Description This unit provides opportunities for students to understand the wide-ranging practice areas of relevance to occupational therapy. Students will complete a 90-hour project placement across the semester in partnership with diverse health and community-based service providers. Through a variety of experiential, self-directed, and flexible learning opportunities provided through class practicums and practice placement activities, students will develop critical occupational therapy skills and competence in communication, professional behaviours, ethical practice, critical reflection, quality improvement and project management.
School Health Sciences
Discipline Occupational Therapy
Student Contribution Band HECS Band 2 10cp
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Equivalent Subjects LGYA 7061 - Occupational Therapy Clinical Practice 2
Restrictions Students must be enrolled in 4711 Bachelor of Occupational Therapy or 4712 Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (honours). This is a specialty subject offered as a compulsory core subject of the occupational therapy program. It is profession specific, preparing students to practice as an occupational therapist and not relevant as an elective for non-occupational therapy students.
On successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:
Demonstrate professional communication skills with clients, staff and relevant others
Apply ethical principles to professional practice
Demonstrate professional behaviours
Practice self-directed learning strategies relevant to the project placement
Critically reflect on professional experiences during their project placement
Demonstrate effective project management skills, including time and risk management skills
Develop a project proposal using best available evidence
Develop a final project report using best available evidence
Demonstrate professional communication skills with clients, staff, supervisors and relevant others
Demonstrate professional behaviours and ethical practice
Demonstrate effective self-directed learning strategies relevant to the practice project
Critically reflect on professional experiences during the project placement
Demonstrate effective quality improvement and project management skills
Apply time and risk management skills in the context of the placement project
Develop project documentation in appropriate formats using best available evidence
1. Professional communication skills with clients, staff and relevant others
2. Professional attitudes and behaviour
3. Professional roles and relationships
4. Professional ethics
5. Project management principles
6. Risk management skills
7. Reflection on placement experiences
1. Diverse and role-emerging practice areas
2. Professional communication with clients, staff, supervisors and relevant others to enable completion and dissemination of practice project deliverables
3. Professional behaviour and ethical practice
4. Quality improvement and project management relevant to practice
5. Self-direction, time and risk management
6. Reflection on placement experiences
Legislative pre-requisites
Special Requirements - NSW Health Legislative Prerequisites
Student Compliance Information for all Health-Related Placements
Prior to enrolling in this subject, students must have submitted a Student Undertaking Form and undertake to apply for a National Police Check, which is required to be submitted before placement, and a Working with Children Check Student Declaration. Use the link to the Special Requirements webpage below for more information.
To be eligible to enrol in this subject and complete any required health-related placements or experiences, students must meet Western Sydney University program requirements as well as any special, legislated, or policy-mandated requirements.
Western Program Requirements
Visit the Special Requirements webpage for details about your program.
Mandatory NSW Health student placement policy requirements
To be able to undertake placement in any NSW Health facility you must be assessed as compliant with NSW Health student placement policy in the first year of your program, regardless of when you expect to go on your first placement. Access and read the NSW Student Compliance Information Booklet.
The following table summarises the standard assessment tasks for this subject. Please note this is a guide only. Assessment tasks are regularly updated, where there is a difference your Learning Guide takes precedence.
