Unit of Study OCCU5009 Master of Occupational Therapy Work Integrated Learning II (2027)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

PG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Faculty of Health
Placement

Yes

Pre-requisites

OCCU5008 - Master of Occupational Therapy Work Integrated Learning I AND INDG6002 - Health and Indigenous Peoples AND HLTH5011 - Health Research

Enrolment information

This unit includes work integrated learning. Students are not permitted to enrol in any other units at the same time. Students are required to meet mandatory fit to practice obligations prior to attending work integrated learning. Failure to comply by the fit to practice deadline will result in the cancellation of student enrolment and students will not be permitted to continue in this unit. Full details are available at www.scu.edu.au/health/work-integrated-learning Students will likely have to travel away from their local area as learning opportunities may be located anywhere in Australia. Students are required to support themselves financially (including accommodation, travel and living expenses).

Unit description

This unit provides students with their first work integrated learning experience in an external occupational therapy setting under the supervision of an occupational therapist. Over 7 weeks, students will apply foundational knowledge and skills to real-world practice, focusing on safe, ethical, and culturally responsive service delivery. Placements will occur in remote and metropolitan locations across Australia, offering exposure to diverse contexts and client needs. Students will demonstrate emerging competence across the eight SPEF-R2 domains. Active engagement with feedback and reflective practice will be essential for competency development.

Unit content

Students will complete an online module and campus-based workshop prior to commencing their work integrated learning experience. This initial learning will address work readiness and support students to prepare for the expectations related to their external placement. The work integrated learning experience will enable students to develop professional knowledge and skills as articulated in the SPEF-R2 (Student Practice Evaluation Form – Revised 2). These include:

Professional behaviour
Self-management skills
Co-worker communication
Communication skills
Documentation
Information gathering
Service provision
Service evaluation

During the external learning experience, students will attend two online workshops which will explore application of learning and skill development specific to their placement experiences. Students will attend a final online workshop to debrief from the external learning experience.

Availabilities

Not currently available in 2027

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.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

demonstrate emerging competence across the Australian Occupational Therapy Competency Standards, showing safe, ethical, and culturally responsive practice in real-world settings

apply the occupational therapy process and demonstrate professional reasoning under supervision

communicate effectively with clients, families, team members, and other stakeholders using professional verbal, written, and non-verbal strategies

reflect on and respond to feedback, showing initiative and self-direction to enhance competence, self-management, and professional development

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