Practice Placement 2 OT

Module overview

This module provides an opportunity to experience current practice in a variety of locations across Hampshire, the Isle of Wight and surrounding counties. Principle providers of placement will be in health or social care settings. You will be assigned one or more HCPC registered therapists who will be your main placement educator(s) for the placement. However, you will likely work within a wider team as a routine part of the experience. You and the placement educator will be allocated an Academic Contact (a member of the academic staff in the School's OT team) who will provide a link to the academic programme and will meet you at least once during the placement. You will be supernumerary to the staff in the area in which you are placed. This particular placement has a focus on you making an active contribution to the assessment and treatment of service users in a specific area of practice. You will take an active part under close supervision of the placement educator who will prompt you to take responsibility for a selected caseload. Integration of Service Users The experience of working closely with service users of all ages, cultural backgrounds and across clinical specialities is an essential ingredient to the learning and assessment of competency within the occupational therapy programme. This placement links to work carried out in other level 5 modules where specific service user groups needs and/or treatment is investigated at an applied level. You need to be aware of service users' lived experiences derived from narratives, research and evaluation of practice. This will improve your knowledge base and also underpin any self-development activities linked to practice placement. This combination of theoretical evidence and practice-based work will ensure that the needs of service users are dealt with in a proactive and positive manner in all your scholarly and practical activities. Multi-Professional Learning The partnership between academic and practice environments is an essential ingredient in the development, delivery and evaluation of the Occupational Therapy programme. During other level 5 modules you will have opportunities to work alongside and learn together in groups of students from different professional backgrounds. This will be replicated in practice placement experiences where different professions frequently work together within practice teams. It is envisaged that these experiences will have an impact on how, and what you explore and in particular will be a feature of aspects of your personal and professional development activities (see learning outcomes).

Aims and Objectives

Learning Outcomes

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

Manage a caseload as appropriate, prioritising your workload and managing your time effectively.
Construct management plans for patient/client interventions and manage resources in the light of departmental expectations, constraints and available supporting services.
Select and apply appropriate occupation focussed interventions, taking into account health and safety issues and modifying interventions in response to evaluation of the outcomes achieved.
Create effective working relationships with members of the multidisciplinary team, providing appropriate professional feedback.
Produce a comprehensive case study/project arising from practice that evidences the application of theoretical and practical skills learnt throughout your academic programme, the current placement and previous placement. Evaluate the effectiveness of the project or of the assessment, intervention and management (for a case study).
Reflect on and critically evaluate recent professional activity, discussing the impact of critical events on personal and professional practice and development.
Modify communication styles to develop effective working relationships with patients/clients and other professionals taking account of ethical considerations and respecting their rights, dignity, and confidentiality.
With prompting from your practice educator(s) assess patients/clients, involving them in the analysis of the information and Identifying problems and strengths, in order to plan appropriate occupation focussed interventions, taking account of individual patient/client needs.

Learning and Teaching

Teaching and learning methods

Your learning will be facilitated by the University prior to placement through preparations sessions and a meeting with, or visit to, your practice area. The educator(s) will use a variety of methods of teaching throughout placement, including: - demonstration by a recognised placement educator in the placement facility - supervised service user contact using mentorship - staff and learner led presentations - case study/presentations - ward rounds/case conferences/community visits - attendance at clinics and opportunities to observe specialist treatments such as surgical interventions where appropriate - departmental in-service programmes - peer support in the university and practice-based setting - support from placement educators and visiting academics (locality contacts) - eLearning resources: blackboard site - learning resources in practice area - practice placement handbook

Study time
Type	Hours
Placement	240
Total study time	240

Resources & Reading list

Textbooks

HCPC (2016). Guidance on Conduct and Ethics for Students. London: HCPC.

Curtin M, Egan M and Adams J (2017). Occupational Therapy for People Experiencing Illness, Injury or Impairment: Promoting occupation and participation. London: Elsevier.

Duncan, E. (ed) (2021). Foundations for Practice in Occupational Therapy. Edinburgh: Elsevier.

Dancza, K., Rodger, S (eds) (2018). Implementing Occupation Centred Practice: A Practical Guide for Occupational Therapy Practice Learning.. Routledge.

HCPC (2016). Standards of Conduct, Performance and Ethics. London: HCPC.

Royal College of Occupational Therapists (2021). Professional Standards for Occupational Therapy Practice, Conduct and Ethics. London: Royal College of Occupational Therapists.

Bryant, W., Fieldhouse, J., Plastow, N. (2022). Creek's Occupational Therapy and Mental Health. Glasgow: Elsevier.

Linsley, P., Kane, R. (2022). Evidence-based Practice for Nurses and Allied Health Professionals.. Sage.

Assessment

Assessment strategy

This module is based within a clinical environment and can only be attempted in-person. Only two attempts are allowed at any one placement module irrespective of the regulatory conditions under which it is attempted. Any student who must re-attempt this module in a subsequent academic year must do so in attendance, as there is no external option. If this is the only module taken in a specific academic year then the student will be suspended when not directly on placement. The attempt will be subject to pro-rata fees liability, which will be calculated based upon the credit total of the module. Any student choosing to re-attempt the module accepts the conditions described above and the fees liabilities defined, this includes any student who attempts this module as part of the conditional progression policy.

Formative

This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.

Assessment of Practice

Assessment Type: Formative
Feedback: You will receive weekly supervision from your practice educator and informal feedback on a regular basis throughout your placement.
Final Assessment: No
Group Work: No

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Breakdown
Method	Percentage contribution
Assessment of Practice	100%

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Breakdown
Method	Percentage contribution
Assessment of Practice	100%

Repeat Information

Repeat type: Internal

Module overview

Aims and Objectives

Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes

Syllabus

Learning and Teaching

Teaching and learning methods

Resources & Reading list

Textbooks

Assessment

Assessment strategy

Formative

Assessment of Practice

Summative

Referral

Repeat Information