OCC4081 · Transition to practice 1

Overview

In this unit, you will examine the topics of professionalism, professional development, preparation for employment, self-management and supervision as a beginning practitioner. You will consider ethical, medicolegal, risk and safety compliance in various health, education and social care practice environments. In preparation for the transition to a graduate practitioner, you will critique the scope of contemporary occupational therapy practice in complex and evolving service delivery environments.

Offerings

Assessment

The Handbook does not list a final examination among the assessment items. That is not a guarantee there is none.

Assessment in this unit includes hurdle assessment tasks. Failure of any hurdle assessment task may result in failure of the unit.

Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.

Requisites

Learning outcomes

1. Identify and evaluate relevant professional supervision and support strategies to ensure safe and competent professional practice.
2. Apply principles of reflection and self-critique to achieve and enhance professional competency in occupational therapy practice.
3. Analyse and critique the scope of contemporary occupational therapy practice, and factors driving change in evolving service contexts.
4. Select and justify service provision methods/ programmes to provide responsive, safe and evidence-based practice in complex occupational therapy service situations.
5. Synthesise own knowledge and skills in career development and preparation for employment in occupational therapy.

Workload

On campus: 2 hours of face to face seminars and 4 hours tutorials per week. Off campus: 6 hours of online lectures, videos and learning modules Self-directed study time: 12 hours A total of 72 hours of non-scheduled teaching activities consisting of lectures, videos and modules

Student experience, not official rules. Nothing here changes what the Handbook says.