This is the second module within the Personal and Professional Practice theme. It is a 15 credit, Level 4 module.
Within this module students will participate in the first assessed practice placement (six weeks, 225 hours) within an occupational therapy clinical environment.
They will also be assessed via an Objective Structured Practical Examination (OSPE), comprising multiple stations designed to evaluate clinical skills and application of the occupational therapy process to case-based scenarios.
Student's will be continuing to develop professional behaviours and attitudes required of an occupational therapist. Students will be expected to adhere to the code of conduct and professional practice for occupational therapists.
Students will continue to develop a range of skills required for professional practice, including knowledge of and fitting of standard equipment to facilitate activities of daily living, interpersonal skills and adult and paediatric resuscitation skills.
Students will begin to generate and collate evidence of personal and professional development for inclusion within their personal continual professional development (CPD) portfolio. This will use the guidance provided within the RCOT career development framework (2021) and the HCPC audit process.
This module will also include a personal development tutorial with the student's allocated academic advisor.
This module will incorporate a mixed style of learning and teaching strategies including tutor facilitated seminars and opportunities for developing skills through experiential learning prior to and during practice placements.