Health Professional Practice 2 (8989.2)
| Available teaching periods | Delivery mode | Location |
|---|---|---|
| View teaching periods | On-campus |
Bruce, Canberra |
| EFTSL | Credit points | Faculty |
| 0.125 | 3 | Faculty Of Health |
| Discipline | Study level | HECS Bands |
| Discipline Of Occupational Therapy | Level 4 - Undergraduate Advanced Unit | Band 2 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021) Band 3 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021) |
Learning outcomes
On completion of this unit students will:1. Understand the ethical and legal issues, and be able to demonstrate application of this knowledge in professional practice;
2. Appreciate the multidisciplinary nature of health care and demonstrate an ability to liaise with other health professionals to provide long-term management strategies for the patient;
3. Apply the requirements of quality and safety in health care; and
4. Understand basic principles of resource management in the professional context.
Graduate attributes
1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively1. 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 - take pride in their professional and personal integrity
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 - adopt an informed and balanced approach across professional and international boundaries
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
2. UC graduates are global citizens - make creative use of technology in their learning and professional lives
2. UC graduates are global citizens - think globally about issues in their profession
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
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development
Prerequisites
10309 Occupational Therapy Professional Practice 2 AND 10310 Occupation in ContextCorequisites
None.Incompatible units
None.Equivalent units
None.Assumed knowledge
None.| Year | Location | Teaching period | Teaching start date | Delivery mode | Unit convener |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Bruce, Canberra | Semester 1 | 05 February 2024 | On-campus | Ms Cate Hilly |
| 2025 | Bruce, Canberra | Semester 1 | 03 February 2025 | On-campus | Ms Cate Hilly |
Required texts
Recommended readings:
The following texts are available through the library.
Brown, T., Bourke-Taylor, H. M., Isbel, S., Cordier, R., & Gustafsson, L. (Eds). (2021). Occupational therapy in Australia: Professional and practice issues (2nd ed.). Routledge.
Egan, M., & Restall, G. (Eds.). (2022). Promoting occupational participation: Collaborative relationship-focused occupational therapy. Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists.
Purtilo, R.B. & Doherty, R.F. (2016). Ethical dimensions in the health professions (6th ed.). Elsevier.
Purtilo, R.B. & Doherty, R.F. (2021). Ethical dimensions in the health professions (7th ed.). Elsevier.
Required and recommended readings per week will be listed on the UCLearn (Canvas) site.
Submission of assessment items
Extensions & Late submissions
Additional Submission Information
Extensions must be requested prior to the due date for submission.
Extensions are given at the discretion of the Unit Convenor, who reviews each situation in light of the documentary evidence provided.
Students are required to monitor their University of Canberra student email account regarding approval or rejection of the extension request.
Technology related reasons cannot be used to support/justify a late submission.
Question/Answer Sessions and Moderation of Assessment
Question & Answer Sessions
Question and Answer sessions (Q&A sessions) are scheduled during the semester to provide students support in completing assessment items. (Refer to the UCLearn (Canvas) site for the unit for dates and times). By attending these sessions, students will have the opportunity to:
- Clarify the requirements of the assessment item
- Understand the marking rubric
- Receive feedback regarding the general structure of their intended response.
Teaching staff will not review drafts or provide specific feedback on the content of student work.
Clarification regarding assessment tasks can also be obtained by posting on the UCLearn (Canvas) discussion boards. Questions raised on discussion boards after 5pm on the Wednesday before the assessment due date might not be responded to by teaching staff.
Staff will not respond to questions regarding assessment items raised by email.
Moderation of assessment
Moderation of assessment items will be conducted consistent with the Assessment Policy and Assessment Procedures. Information will be available on Canvas.
Students must apply academic integrity in their learning and research activities at UC. This includes submitting authentic and original work for assessments and properly acknowledging any sources used.
Academic integrity involves the ethical, honest and responsible use, creation and sharing of information. It is critical to the quality of higher education. Our academic integrity values are honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility and courage.
UC students have to complete the Academic Integrity Module annually to learn about academic integrity and to understand the consequences of academic integrity breaches (or academic misconduct).
UC uses various strategies and systems, including detection software, to identify potential breaches of academic integrity. Suspected breaches may be investigated, and action can be taken when misconduct is found to have occurred.
Information is provided in the Academic Integrity Policy, Academic Integrity Procedure, and University of Canberra (Student Conduct) Rules 2023. For further advice, visit Study Skills.
Participation requirements
Students are expected to attend and participate in all the activities across the unit. It is essential that students actively participate in all face to face workshops Such participation is required by students in order to have the opportunity to meet all of the Australian occupational therapy competency standards. Therefore, except in the case of extenuating circumstances, 100% attendance and engagement at the workshops is expected. It is also expected that if students are unable to meet these participation requirements they inform the Unit Convener as soon as practical, by email.
Required IT skills
The unit uses the online learning platform UCLearn (also known as Canvas) to provide students with access to readings, learning activities, and communication about the unit. It is expected that students will have basic word processing skills, an ability to use library databases to search for journal articles, an ability to search for and use publicly available electronic information on the internet, and to regularly access UCLearn (Canvas) and their University of Canberra student email account.
Lecturers will communicate with students via their University of Canberra student email account and announcements on Canvas. It is the students' responsiblity to regularly check their University of Canberra student email and UC Learn (Canvas) for messages, information and instructions.
Assessment 1 requires students to complete free online training available through the internet.
Assessment 2 requires students to use the VoiceThread platform. Students will be given information on how to access and use the VoiceThread platform.
Work placement, internships or practicums
None.
Additional information
Submission of assessments: All written assessments must be submitted via UCLearn (Canvas). Submission details and the submission page will be available on the UCLearn (Canvas) site in ASSIGNMENTS.
You must keep a copy of all your assignments.
Unless otherwise advised in the assessment instructions, written assessment pieces must conform to the following requirements:
- Submitted as a Microsoft Word document not PDF.
- Font and font size: Times New Roman, Calibri or Arial: 12 pt
- Line spacing: double.
- Headings: bold, maximimum size 16 pt.
- Margins: no less than 1.54cm on all sides
- Page numbers: at bottom right hand corner of footer
- Student identification number: (number only) at top right hand corner of header.
- Referencing: APA 7th edition style. A guide to this referencing style can be found on the University of Canberra library website.
- Word limit, time limit or page limit: will be specified in the detailed assessment instructions on UCLearn (Canvas). The examiner will stop reading, watching or listening when the word limit, time limit or page limit is reached. Content beyond the limit will not be assessed.
In the course of studying occupational therapy, students may be exposed to practice scenarios and situations that may be stressful. At the University of Canberra a free counselling service is available for all students. All sessions are confidential. The counselling service is located at the UC Medical and Counselling Centre in Building 1. For more information please go to https://www.canberra.edu.au/on-campus/health-and-support/medical-counselling.
