Professional Practice 1
160 hours
Four weeks, full time
Hawthorn
Overview
During this placement, students will demonstrate professional skills required in occupational therapy practice, develop emerging core occupational therapy skills and be actively involved in all stages of the occupational therapy process within a particular setting.
Requisites
Prerequisites
OCC60015
Professional Practice 1Rules
Pre-requisite
Admission into MA-OCC - Master of Occupational Therapy
Teaching periods
Location
Start and end dates
Last self-enrolment date
Census date
Last withdraw without fail date
Results released date
HE Block 8
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
28-October-2024
08-December-2024
08-December-2024
Last self-enrolment date
28-October-2024
Census date
08-November-2024
Last withdraw without fail date
22-November-2024
Results released date
17-December-2024
HE Block 8
Location
Hawthorn
Start and end dates
03-November-2025
30-November-2025
30-November-2025
Last self-enrolment date
03-November-2025
Census date
14-November-2025
Last withdraw without fail date
21-November-2025
Results released date
23-December-2025
Learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
- Conduct themselves in a professional manner
- Demonstrate effective self-management skills
- Communicate effectively within the workplace, and with service users and significant others
- Develop and maintain appropriate documentation
- Observe, describe, practice and reflect on assessment/information gathering skills
- Observe, describe, practice and reflect on intervention/service provision methods (individual/group), defining goals, coordination and implementation
Teaching methods
Hawthorn
| Type | Hours per week | Number of weeks | Total (number of hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Placement Placement | 40.00 | 4 weeks | 160 |
| TOTAL | 160 |
Assessment
| Type | Task | Weighting | ULO's |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evidence of Completion | Individual | 100% | 1,2,3,4,5,6 |
Content
- Integration of theoretical and practice skills
- Assessment of client capacities and development of goals
- Development of professional reasoning skills
- Experience any or all of the different stages of the occupational process
- Engage in the process of reflective practice and self-evaluation
Study resources
Reading materials
A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.