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OCT-20011 - Module Specification
School of Allied Health Professions and Pharmacy
Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences

For academic year: 2026/27 Last Updated: 16 September 2026

OCT-20011 - Diversity in Occupational Therapy
Coordinator: Sasha Gardiner
Lecture Time:
Level: Level 5
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
School Office:

Programme/Approved Electives for 2026/27

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2026/27

This module forms part of the BSc (Hons) Occupational Therapy programme at Keele University.
Within this module you will have opportunities to participate in, practically facilitate and justify a range of specialist and diverse occupation focussed interventions for example splinting, wheelchair provision and pressure care, group work, vocational rehabilitation. Risk management, risk enablement and health and safety are key aspects of this module.

Aims
This module aims to focus on the diversity of occupation focused interventions in contemporary occupational therapy practice. It provides opportunities for learners to justify, plan, facilitate and participate in and evaluate occupation focused interventions.

Intended Learning Outcomes

justify, lead and facilitate group interventions.: 2
evaluate the use of occupation focused interventions in diverse settings.: 1
demonstrate safe practice and the assessment and management of risk when working with individuals and groups.: 2

Study hours

60 hours tutor led active learning will include:
~ 20 hours synchronous lectures,
~ 25 hours synchronous practical workshops,
~ 3 hours synchronous tutorials and seminars,
~ 2 hours synchronous assessment preparation
~ 10 hours tutor guided study (asynchronous)
90 hours of independent study including assessment preparation.

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Options weighted 60%
1,500 word essay or a 15 minute narrated power-point presentation.
Within this 1,500 word essay or 15 minute narrated power-point presentation learners will evaluate a individually facilitated occupation based group intervention.

2: Practice Based Assessment weighted 40%
Justify, lead and facilitate an occupation focused 20 minute group intervention demonstrating safe practice.
Students will justify, lead and facilitate a 20 minute occupational focussed simulated group intervention. They will be required to demonstrate risk management and safe practice during the group intervention. Students are required to submit their group plan and risk assessment one week prior to the assessment.

The University undertakes a continuous review of its teaching and research provision to ensure programmes are of a high quality and changes may be made to modules where it is necessary and reasonable to do so. Please be aware that minor changes to modules, such as a change to an individual assessment, can occur up until enrolment, although we endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes. Details about the circumstance in which changes are made to programmes can be found in the Student Agreement, available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/legalgovernancecompliance/governance/actcharterstatutesordinancesandregulations/studenttermsconditions/

Last Updated: 16 September 2026