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OCC331 Occupational Therapy Workplace Learning 2 (Honours) (12)

Abstract

In this subject, honours students complete their second supervised occupational therapy workplace learning experience. The workplace learning experience will last for eight weeks. During the eight week period honours students are entiled to have six days off from placement. These six days must be negotiated with their supervisor and must include public holidays. Students will not be eligible for a rosteredday- off (RDO) or time-in-lieu (TIL). Over the course of eight weeks students will complete approximately 255 hours on placement. The workplace learning experience provides students with the opportunity to manage their own caseload and to practice 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.

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Session 2
InternalAlbury-Wodonga Campus
Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: OCC331
Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.

Subject information

Duration Grading System School:
One sessionHD/FLSchool of Community Health

Enrolment restrictions

Students must be enrolled in Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (Honours)
Prerequisite(s)
OCC300 and OCC304

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
  • Continue to discuss the complexities of occupational therapy practice
  • Demonstrate very good verbal and written communication strategies
  • Demonstrate very good professional behaviour
  • Maintain a portfolio identifying their learning during their workplace learning experiences
  • Plan and conduct formal and informal assessments of clients with less supervision than required in OCC330
  • Design and implement appropriate and well-reasoned enabling strategies and/or occupation-focused projects.
  • Evaluate the effectiveness of 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 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
  • This subject will include one eight-week period of workplace learning

Work Place Learning

This subject contains a Compulsory Workplace Learning component of 40 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

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The information contained in the 2015 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 01 October 2015. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.