OCC330 Occupational Therapy Workplace Learning 1 (Honours) (12)
CSU Discipline Area: Allied Health (ALHEA)
Duration: One session
Abstract:
In this subject, students complete one supervised occupational therapy workplace learning experience. The workplace learning experience will last for seven weeks (which is approximately 240 hours on placement). The workplace learning experience provides students with the opportunity to manage their own caseload and to practise and consolidate their assessment, intervention, and evaluation skills. Students will also develop and consolidate critical evaluation and reflective practice skills. This placement focuses on working with individuals who experience occupational dysfunction and/or may focus on planning or implementing an occupation-focused project. Students are required to pass this placement and related assessment items to pass this subject.
Honours students are allowed to have the equivalent of a half-day a week away from placement to concentrate on their Honours study. Honours students are not obliged to take this half-day. It is the responsibility of the Workplace Learning Coordinator and Administrator to inform the relevant placement supervisor of this option for Honours students. It is the responsibility of the student to negotiate with his/her supervisor when it would be most convenient to take the equivalent of a half-day per week.
This subject provides honours students with their first long workplace learning experience and comes after students have studied and passed the preceding theoretical subjects.
+ Subject Availability Modes and Locations
| Session 2 | |
|---|---|
| Internal | Albury-Wodonga |
Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: OCC330
Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.
Prerequisite(s):
Enrolment restrictions:
Students must be enrolled in Bachelor of Occupational Therapy
Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
- Begin to discuss the complexities of occupational therapy practice
- Begin to demonstrate appropriate verbal and written communication strategies
- Begin to demonstrate appropriate professional behaviour
- Maintain a portfolio identifying their learning during their workplace learning experiences
- Plan and conduct formal and informal assessments of clients relevant to the setting given moderate to minimal supervision
- Design and implement appropriate and well-reasoned enabling strategies and/or occupation-focused projects.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of the implemented strategies and projects.
- Achieve a satisfactory rating for all competencies listed on the fieldwork assessment evaluation form
Syllabus:
The subject will cover the following topics:
- Applying communication skills in practice
- Professional behaviour
- Assessment and enabling strategies
- Intervention planning and evaluation
- Reflective practice
- Begin portfolio development
- Fieldwork preparation
This subject will include one seven-week period of workplace learning (approximately 240 hours each).
Workplace Learning
This subject contains a Compulsory Workplace Learning component of 35 days duration.
- Applying and reflecting on communication skills
- Appropriate professional behaviour in different contexts
- Assessment and enabling strategies
- Intervention planning and evaluation
- Demonstrating very good reflection on practice
- Ensuring portfolio provides evidence of competency development
- Advanced fieldwork preparation
Specialised Resources
students may incur costs associated with placement
The information contained in the 2013 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 24 April 2013. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.