OCCT14007 - Professional Occupational Therapy Practice 2

General Information

Unit Synopsis

This 18 credit point unit is a clinical unit where you will complete your second long block of work integrated learning. Successful completion will contribute towards your accreditation requirements of completing a minimum of 1000 professional practice hours. This unit aims to foster your ability to consistently utilise the occupational therapy process when working with clients at a graduate level. Through integrating and applying the academic concepts, professional reasoning and professional behaviours you have developed throughout your course you will ensure the ethical and legal responsibilities of your professional practice are met. You will be allocated to one work integrated learning opportunity, which will be selected by the practice education manager from a variety of settings and client groups. You may also be required to undertake work integrated learning away from your home town at your own expense. Work integrated learning opportunities will vary in start and finish dates and it is important to plan on being available for commencement from January until the end of the Term 2 break of the same year.

Details

Level Undergraduate
Unit Level 4
Credit Points 18
Student Contribution Band SCA Band 2
Fraction of Full-Time Student Load 0.375
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites

To enrol in this unit you must be enrolled in CB84 Bachelor of Occupational Therapy (Honours) and meet the following pre-requisites:

OCCT13008 Professional Occupational Therapy Practice 1 OR 

OCCT13009 Professional Occupational Therapy Practice 1


Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).

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Residential School No Residential School

Unit Availabilities from Term 3 - 2024

Term 1 - 2025 Profile
Bundaberg
Rockhampton

Attendance Requirements

All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes - in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).

Assessment Overview

Recommended Student Time Commitment

Each 18-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 37.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 450 hours for the unit.

Assessment Tasks

Assessment Task Weighting
1. Professional Practice Placement 0%
2. Portfolio 0%

This is a pass/fail (non-graded) unit. To pass the unit, you must pass all of the individual assessment tasks shown in the table above.

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Previous Feedback

Term 1 - 2024 : The overall satisfaction for students in the last offering of this course was 100.00% (`Agree` and `Strongly Agree` responses), based on a 50% response rate.

Feedback, Recommendations and Responses

Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.

Source: SUTE Feedback, informal student feedback
Feedback
Students commented that they found it difficult to navigate the learning resources on Moodle.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the teaching team review the layout of Moodle to support access to key documents and resources whilst students are attending work integrated learning.
Action Taken
A tile was created in Moodle labelled "Placement Resources" which included all relevant practicum resources to improve accessibility. All tiles on Moodle are labelled clearly.
Source: SUTE Feedback, informal student feedback
Feedback
Students commented that the teaching team are understanding and available to listen.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the teaching team continue to provide a combination of teaching support whilst students are engaged in work integrated learning including weekly Teams discussion, check in emails, zoom drop in sessions and phone calls.
Action Taken
The teaching team have continued to provide a variety of teaching support throughout the students' work integrated learning.
Source: Student feedback and unit coordinator reflection
Feedback
Student feedback highlights the importance of placement resources being readily available and clear examples of expected Portfolio assessment content to support their learning.
Recommendation
It is recommended that additional examples of Portfolio content, particularly evidence of learning, be available for students to review on Moodle. A tile named "Placement Resources" is to remain on the unit Moodle site to improve accessibility of resources for students.
Action Taken
In Progress
Source: Student feedback and unit coordinator reflection
Feedback
Student feedback highlights the benefit of the unit being self-paced with relevant content to support the students' professional development.
Recommendation
It is recommended that the unit continue to be presented in a self-paced format and that resources and content are regularly evaluated to ensure they are relevant to practicum.
Action Taken
In Progress
Unit learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  1. Utilise the occupational therapy process when working with clients
  2. Demonstrate sound professional reasoning within a client-centred professional practice approach
  3. Demonstrate professional behaviour that meets ethical and legal responsibilities
  4. Demonstrate critical reflection of professional practice learning experiences.

The World Federation of Occupational Therapy (WFOT) stipulates that all occupational therapy education programs must meet the requirements of offering students a minimum of 1000 hours of professional practice within a variety of settings. WFOT also requires that students in consultation with their practice educator develop and complete learning goals to support their professional practice requirements.

Students will continue to be meet external accreditation requirements of an honours course, as well as meeting AQF Level 8 requirements, through both learning and applying research and Evidence Based Practice (EBP) skills across the curriculum as well as completing the new Allied Health research units.

Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
Assessment Tasks Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4
1 - Professional Practice Placement • • • •
2 - Portfolio • • • •
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Graduate Attributes Learning Outcomes
1 2 3 4
1 - Communication • • • •
2 - Problem Solving • • • •
3 - Critical Thinking • • • •
4 - Information Literacy • •
5 - Team Work •
7 - Cross Cultural Competence • • •
8 - Ethical practice •
9 - Social Innovation •
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
• Introductory Level
• Intermediate Level
• Graduate Level
Assessment Tasks Graduate Attributes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1 - Professional Practice Placement • • • • • • • •
2 - Portfolio • • • • • • • •