Occupational Therapy Professional Practice 1 PG (8350.6)

This is a practice education unit comprising 8 weeks of industry-based placement. In this unit students are required to attend the placement site for approximately 7.5 - 8 hours per day for 8 weeks. This unit gives the opportunity to practise, under supervision, authentic occupational therapy informational gathering, interventions and evaluations. The placement may be in current or emerging practice contexts. This is the first practice education unit that aims to enable students to demonstrate application of knowledge and translation of theory to practice, and practice to theory. This unit forms part of the 1000 hours of practice education mandated by the World Federation of Occupational Therapists and is guided national and international professional standards as required for Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA).

Learning outcomes

On 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 human occupation; and
4. Use appropriate communication strategies to build partnerships and enhance occupational performance and participation.

Graduate attributes

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 - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
1. UC graduates are professional - work collaboratively as part of a team, negotiate, and resolve conflict
2. UC graduates are global citizens - behave ethically and sustainably in their professional and personal lives
2. UC graduates are global citizens - communicate effectively in diverse cultural and social settings
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 - evaluate and adopt new technology

Prerequisites

9071 Occupational Therapy Toolbox 1 AND
8349 Foundations of Occupational Therapy PG AND
8937 Humans as Occupational Beings PG 1 AND
9072 Occupational Therapy Toolbox 2 AND
10414 Occupational Therapy and Mental Health PG AND
9069 Humans as Occupational Beings PG 2

Corequisites

None.

Incompatible units

None.

Equivalent units

None.

Assumed knowledge

None.