Occupational Therapy at University of South Australia

Occupational Therapy at University of South Australia The place for information about Occupational Therapy at the University of South Australia Occupational Therapy is an exciting and growing health profession.

Occupational Therapists work collaboratively with people to enable them to actively engage in socially meaningful occupations regardless of limitations. These limitations can be caused by injury or illness, psychological or emotional disabilities, delays in development, effects of ageing, or environmental or societal barriers. Occupational Therapists play an important role to help clients achieve their goals which allow them to lead easier lifestyles. The Bachelor of Applied Science (Occupational Therapy) prepares students for dynamic careers across the diverse areas of occupational therapy practice. Students develop knowledge and skills in mental health, acute care, physical rehabilitation, community health, work rehabilitation, aged care and paediatrics. With a strong focus on patient outcomes, students advance their competency in the science behind occupational therapy as well as the communication and relationship skills essential for patient care. For further details visit http://programs.unisa.edu.au/public/pcms/program.aspx?pageid=173&sid=126

A graduate entry program is available for graduates of other bachelor degrees who wish to enter the profession of occupational therapy. With the appropriate foundation in specific disciplines, graduates may apply for the Master of Occupational Therapy (Graduate Entry) program. For further details visit http://programs.unisa.edu.au/public/pcms/program.aspx?pageid=244&sid=881

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13/11/2025

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03/11/2025

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Does OT week ever end? No, not here at UniSA, we celebrate OT's in Action every day of the year! Today we hear from Prog...
03/11/2025

Does OT week ever end? No, not here at UniSA, we celebrate OT's in Action every day of the year!

Today we hear from Program Director - Ben!

๐–๐ก๐š๐ญโ€™๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐ก๐จ๐›๐›๐ฒ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎโ€™๐ฏ๐ž ๐š๐ฅ๐ฐ๐š๐ฒ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐š๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ข๐œ๐ค ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐›๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ž๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐ฒ๐ž๐ญ?
Playing the drums. Iโ€™ve always wanted to get a sense of rhythm but have never found the time. Seriously though, Iโ€™ve always loved playing music with other people and would love to be able to be on the drums.

๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐š๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ž๐ฏ๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž?
Contribute to a better understanding of how peopleโ€™s opportunities for healthy occupation are determined by social and institutional environments. Better describing how factors inside and outside the body interrelate will help produce more just and effective responses, especially for marginalised communities.

๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐š๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐จ๐œ๐œ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐š๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐ซ๐ง ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐š๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ?
How emerging understandings of the brain are influencing practice in all areas. Thereโ€™s so much new research coming out that opens up new opportunities for OT practice, but also the risk of reductionism.

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03/11/2025

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OT week may be over but will we keep celebrating??? YUSSS!!! Thankyou to the lovely Alice for answering some of the OT A...
02/11/2025

OT week may be over but will we keep celebrating??? YUSSS!!! Thankyou to the lovely Alice for answering some of the OT Australia conversation starter questions!

๐‡๐จ๐ฐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐ž๐ฌ๐œ๐ซ๐ข๐›๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฃ๐จ๐› ๐ญ๐จ ๐š ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐ฒ๐ž๐š๐ซ ๐จ๐ฅ๐?
I tell my (4.5yr old) daughter that I teach the โ€œreally big kidsโ€ how to help people who canโ€™t do the things they want to do when they are sick

๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐š๐ฌ๐ฉ๐ž๐œ๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐จ๐œ๐œ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ๐จ๐ง๐žโ€™๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ?
Goal setting, some people just go through life doing but setting goals and breaking them down to achievable steps is a game changer

๐–๐ก๐š๐ญโ€™๐ฌ ๐š๐ง ๐จ๐œ๐œ๐ฎ๐ฉ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐œ๐š๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ?
I love doing occupations outdoors; exercise, picnics, social catch ups. I guess thatโ€™s the environment I canโ€™t live without

Happy OT week! Thanks to everyone who joined us at our OT week event ๐Ÿ™‚ So lovely to catch up and chat all things OT ๐Ÿค—
30/10/2025

Happy OT week! Thanks to everyone who joined us at our OT week event ๐Ÿ™‚

So lovely to catch up and chat all things OT ๐Ÿค—

For OT week we asked our team to answer some of the OT Australia OT in Action questions. Kicking off with Linda! ๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ฉ๐š...
30/10/2025

For OT week we asked our team to answer some of the OT Australia OT in Action questions. Kicking off with Linda!

๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ฉ๐š๐ซ๐ญ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค ๐๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐ ?
What a privilege the role of the community aged care occupational therapist is. Being invited into peopleโ€™s homes where they share intimate details of their private lives and struggles. Working collaboratively with those clients to help them be able to do the occupations they need and want to do has always been incredibly rewarding for me.

๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐จ ๐š๐Ÿ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค ๐ญ๐จ ๐ซ๐ž๐ฅ๐š๐ฑ?
I enjoy a vast array of relaxing occupations after work including sewing, reading, and spending time with my family. One occupation that is significantly meaningful to me is my weekly attendance at parkrun. I love travelling to different events (locally and interstate) and find the social connection, sense of community, connecting with friends and nature whilst exercising and getting vitamin D are all a wonderful way to unwind!

๐ˆ๐Ÿ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐œ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฐ๐ก๐ž๐ซ๐ž ๐ฐ๐จ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ ๐ข๐ญ ๐›๐ž?
A tricky question indeed but I think I would choose England โ€“ what a treat to have an entire year to explore the history, the home place of Jane Austen and Shakespeare and so many wonderful literary giants. Bonus, a great starting point to travel other countries in Europe!

HAPPY OT WEEK EVERYONE!!!
26/10/2025

HAPPY OT WEEK EVERYONE!!!

Come and join us for a casual OT week celebration! Will there be lawn games? YESWill there be OT's? YESWill all 3 Uni's ...
23/10/2025

Come and join us for a casual OT week celebration!

Will there be lawn games? YES
Will there be OT's? YES
Will all 3 Uni's be there? YES
Will there be free food? No
Free drinks? No
Great company?: 100% YESSSSS!!!

Starting at 430pm (ACDT) and finishing by 630pm (ACDT).
Questions? Email: Sarah.mcmullen-roach@unisa.edu.au

Please RSVP in our event page so we can book a space ๐Ÿ™‚

โฐ Last chance to register!Donโ€™t miss out on the 2025 Occupational Therapy Conference โ€” happening December 3rd & 4th.Regi...
21/10/2025

โฐ Last chance to register!

Donโ€™t miss out on the 2025 Occupational Therapy Conference โ€” happening December 3rd & 4th.
Registrations close Thursday, October 23rd, so secure your spot today and join us for two inspiring days of learning, networking, and professional growth.
๐Ÿ‘‰ Register now before itโ€™s too late!

๐Ÿ”ธ Important reminder:
If youโ€™re attending both days, please make sure to grab a ticket for Wednesday and Thursday โ€“ one ticket wonโ€™t cover both days!

๐ŸŽŸ๏ธ Register here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-power-of-communot-2025-unisa-occupational-therapy-capstone-event-tickets-1732767136149?aff=oddtdtcreator

The UniSA Occupational Therapy Graduating Class of 2025 warmly invites you to our Occupational Therapy Conference: โ€œThe...
07/10/2025

The UniSA Occupational Therapy Graduating Class of 2025 warmly invites you to our Occupational Therapy Conference:

โ€œThe Power of CommunOT - Shaping our Future, Honouring our Pastโ€

When: Wednesday 3rd and Thursday 4th of December, from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm

Where: Brookman Hall, University of South Australia, City East Campus

RSVP by Thursday the 23rd of October 2025

Registration is now open and will be open for 3 weeks. Please confirm your attendance (even if you are just dropping by) via the Eventbrite link below, and highlight any dietary requirements to support our event catering.
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-power-of-communot-2025-unisa-occupational-therapy-capstone-event-tickets-1732767136149?aff=oddtdtcreator


We look forward to seeing you there!

Many thanks,
The UniSA 2025 Conference Marketing Team

๐Ÿถ๐Ÿฑ Love animals? Passionate about health and wellbeing?We have a Masters by Research scholarship for someone curious abo...
20/08/2025

๐Ÿถ๐Ÿฑ Love animals?
Passionate about health and wellbeing?

We have a Masters by Research scholarship for someone curious about how animals shape peopleโ€™s lives and influence mental health.
โ€ข $35,200 per year
โ€ข Project flexibly designed around occupational therapy, animals, and mental health
โ€ข A chance to grow your skills and leadership as an OT
Want to know more? Chat to Mary Butler on ๐Ÿ“ž 0410 614 124 or ๐Ÿ“ง mary.butler@unisa.edu.au.
Find all the details here โฌ‡๏ธ
๐Ÿ‘‰ unisa.edu.au/research/degrees/relationships-in-occupational-therapy

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