Handbook : Unit informationEdith Cowan University

School: Medical and Health Sciences

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• Unit Title

  Clinical Science 5

• Unit Code

  OCT3108

• Year

  2021

• Enrolment Period

  2

• Version

  3

• Credit Points

  30

• Full Year Unit

  N

• Mode of Delivery

  On Campus
  

• Unit Coordinator

  Ms Karen Margaret LONG

Description

This professional practice unit enables students to gain occupational therapy experience in a real world’ context. A minimum of 200 hours of placement is completed and students are supervised by a registered occupational therapist. Students are required to integrate theory, knowledge and skills to provide occupational therapy services within a range of professional practice areas. There is the opportunity to demonstrate the occupational therapy process with people with a range of disability, mental health and physical conditions and across the lifespan. Students undertake placements within both private practice and public services and rural opportunities may be available. Students are also required to demonstrate generic professional skills including non-judgemental, culturally sensitive behaviour and effective self-management and communication skills.

Prerequisite Rule

Students must pass 4 units: OCT3201, OCT3202, OCT3203, OCT3209

Co-Requisite Rule

H96 students must also enrol in OCT3205 and OCT3206 when enrolling in OCT3108

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

1. Use clinical reasoning and evidenced based practice as a basis for decision-making with clients.
2. Apply the occupational therapy process (assess, plan, implement, review) with a range of people across the lifespan and from diverse cultural backgrounds.
3. Adopt a health and well-being framework in their approach to practice with clients.
4. Demonstrate professional conduct and self-management skills in practice settings.
5. Apply the concepts of occupational analysis in formulating an intervention that will best meet a client's needs.
6. Demonstrate proficiency in written, oral and interpersonal communication.
7. Demonstrate engagement and commitment to the values of client-centred practice and consumer participation in decision-making and evaluation of interventions and services.

Unit Content

1. Integration of occupational therapy theory, knowledge and skills,
2. Occupational therapy process with people across the life span and with a range of physical and mental health conditions.
3. Review the legislation and policies related to the area of professional practice.
4. Analysis of people as occupational beings.
5. Oral, written and interpersonal communication skills.
6. Health and well-being approach to occupational therapy.
7. Preparation for professional practice area.
8. Professional reasoning using evidence-based and client centred-practice.
9. Professional conduct and self-management in a practice setting.

Learning Experience

Students will attend on campus classes as well as engage in learning activities through ECUs LMS

For more information see the Semester Timetable

WIL - Internship, Clinical or Professional placement (off-campus)

Work done in an actual workplace in which the student applies discipline-specific knowledge and skills, supervised by an industry professional separate from an ECU campus or location.

Additional Learning Experience Information

Students will have the opportunity to complete occupational therapy assessments and interventions and write client notes and reports. They may have the opportunity to experience practising within a multidisciplinary team and learn about the role of other health professionals. Experiences may include the practice areas of; developmental paediatrics, neurological and physical rehabilitation, hand therapy, vocational rehabilitation and community and inpatient mental health services.

Assessment

GS2 GRADING SCHEMA 2 Used for Undifferentiated Pass/Fail units inc. practical units or work-integrated learning

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant School Progression Panel.

^ Mandatory to Pass