OTPP 1: Foundations of Professional Practice (12259.1)

This occupational therapy professional practice (OTPP) education unit provides students with the opportunity to apply the occupational therapy process in a practice context. Students will engage in simulation as well as supervised practice placements to continue to develop and demonstrate foundational professional skills in communication, professional reasoning, and reflective practice. Emphasis is placed on understanding and developing professional roles, receiving and applying feedback, and discussing contextual factors which shape the development of collaborative relationships and implementation of the occupational therapy process.

Learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:
1. Demonstrate essential professional behaviours for ethical and safe occupational therapy practice;
2. Discuss theories and knowledge of occupation and its relationship with health and wellbeing to inform occupation-centred practice;
3. Carry out occupation-centred practice that acknowledges the relationship between health, wellbeing and occupation; and
4. Use appropriate communication strategies to build partnerships and enhance occupational participation.

Graduate attributes

1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively
1. UC graduates are professional - display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload
1. UC graduates are professional - take pride in their professional and personal integrity
2. UC graduates are global citizens - understand issues in their profession from the perspective of other cultures
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - be self-aware
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - evaluate and adopt new technology

Prerequisites

12257 Professional Reasoning in Occupational Therapy OR 10303 Practice Reasoning in Occupational Therapy
AND
12258 Occupational Therapy and Mental Health OR 10417 Mental Health and Occupational Therapy

Corequisites

Must be enrolled in 373JA Bachelor of Occupational Therapy

Incompatible units

8350 Occupational Therapy Professional Practice 1 PG AND 12250 OTPP 1: Foundations of Professional Practice PG

Equivalent units

11915 Occupational Therapy Professional Practice 1

Assumed knowledge

None.