Unit of Study OCCU2014 Work Integrated Learning in Occupational Therapy I (2024)

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Unit Snapshot

Unit type

UG Coursework Unit
Credit points

12
Faculty & College

Faculty of Health
Placement

Yes

Pre-requisites

OCCU2005 - Lifespan Development and Occupational Transitions AND OCCU2006 - Home and Community Occupations AND OCCU2002 - Sensory Motor Assessments and Interventions; AND HLTH1006 - Foundations of Interprofessional Health Practice OR PBHL1001 - The Australian Health Care System

Enrolment information

Please note this unit has assessments scheduled in Week 7 which will require attendance on-campus. Details will be provided closer to the time.

Unit description

This unit provides students with the opportunity to undertake reflective practice and develop clinical/professional reasoning skills in simulated practice education. Students develop professional behaviours and competencies, and integrate and apply theory and skills learned in foundational units.

Unit content

150 hours of practice education will be undertaken throughout this unit. Essential practical skills will be learnt and demonstrated throughout the unit including safe manual handling skills. These skills will be learnt on campus. Students will be assessed on clinical/professional reasoning, various technical skills, communication skills, documentation skills, professional behaviours and competencies

Availabilities

Location	Domestic	International
Coffs Harbour	Term4	Term4
Gold Coast	Term4	Term4

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:

apply occupational therapy professional reasoning and models of practice to simulated client scenarios

demonstrate safe and competent manual handling and people handling skills in simulated client scenarios

demonstrate an emerging level of ethical practice within the simulated learning environment

demonstrate written, verbal and non-verbal communication skills appropriate for occupational therapy practice

Teaching and assessment

Teaching method

Practical 11 hours (Weekly)

Placement 10 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Clinical skills	SR
Application	SR
Application	SR
Participation	SR

Teaching method

Practical 11 hours (Weekly)

Placement 10 hours (Weekly)

Assessment
Clinical skills	SR
Application	SR
Application	SR
Participation	SR

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts

No prescribed texts.

Prescribed Resources/Equipment

Australian Occupational Therapy Competency Standards 2018

https://issuu.com/ahpra/docs/australian_occupational_therapy_com/1?ff=true
SCU placement uniform must be worn to all classes

Closed in shoes must be worn to all classes

Prescribed Learning Resources may change in future Teaching Periods.

Fee information

Domestic

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