OCC410 Occupational Therapy Workplace Learning 3 (32)
CSU Discipline Area: Allied Health (ALHEA)
Duration: One session
Abstract:
In this subject, students are expected to complete either two seven-week practicums or one thirteen-week practicum. Students will be supervised by an experienced occupational therapist, or other relevant staff member if the student is engaged in a role emerging or project practicum. Each seven-week practicum will be approximately 262.5 hours in duration (which is a total of 525 hours when two seven-week practicums have been completed). A thirteen-week practicum will be approximately 487.5 hours in duration. Students will be expected to be working as an entry-level occupational therapist by the end of this subject and become involved in management tasks related to their practice setting. Students will be required to demonstrate their ability to practise reflectively, to critically evaluate their practice, and to critically reflect on their learning during the subject. One of the seven-week placements may be a role-emerging or project placement for those students who have not completed a project placement during their third year (usually in OCC320 and OCC321 or OCC330 and OCC331). Any student who has not completed a project placement in OCC320/321 or OCC330/331 will usually be excluded from doing a 13-week placement as they will be required to a seven-week project placement in fourth year.
+ Subject Availability Modes and Locations
| Session 1 | |
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| Internal | Albury-Wodonga |
Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: OCC410
Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.
Prerequisite(s):
(OCC320 and OCC321 ) or (OCC330 and OCC331 )
Enrolment restrictions:
Students must be enrolled in Bachelor of Occupational Therapy
Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
- Critique the complexities of occupational therapy practice in context
- Demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication strategies when engaging with people, including clients and other health professionals
- Demonstrate excellent behaviours essential to being a professional
- Complete a portfolio that details practicum experiences and the learning that has taken place as a result of these experiences
- Manage a case-load expected of an entry level occupational therapist as relevant to the placement setting
- Implement well reasoned and appropriate enabling strategies
- Evaluate the effectiveness of the enabling strategies programs
- Achieve a satisfactory level for all competencies listed on the fieldwork assessment evaluation form
- Critique the provision of occupational therapy services and suggest potential ways to develop practice
- Identify personal goals and learning needs in relation to professional practice
Syllabus:
The subject will cover the following topics:
- Communication skills
- Professional behaviour
- Assessment and enabling strategies
- Treatment planning and evaluation
- Program planning
- Program implementation and evaluation
- Reflective practice
- Portfolio development
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Advanced fieldwork preparation
This subject will include two seven-week periods of workplace learning (approximately 262.5 hours each) or one thirteen-week workplace learning practicum (approximately 487.5 hours)
Residential School
This subject contains a compulsory 4 day residential school.
Students will be required to attend a residential school of four days duration to be briefed prior to commencing placement.
Workplace Learning
This subject contains a Workplace Learning component. Please contact the subject coordinator for further information.
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.