Practice Placement 4a 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 (with the possibility of some additional placement opportunities in diverse settings within the private/voluntary/independent sector). You will work with HCPC registered therapist(s) who will act your placement educator(s) for the placement. You and the placement educator(s) 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. If you apply for, and are successful in securing, a placement in a diverse setting without a clinical educator you will be allocated an occupational therapy tutor from the University who will provide additional support and supervision if required. The degree of supervision offered will be dependent on the type of placement and the degree of support offered by the placement provider. You will be supernumerary to the staff in the service in which you are placed. Placement 4a has a focus on you making an active, and where appropriate, an independent contribution to the assessment and treatment/management of service users in a specific area of practice. You will take an active part under supervision of the placement educator who will support you to take responsibility for and work independently with a selected caseload. Integration of Service Users The experience of working closely with service users of all ages, cultural backgrounds and across practice specialities is an essential ingredient to the learning and assessment of competency in Occupational Therapy programmes. This placement links to work carried out in previous modules where specific service user group needs and/or treatment is investigated. 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 the academic and practice arena is an essential ingredient in the development, delivery and evaluation of Occupational Therapy programmes. During other modules/placements throughout the programme you will have had opportunities to work alongside and learn together in mixed groups of health professional students. This will be replicated in this practice placement experience where different professions frequently work together within 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 your personal and professional development activities.

Aims and Objectives

Learning Outcomes

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

Manage yourself and liaise appropriately with others to optimise outcomes for the service users you work with.
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.
Utilise previous experience and adapt therapeutic/management practice to accommodate varying circumstances and the health/social care environment.
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.
Provide evidence of personal and professional reflection and planning appropriate to continuing professional development and future professional registration.
Critically appraise a range of therapeutic interventions with reference to appropriate evidence, in order to implement a management programme safely, effectively and efficiently.
Develop constructive working partnerships with members of the multidisciplinary team providing comprehensive accurate records and reports as necessary.
Communicate effectively with service users and carers taking account of ethical considerations and respecting rights, dignity, and confidentiality.
Provide evidence of a search strategy and relevant literature related to a complex case/specified project, carried out for the area of practice.

Learning and Teaching

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

Study time
Type	Hours
Placement Hours	240
Total study time	240

Resources & Reading list

Textbooks

Curtin M, Egan M and Adams J (2018). Occupational Therapy for People Experiencing Illness, Injury or Impairment: Promoting occupation and participation. London: Elsevier.

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

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

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

Linley P, Kane R (2022). Evidence-based Practice: A Practical Guide for Occupational Therapy Practice Learning. 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%

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