OT3006 - Rural and Urban Practice - Australian OT Perspectives

Credit points:	03
Year:	2007
Student Contribution Band:	Band 2
Administered by:	Occupational Therapy

The subject will provide a minimum of 144 hours of supervised clinical placement with flexible support from the University to integrate previous academic material and clinical experience, with a new observational and practical clinical training. The placement will be either rural or urban and will enable the student to apply, utilise and develop the theories and principles of occupational therapy in a variety of settings. Students may be required to undertake clinical placements in a facility away from the campus at which they are currently enrolled, at their own expense.

Learning Outcomes

• Ability to demonstrate data collection techniques for total quality management of the client and/or training facility and a competence in communication skills to enable therapeutic interactions with clients;
• Ability to use observational and evaluation techniques for assessing the client's health or disability status and critically analyse the inter-relationship between occupational therapy theory, research and intervention;
• Demonstate an ability to integrate physical and psychological intevention available to occupational therapists across the lifespan;
• Demonstrate an awareness of and ability to work in a variety of environments, including health facilities, community services, educational and industrial services, the home or private enterprise;
• Demonstrate higher problem solving skills in formulating aims of intervention and applying therapeutic activities and techniques in a culturally aware manner across the spectrum of rural and urban settings.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to think critically, to analyse and evaluate claims, evidence and arguments;
• The ability to define and to solve problems in at least one discipline area;
• The ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences;
• The ability to speak and write logically, clearly and creatively;
• The ability to calculate, produce, interpret and communicate numerical information.

Corequisites:

OT3003 and OT3002

Availabilities
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1
Census Date 30-Mar-2007
Coordinator:	Ms Yvonne Thomas
Contact hours:	13 hours lectures 20 days fieldwork
Assessment:	student placement evaluation (pass/fail); honours record (pass/fail); learning contract and reflection of learning (50%); essays (50%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	100% attendance on fieldwork placement. Satisfactory completion of all assessment items is necessary to pass the subject.
Restrictions:	An enrolment quota applies to this offering.

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.