Core Module Information
Module title: Occupational Therapy Practice Placement 4

SCQF level: 10:
SCQF credit value: 20.00
ECTS credit value: 10

Module code: HSC10104
Module leader: Elizabeth Anne McKay
School School of Health & Social Care
Subject area group: Allied Health and Social Care Sciences
Prerequisites

There are no pre-requisites for this module to be added

Description of module content:

This Practice Education placement (Placement 4) should be in a different clinical speciality or service area than previous placements.

Practice Education facilitates the application of your core theoretical knowledge from University into the practice setting, in a safe and competent manner. Your Practice Education placement is an Occupational Therapist supervised, full-time practice education opportunity which takes place over a minimum of 8 weeks in a setting that meets the needs of service users with physical, psychosocial or other, often complex, needs. You may also be on placement in an area that provides specialist services for example children’s services, hospice care, housing services, residential settings, Care Homes, care providers, Third Sector or Community Services and novel, emerging areas of practice. As appropriate, you will work within a model of care and should take every opportunity to learn about and work with other professionals within the setting to increase your knowledge of integrated health and social care. You may receive additional supervision from other appropriately qualified professionals to enhance your experience of Practice Education.

Practice Education develops the application of your core knowledge and understanding of Occupational Therapy theory, constructs and contexts as you experience them being applied to real life situations. You will develop your practice skills, and build on your previous Practice Education experiences, by applying them to a range of Occupational Therapy processes including receiving and making referrals, understanding and gaining consent, information gathering, assessment, planning, applying and adapting interventions, analysing outcomes and communicating written and oral information.

Alongside this, you will continue to develop your communication, inter-personal, critical thinking and decision-making abilities as you work with service users and their carers, and will develop your ability to work as part of a team with service providers. You will also develop core knowledge and practice skills by seeking evidence and policy to inform your understanding of the application of Occupational Therapy to your practice context. You should take opportunities to develop your understanding of the importance of audit, quality assurance and review to practice. You will be expected to demonstrate autonomy and initiative in the practice based setting. You will receive both Summative and Formative feedback on your core knowledge and practice skills during Practice Education. As this is your final practice education experience it will be expected that you will be working towards demonstrating the core knowledge and practice skills of a new practitioner

You will be expected to adhere to Health and Care Professions Council Standards of Conduct, Performance and Ethics and the Royal College of Occupational Therapists Code of Ethics and
Professional Conduct. You will also be expected to follow the policy of your practice setting in relation to, for example use of social media and data protection.

There is an expectation that you attend 100% of the time allocated. However, students will normally be permitted a maximum of six days of approved absence to allow for unavoidable absences, such as ill health, which equates to a minimum attendance of 85%. This is to ensure that you are able to meet the learning outcomes of the module and that you have sufficient practice placement hours on graduation in order to register with your professional body. Please refer to the Practice Education Handbook for further details.

Learning Outcomes for module:

LO1 Appreciate the broader and global contexts of service provision and the importance of these to occupational therapy practice within changing environments.
LO2 Seek out evidence and apply new information, using own initiative and skills, to develop occupational therapy practice while valuing the contributions of others.
LO3 Demonstrate professional practice skills, interactions and practice knowledge to work with service users who have complex psychosocial, psychological and/or physical needs to a level that reflects the core knowledge and practice skills of a new practitioner.
LO4 Take personal responsibility and accountability for managing a caseload (or project) undertaking all aspects of provision prioritising service users within the practice context and exercising a professional duty of care and understanding the principles of safeguarding and informed decision making.
LO5 Demonstrate and discuss relevant clinical reasoning processes and person-centred practice when delivering all aspects of the occupational therapy process to facilitate change.
LO6 Evaluate your personal and professional performance/conduct and identify your future learning needs

Full Details of Teaching and Assessment
2023/4, Trimester 1, PLACEMENT LEARN, Edinburgh Napier University
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Occurrence: 001
Primary mode of delivery: PLACEMENT LEARN
Location of delivery: SIGHTHILL
Partner: Edinburgh Napier University
Member of staff responsible for delivering module: Kirstin James
Module Organiser:


Student Activity (Notional Equivalent Study Hours (NESH))
Mode of activityLearning & Teaching ActivityNESH (Study Hours)
Other PLACEMENT 200
Total Study Hours200
Expected Total Study Hours for Module200


Assessment
Type of Assessment Weighting % LOs covered Week due Length in Hours/Words
Placement (Practical) 100 1,2,3,4,5 & 6 14/15
Component 1 subtotal: 100
Component 2 subtotal: 0
Module subtotal: 100

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