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2020 unit offering information will be available in September 2019
Unit aim
Provides students with the opportunity to undertake reflective practice and develop clinical reasoning skills in community based practice settings. Students develop professional behaviours and competencies, and integrate and apply theory and skills learned in foundational units under the supervision of an occupational therapy practitioner.
Unit content
160 hours of professional experience learning to be undertaken in community engaged learning contexts.
This unit requires students to complete specific assessment tasks in order to pass the unit of study e.g. critical reflections. The students are assessed by the supervisor on Practice Education using the Practice Education Evaluation Sheet and they are specifically assessed on their professional behaviour and attitude, communication skills, documentation skills and basic clinical reasoning.
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
Learning outcomes and graduate attributes
| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | GA1 | GA2 | GA3 | GA4 | GA5 | GA6 | GA7 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | demonstrate a professional and ethical approach to professional practice and clinical reasoning | Lifelong learning | ||||||
| 2 | demonstrate an emerging level of competence and performance in identified core areas of occupational therapy practice | Knowledge of a discipline | Lifelong learning | |||||
| 3 | demonstrate the development of client-centred practice, professional problem solving and basic clinical reasoning skills relevant to occupational therapy service delivery | Knowledge of a discipline | Lifelong learning | |||||
| 4 | actively participate as a team member within a range of settings to develop skills in the provision of occupational therapy services applicable to the placement environment | Communication and social skills | ||||||
| 5 | demonstrate verbal communication skills with clients, families, staff and relevant others with increasing levels of independence and create and maintain appropriate client records, reports and other required documentation | Communication and social skills | ||||||
| 6 | apply initiative and self-direction in practice | Lifelong learning | ||||||
| 7 | reflect on professional experience learning | Lifelong learning | ||||||
Prescribed texts
Session 2
- Prescribed text information is not currently available.
Teaching and assessment
Coffs Harbour
| Teaching method |
| Workshop on-site 2 hrs (3 wks) |
| Community/Professional placement 160 hrs (Across the session) |
| Structured online learning 2 hrs (Weekly during placement) |
| Assessment | |
| Introductory and thank-you emails | SR |
| Reflective writing and 10 minute on-line presentation | SR |
| Clinical skills | SR |
| Learning plan/contract and Professional Portfolio | SR |
Gold Coast
| Teaching method |
| Workshop on-site 2 hrs (3 wks) |
| Community/Professional placement 160 hrs (Across the session) |
| Structured online learning 2 hrs (Weekly during placement) |
| Assessment | |
| Introductory and thank-you emails | SR |
| Reflective writing and 10 minute on-line presentation | SR |
| Clinical skills | SR |
| Learning plan/contract and Professional Portfolio | SR |
Fee information
Domestic
Commonwealth Supported courses
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Commencing 2020 Commonwealth Supported only. Student contribution band: 2
Fee paying courses
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International
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