OT4101 - Advanced Rural or Urban Practice (Honours)

Credit points:	06
Year:	2008
Student Contribution Band:	Band 2
Administered by:	Occupational Therapy

Available to level 4 occupational therapy students enrolled in the honours course.

This subject is a fieldwork companion subject to OT4102 and is in place of OT4001. The subject will provide students with an opportunity to further integrate their learning gained from previous fieldwork practice and to undertake research at an honours level. The focus of this subject will be on the student developing a higher level of professional skill and competencies, and further advancing their research, clinical reasoning skills and reflective practice through the integration of practical and course components. As part of this subject, students will complete a minimum of 532 hours (14 weeks at 38 hours) of advanced supervised fieldwork placements with flexible support from the University. The placement will be either rural or urban at an advanced level and will enable the student to apply, develop, analyse and integrate the theories, principles and practice of occupational therapy in a variety of settings. Students may be required to undertake placements in a facility away from the campus at which they are currently enrolled, at their own expense.

Learning Outcomes

• the ability to apply research methodologies, demonstrate and apply data collection techniques, analyse data collected and report of findings to fullfil the requirements of an honours research project;
• demonstrate competency in observation and assessment of function or dysfunction in activities affecting occupational performance;
• demonstrate competency in the evaluation of clients' occupational roles and activities;
• develop individual aims of intervention and outcomes of practice for clients, demonstrating competent clinical reasoning within cultural, psychosocial and environmental contexts;
• demonstrate professional occupational performance attitudes and behaviours during practice. Achieve competency for registration requirements.

Graduate Qualities

• The ability to adapt knowledge to new situations;
• 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 lead, manage and contribute effectively to teams;
• The ability to speak and write logically, clearly and creatively;
• The ability to access and employ online technologies effectively;
• The ability to use and interpret different media;
• A coherent and disciplined body of skills, knowledge, values and professional ethics in at least one discipline area;
• The ability to reflect on and evaluate learning processes and products;
• The ability to learn independently and in a self-directed manner;
• A commitment to lifelong learning and intellectual development.

Prerequisites:	OT3005 AND OT3101
Inadmissible Subject Combinations:	OT4001

Availabilities
Townsville, Placement/work experience, Study Period 1
Census Date 04-Apr-2008
Coordinator:	Mrs Kerry Garbutt, Mrs Karen Salata
Lecturers:	Mrs Kerry Garbutt, Mrs Karen Salata.
Contact hours:	532 hours clinical placement
Assessment:	pass/fail - introduction letter & learning plan (%); pass/fail - professional portfolio, clinical reasoning and reflections on learning (%); pass/fail - student placement evaluation report (%); pass/fail - attendance record (%).
Special Assessment Requirements:	This subject will not receive a university grade, but will be assessed as pass/fail. All assessment tasks must be passed to achieve a pass in this subject.

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.