Practice Placement 4a OT

Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Provide evidence of a search strategy and relevant literature related to a complex case/specified project, carried out for the area of practice.
• Manage a caseload, assessing service users, negotiating and analysing information with them , prioritising problems and planning appropriate management programmes, recognising their physical, psychological and social/cultural needs.
• Utilise previous experience and adapt therapeutic/management practice to accommodate varying circumstances and the health/social care environment.
• Develop constructive working partnerships with members of the multidisciplinary team providing comprehensive accurate records and reports as necessary.
• Evaluate and reflect on the outcome of decisions with service users and be able to appropriately alter or discontinue interventions, or make referrals to other services.
• Critically appraise a range of therapeutic interventions with reference to appropriate evidence, in order to implement a management programme safely, effectively and efficiently.
• Provide evidence of personal and professional reflection and planning appropriate to continuing professional development and future professional registration.
• Manage yourself and liaise appropriately with others to optimise outcomes for the service users you work with.
• Communicate effectively with service users and carers taking account of ethical considerations and respecting rights, dignity, and confidentiality.

The integration of knowledge, skills and attitudes specific to the speciality area of the placement reflect the five sections of practice: safe conduct, professionalism, interpersonal skills, therapeutic skills and management skills as defined in the pre-set practice placement assessment criteria.

Introduction to the Continuous Professional Development process, includes developing learning outcomes/objectives, reflecting on a learning experience and producing a detailed practice case study/project.

You will receive support from a placement educator and take an active role in, and where appropriate be responsible for a caseload under supervision.

You will have opportunity to work with and learn from other health professionals and appropriate staff within the placement setting as well as the named placement educator, to facilitate understanding of the multidisciplinary and complex nature of health and social care provision.

Teaching and learning methods

Your learning will be facilitated by a placement educator(s) who will use a variety of methods, including:

• demonstration within the placement facility
• supervised service user contact
• staff and learner led presentations
• case study/project presentations
• ward rounds/case conferences
• attendance at clinics/team meetings 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
• On-line practice placement handbook

Resources & Reading list

Textbooks

Alsop, A & Ryan, S (2000). Making the most of Fieldwork Education: A Practical Approach. Cheltenham: Stanley Thornes.

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

Assessment strategy

This module is based within a clinical environment and can only be attempted in-person. Only two total attempts are allowed, 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.

Summative

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

Referral

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