Credit Points 10

Legacy Code 400909

Coordinator Kristy Coxon Opens in new window

Description This subject 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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Level Undergraduate Level 2 subject

Pre-requisite(s) REHA 1004

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.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this subject, students should be able to:

1. Demonstrate professional communication skills with clients, staff and relevant others
2. Apply ethical principles to professional practice
3. Demonstrate professional behaviours
4. Practice self-directed learning strategies relevant to the project placement
5. Critically reflect on professional experiences during their project placement
6. Demonstrate effective project management skills, including time and risk management skills
7. Develop a project proposal using best available evidence
8. Develop a final project report using best available evidence
9. Demonstrate professional communication skills with clients, staff, supervisors and relevant others
10. Demonstrate professional behaviours and ethical practice
11. Demonstrate effective self-directed learning strategies relevant to the practice project
12. Critically reflect on professional experiences during the project placement
13. Demonstrate effective quality improvement and project management skills
14. Apply time and risk management skills in the context of the placement project
15. Develop project documentation in appropriate formats using best available evidence

Subject Content

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

Special Requirements

Legislative pre-requisites