OCC412 Occupational Therapy Workplace Learning 3 (Honours) (24)
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 240 hours in duration (which is a total of 480 hours when two seven-week practicums have been completed). A thirteen-week practicum will be approximately 445 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 practise, and to critically reflect on their learning during the course. One of the seven-week placements may be a role-emerging or project placement for those students who have not completed a project placement in OCC330 or OCC331. Any student who has not completed a project placement in OCC330 or OCC331 will usually be excluded from doing a 13-week placement as they will be required to complete a seven-week project placement in fourth year. Honours students will be entitled to have half a day off per week, to work on their honours project during placement.
+ Subject Availability Modes and Locations
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| Internal | Albury-Wodonga |
Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: OCC412
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(Honours)
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 240 hours each) or one 13-week period of workplace learning (approximately 445 hours)
Residential School
This subject contains a compulsory 4 day residential school.
Students will be required to attend one 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.