This unit requires you to complete a minimum of 400 hours of supervised professional practice over a ten week block placement. This intermediate level placement will provide key opportunities for you to integrate previously acquired knowledge (theories and principles of occupational therapy) within your professional practice experience.

The practice educator who supervises the professional placement will assess you using the Student Practice Evaluation Form Revised Second Edition (SPEF-R2). This will then be returned to the CQU Professional Education Manager, Occupational Therapy for the results to be recorded in Moodle.

You will be assessed as pass or fail using the Student Practice Evaluation Form Revised Second Edition (SPEF-R2) by the supervising practice educator/s. In addition to rating items, practice educators provide written feedback on the form. The evaluation is completed at halfway and again at completion of the professional placement. To achieve an overall pass on the final evaluation you will need to:

- pass all core items (a rating of 3 or more). If you fail a core item, you will consequently fail the evaluation overall.

- pass the additional minimum requirements indicated for each learning objective

- pass the relevant learning objectives for all domains

More detailed information on the SPEF-R2 can be found in the user manual supplied to you during the intensive and also located on the unit Moodie site. Minimum requirements for passing each learning objective are specifically located on page 15 of the SPEF-R2 user manual.

A final summary statement regarding your overall performance is recorded together with your final grade of pass or fail

You will need to include the following in your portfolio:

• An introductory statement which includes a description of the placement and a clear rationale for your choice of individual learning goals from your learning plan for this placement.

• Completed and signed learning plan with at least four learning goals addressing different domains in the SPEF-R2.

• Completed Student Review of Professional Practice Placement form from the SPEF-R2.

• Completed log of fieldwork hours (this is not marked however these hours need to be recorded for evidence that the WFOT fieldwork requirements have been met at graduation).

• Evidence of a wide range of skills, knowledge and a good use of placement opportunities that displays obvious improvements in competencies over the 10 week duration of the professional placement. This evidence will be clearly linked with competencies relating to your learning plan.

• Evidence of Moodle forum posts.

• A summary statement at the end of the page which summarises your strengths and future learning and career goals as an occupational therapist.

You can find full details of the Portfolio assessment on the unit Moodle site.

To achieve a pass, the minimum content of the Portfolio must include:

1. An introductory statement which provides a description of the placement;

2. A completed Learning Plan that:

a) Has at least four (4) goals representing a range of domains in the SPEF-R2;

b) Clearly identifies which domain of the SPEF-R2 each goal represents;

c) Is signed by the practice educator;

3. Evidence of the different types of learning activities completed during placement including:

a) Four (4) examples of different types of activities that you have completed during placement to support your learning. Whilst not limited to, the learning activities may include one of any of these examples; in-service education programs, workshops, journal club, development of evidence-based practice resources, reading a journal article, de-identified case study, reflective journaling and on line learning opportunities;

b) Reflection on each activity presented regarding how it is linked to your Learning Plan goals and its impact on your practice as an occupational therapy student;

4. Evidence of at least four (4) Moodle discussion forum posts, including:

a) One (1) post on your use of the hierarchy of thinking to reflect on your professional and clinical reasoning as it was used to support one aspect of your occupational therapy practice as a student during placement;

b) Feedback on at least two (2) other students' reflections as above;

c) Sharing of one resource you found beneficial during your placement;

d) Each piece of evidence of learning, cited in the Portfolio, is clearly linked to the Learning Plan goals.

5. Completed log of placement hours signed by your practice educator;

6. Completed Student Review of Professional Practice Placement form included in the SPEF-R2;

7. Completed Student Practice Education Form - Revised Second Edition (SPEF-R2) is to be included in your Portfolio if your practice educator uses the hard copy of the form. If your practice educator uses the online form, they will submit your completed SPEF-R through that on line platform;

8. Summary statement at the end of the page which summarises your strengths and future learning and career goals as an occupational therapy student.

The Portfolio is presented logically and is easy to follow with a fluent and mature writing style that includes accurate grammar, spelling, and APA referencing.

Client and/ or organisation confidentially is rigorously maintained throughout the Portfolio.