James Cook University Subject Handbook - 2011

OT4001 - Advanced Rural or Urban Practice

Credit points: 12
Year: 2011
Student Contribution Band: Band 2
Administered by: Sch Public Health,Trop Medicine&Rehabilitation Sc

Available to level 3 Occupational Therapy and Occupational Therapy IHCAP students.

The focus of this subject will be on the student developing a higher level of professional skills and competencies, and further advancing their clinical reasoning skills and reflective practices through the integration of practical and course components. This subject will provide students with an opportunity to further integrate their learning gained from previous fieldwork practice. Students will complete a minimum of 532 hours (14 weeks at 38 hours/week) 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

Graduate Qualities

Prerequisites:OT3005
Inadmissible
Subject
Combinations:
OT4101, OT4006

Availabilities

Townsville, Placement/work experience, Study Period 1
Census Date 24-Mar-2011
Non-standard start/end 01-Feb-2011 to 31-Jul-2011
Coordinator: Mrs Kerry Garbutt, Ms Bronwyn Tanner
Lecturers: Mrs Kerry Garbutt, Ms Bronwyn Tanner.
Contact hours:
    • 532 hours clinical placement
    Assessment:pass/fail - introduction letter and learning plan (%); pass/fail - professional portfolio (%); pass/fail - student practice evaluation form - revised (%); pass/fail - attendance record (%).
    Special Assessment Requirements:This subject will receive a grade of satisfactory/unsatisfactory. All assessment tasks must be passed to achieve a satisfactory 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.