Professional Practice 3
Overview
In this unit students will demonstrate advanced level professional skills including professional behaviour, high level communication, and self-management skills. In addition they will actively engage in reflection-on-practice including; evaluation of one’s own practice, identify and critique relevant resources for learning; and prepare for, and contribute to feedback sessions. Students will use a learning contract and journal to facilitate reflection activities. Students will apply client-centred reasoning processes, including relevant conceptual and professional practice theories and frameworks and apply best practice by searching, selecting and critiquing evidence. Finally, students will demonstrate beginning practitioner skills, in a sensitive, ethical and professional manner. Students will manage a case load of 4-6 clients.
Requisites
OCC80055 Evidence Review
OCC70015 Professional Practice 2
OCC80040 Enabling Participation: Youth
OCC80060 Enabling Participation: Mental Health 2
OCC80045 Enabling Participation: Complex Conditions and Populations
Rules
Pre-requisite
OCC80055
AND
OCC70015
AND
OCC80030 OR OCC80060
AND
OCC80040 OR OCC80045
25-May-2025
Learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this unit will be able to:
- Behave professionally and ethically
- Consolidate and enhance self-management skills
- Communicate effectively and professionally within the workplace, and with service users and significant others
- Develops and maintains appropriate documentation at beginner practitioner level
- Actively engage in assessment/information gathering skills at beginner practitioner level
- Critique and apply intervention/services (individual/ group), define goals, coordinate and implement at beginner practitioner level
- Demonstrate skills in evaluation, self-evaluation and evaluation of intervention strategies
Teaching methods
Hawthorn
| Type | Hours per week | Number of weeks | Total (number of hours) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Placement Placement | 40.00 | 8 weeks | 320 |
| TOTAL | 320 |
Assessment
| Type | Task | Weighting | ULO's |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evidence of Completion | Individual | 100% | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 |
Content
- Eight week professional practice placement in a variety of clinical and non-clinical settings
Study resources
Reading materials
A list of reading materials and/or required textbooks will be available in the Unit Outline on Canvas.