This unit requires you to complete a minimum of 266 hours (38 hours per week expectation) of supervised professional practice over a seven (7)-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 on Moodle. You are strongly encouraged to familiarise yourself with the SPEF-R2 to understand the criteria for all professional behaviours you need to demonstrate and areas of your personal and clinical performance that will be assessed.

NOTE: It is your responsibility as a student to maintain and keep copies of the signed log of hours for your placement units (OCCT13009 and OCCT14007) and OCCT14004 community project. 

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 in the feedback/recommendation spaces provided 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 around the SPEF-R2 can be found in the user manual supplied to you during the residential and also located on the unit Moodle 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. 

Your Portfolio will include all of the following elements:

1. Evidence of student introduction on Moodle forum post completed by the end of your first week of placement including a brief overview of your placement setting/caseload and a brief summary of how your first week of placement has gone. You must also ensure that you have a photo on your Moodle student profile. 
2. An introductory statement which provides a clear description of the placement (i.e. organisation, setting, location, caseload);
3. A completed Learning Plan that:
    a) Is signed by the practice educator;
    b) Has at least four (4) goals representing a range of domains in the SPEF-R2;
    c) Clearly identifies which domain of the SPEF-R2 each goal represents;
4. 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, deidentified part of a case summary, reflective journaling and online 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;
5. 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;
6. Completed log of placement hours signed by your practice educator;
7. Completed Student Review of Professional Practice Placement form included in the SPEF-R2. A minimum of at least one comment for each of the feedback questions is required;
8. 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-R2 through that online platform;
9. Summary statement at the end of the Portfolio which summarises your strengths and future learning and career goals as an occupational therapy student.

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

To achieve a pass, all required Portfolio components outlined above must be submitted. If any content is missing upon submission, the Portfolio will require revision. Revisions must be returned within one week and meet the satisfactory requirements in order to receive a pass.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Each piece of evidence of learning, cited in the Portfolio, is clearly linked to the Learning Plan goals. 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. Ensuring all information presented is completed in a manner that does not allow the reader to identify who the client and their family/caregivers are.