OT3004:06
Rural and Urban Practice 1
Townsville
Prerequisites: HS2002 OT2003 OT2004
21 hours supervision, 30 hours flexible contact, 250 hours clinical placement. First and second semester and summer school.
Available to level 2 and above Occupational Therapy students.
Staff: Fieldwork Educator.
The subject will provide a minimum of 250 hours (seven weeks at 36 hours) of supervised clinical placement with flexible support from the University to integrate previously learnt material with new observations and practical clinical training. The placement will be either rural or urban and will enable the student to apply and utilise the theories and principles of occupational therapy in a variety of settings.
Learning Objectives:
- apply and integrate the theories and principles of occupational therapy in a clinical setting;
- identify the unique roles and functions of occupational therapy within the health care team;
- work as a member of a clinical, educational or private enterprise team to develop skills in the provision of occupational therapy services applicable to the training environment;
- demonstrate clear and appropriate communication skills to enable therapeutic interactions;
- demonstrate skill in observing and evaluating the nature and degree of disability or illness of clients and in re-evaluating these, following occupational therapy intervention;
- demonstrate skill in formulating aims of intervention for clients at all levels of recovery or service delivery and in selecting culturally appropriate therapeutic activities and techniques to fulfil these aims.
Assessment by clinical fieldwork performance report (pass/fail); attendance record (pass/fail); individual learning contract with supervisor (30%); placement resource portfolio (70%). The clinical fieldwork peformance report must be passed for accreditation. The learning contract and resource portfolio provide a University grade for this subject.
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