Occupational Therapy Workplace Learning 3 (Honours)

Abstract

This subject builds on the two workplace learning subjects students have successfully completed in third year. Students will be expected to work towards entry-level occupational therapy practice competencies and become involved in management tasks related to their practice setting. Students will be required to be competent in their ability to practice reflectively, critically evaluate their practice, and critically reflect on their learning during the subject. Students will demonstrate a greater degree of independence in their professional reasoning compared with their third year placements, and will manage their own case load with minimal supervision, consolidating their assessment, intervention, and evaluation skills. Students will be required to pass the workplace learning placement and related assessment items to pass this subject. In this subject, students complete one supervised occupational therapy workplace learning experience. The workplace learning experience will last for seven weeks (approximately 240 hours on placement). While on placement, students will usually work full-time. During the seven-week placement students can negotiate three days off placement; however, public holidays and personal leave during placement will count towards these days off.

Syllabus

This subject will cover the following topics: Advanced communication skills in practice;Professional behaviour;Assessment and enabling strategies;Advanced intervention planning and evaluation;Actively applying reflective practice;Advanced workplace learning preparation; andThis subject will include one eight-week period of workplace learning (approximately 240 hours).

Learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:

critique the complexities of occupational therapy practice;

demonstrate competent verbal and written communication strategies when engaging with people, including clients and other health professionals;

demonstrate competence in behaviours essential to being a professional;

manage a case load expected of an entry-level occupational therapist as relevant to the placement setting with minimal supervision;

implement well reasoned and appropriate enabling strategies;

evaluate the effectiveness of the enabling strategies implement for clients;

achieve a satisfactory rating for all competencies listed on the fieldwork assessment evaluation form;

critique the provision of occupational therapy services and suggest potential ways to develop practice; and

identify personal goals and learning needs in relation to professional practice.

Enrolment restrictions

Students must be enrolled in Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (Honours)

Pre-requisite

Work integrated learning

Placement Duration 240 hours Details The workplace learning experience will usually be undertaken over a 7-week period (approximately 240 hours on placement).While on placement, students will usually work full-time and work a nine-day fortnight such that studentswill usually have 32 days of placement over an 7-week period. To achieve a … For more content click the Read More button below.

Placement

Duration 240 hours

Details The workplace learning experience will usually be undertaken over a 7-week period (approximately 240 hours on placement).While on placement, students will usually work full-time and work a nine-day fortnight such that studentswill usually have 32 days of placement over an 7-week period. To achieve a nine-day fortnight students will usually have one day off every two weeks, however, public holidays during placement willcount as a day off and replace the one-day off every two weeks. Hence on an eight-week placementstudents will usually have four days off (including public holidays).

- Applying communication skills in practice - Professional behaviour - Assessment and enabling strategies - Intervention planning and evaluation - Introduction to reflective practice - Evidencing practice competencies - Workplace learning preparation

Learning resources

Additional resources required by students

Students attending compulsory work integrated learning will incur costs associated with travel, accommodation and required resources.

Handbook

OCC430 - Occupational Therapy Workplace Learning 3 (Honours)