5VOR

2020

Credit points: 15

Subject outline

This subject will provide students with the knowledge and skills to (i) assist rehabilitation clients achieve optimal vocational outcomes and (b) advise employing organisations about the best way to achieve optimal rehabilitation outcomes within their employees In this subject, students will examine topics that include: (i) the psychology of work and unemployment; (ii) Occupational Rehabilitation: Systems and Practice; (iii) Workplace Disability Management; (iv) Vocational Assessment

School: Psychology and Public Health (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Scott Ruddock

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters

Exchange Students: No

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: N/A

Capstone subject: No

Subject particulars

Subject rules

Prerequisites: N/A

Co-requisites: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Quota Management Strategy: N/A

Quota-conditions or rules: N/A

Special conditions: Offered subject to sufficient enrolment.

Minimum credit point requirement: N/A

Assumed knowledge: N/A

Learning resources

Principles and practices of disability management in industry

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Recommended

Author: Shrey, D C and Lescerte, M

Year: 1995

Edition/Volume: N/A

Publisher: GR PRESS, FLORIDA

ISBN: N/A

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Other description: N/A

Source location: N/A

Career Ready

Career-focused: No

Work-based learning: No

Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A

Entire subject or partial subject: N/A

Total hours/days required: N/A

Location of WBL activity (region): N/A

WBL addtional requirements: N/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

Graduate Capabilities

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Identify and discuss the relationship of 'vocational rehabilitation' to 'rehabilitation'

02. Interpret and critique relevant theories that attempt to explain the general negative health effects of unemployment

03. Discuss, interpret and synthesise the theory and practice of Occupational Rehabilitation and examine factors which influence Occupational Rehabilitation, service delivery and outcomes

04. Define and explain the role of Workplace Disability Management as an approach within Occupational Rehabilitation

05. Demonstrate and apply an awareness of the issues addressed by Workplace Disability Management research

06. Identity, explain and critique the nature, purposes and place of Vocational Assessment in the assessment of rehabilitation clients

On-Line, 2020, Semester 1, Online

Overview

Online enrolment: Yes

Maximum enrolment size: N/A

Enrolment information: N/A

Subject Instance Co-ordinator: Scott Ruddock

Class requirements

SeminarWeek: 10 - 22
Two 3.00 hours seminar other recurrence on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
2 x 3-hour seminar held during semester

Assessments

Assessment element	Comments	Category	Contribution	Hurdle	%	ILO*
One 2,500-word journal exercises	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	50	SILO4, SILO5, SILO6
One 2,500-word report	N/A	N/A	N/A	No	50	SILO1, SILO2, SILO3