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Unit of Study OCCU3003 - Advanced Fieldwork (2021)

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    This unit contains laboratory activities and/or professional experience learning that require students to fulfil certain vaccination and compliance requirements prior to attending. As some of these can take up to 5 months to complete, you must prepare now. Failure to comply with these requirements will result in you being unable to undertake the stipulated Laboratory Activity and/or Professional Experience Learning which may result in failure of the unit. Full details are available at www.scu.edu.au/healthplacements

Unit description

Provides a 10 week (400 hr) Advanced Fieldwork under the supervision of one or more occupational therapy clinicians. Students undertake, with supervision, learning experiences to consolidate and further develop professional behaviours and competencies, and integrate and apply theory and skills at an advanced level. Clinical reasoning and reflective practice are demonstrated at more advanced and complex levels than in previous placements.

Unit content

For this unit, students have specific requirements that they have to complete in order to satisfy requirements e.g. critical reflections. The students are assessed by the supervisor during practice education using the SPEF-R (Student Practice Evaluation Form - Revised) and they are specifically assessed on the below domains:

  • Professional Behaviour
  • Self-management skills
  • Co-worker communication
  • Communication Skills
  • Documentation
  • Information Gathering
  • Service Provision
  • Service Evaluation

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Location Domestic International
Gold Coast
Session2
Session2

Learning outcomes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

demonstrate a professional and ethical approach to professional practice and clinical reasoning whilst demonstrating the use of client-centred practice, evidence-based practice, professional problem solving, initiative, self-direction and clinical reasoning skills

demonstrate a level of competence and performance in identified core areas of occupational therapy practice as specified in the Australian Occupational Therapy Competency Standards (2018)

actively participate as an effective team member within a range of settings to develop skills in the provision of occupational therapy services applicable to the placement environment

demonstrate high level verbal communication skills with clients, families, staff and relevant others with an advanced level of independence and create and maintain appropriate written documentation e.g. client records and reports

demonstrate effective assessment skills in direct client care, case management, project management or consultancy

develop and conduct effective intervention in direct client care, case management, project management or consultancy

reflect on practice education experiences demonstrating a deeper level of understanding of its significance compared to previous placements/years and demonstrate an awareness of the value and importance of life-long learning in professional development.

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