ERGOBPRA2 Occupational Therapy Practice Placement, Part 2 Course description

In this practical training period, the students continue working with therapeutic use of occupation in real-life situations. Students work systematically to help users to develop or maintain skills, occupational habits and roles. Through the work process, students will also practice clinical reasoning in relation to their own work. The practical training can take place in all arenas where occupational therapists work.

The students will also participate in the interdisciplinary teaching initiative INTER1200.

INTER1200: ‘Communication with Children, Young People and their Families’ (1.5 credits)

INTER1200 ‘Communication with Children, Young People and their Families’ makes up the second module of the university's teaching project INTERACT.

INTER1200 ‘Communication with Children, Young People and their Families’ increases students' knowledge about communication and interaction with children and young people.; As in INTER1100, the students receive training in cooperating with students from other programmes of professional study on topics relating to the everyday lives of children and young people.

The student must have passed the first year of the programme or equivalent.

After completing the course and INTER1200*, the student is expected to have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:;

Knowledge;

The student;

• is capable of describing relevant user groups, professional issues and occupational therapy methods at the placement training establishment
• is capable of describing the position of occupational therapy within the placement’s framework and organisation on different levels, and of explaining relevant partners’ roles and functions
• is capable of discussing how activity analyses are consistently used in occupational therapy processes
• has knowledge of the importance of appreciative communication with children and adolescents and their parents/guardians*
• is capable of describing for children and adolescents’ right to participation in decisions that concern them*
• is capable is describing the significance of explorative approaches in cooperation with children and young people*

Skills;

The student is capable of;

• using mapping methods relating to occupation, skills and functional assessments that are relevant at the practical training establishment
• using and giving grounds for the therapeutic use of activities to promote occupational performance
• using and communicating systematic activity analyses through an occupational therapy work process
• initiating relevant interventions under supervision based on, among other things, a complete systematic occupational analysis
• applying clinical reasoning, assessing and adjusting his/her own therapeutic expertise in dealing with people who are in a learning and coping process, or referring them to other professionals if necessary
• searching for and disseminating scientific literature of relevance to his/her for own professional practice at the practical training establishment
• applying relevant theory and research to shed light on interventions that target occupation and participation
• carrying out conversations about everyday life with children and young people*
• communicating in an appreciative manner with parents/guardians*

General competence

The student is capable of;

• disseminating and documenting occupational therapy professional practice in writing and orally in the forms and procedures relevant to the practical training establishment
• identifying and reflecting on professional and ethical issues and dilemmas
• taking responsibility for, showing initiative and cooperation skills in practice
• planning and interdisciplinary cooperation within the framework of the practical training establishment
• assessing and preventing the risk of undesirable incidents and complying with the practical training establishment’s procedures;
• reflecting on his/her own role in explorative conversations with children, adolescents and their parents/guardians*
• understanding the importance of interprofessional cooperation with children, adolescents and their parents/guardians*

The practical training period normally takes place over twelve weeks and starts with a week’s preparation as part of the programme. During a practical training week, the students spend 30 hours in practical training. The students will be assigned a supervisor at the practical training establishment and a contact lecturer at the university.

The students also receive group supervision during the practical training. The supervision groups are jointly led by a lecturer from the programme and an occupational therapist from the practical training field. The goal is for the group supervision to connect theory and practice through reflection and clinical reasoning. The topics for the supervision groups are based on selected learning outcomes for the programme.

INTER1200

INTER1200 Communication with Children, Youth and their Families includes one common seminar day, digital learning resources and assignments related to interprofessional group work. The students will converse, reflect on and discuss selected cases in groups across the different programmes.

The following must be approved:

• cooperation agreement with specification of the learning outcomes

An attendance requirement also applies, see ‘assessment of practical training’ in the programme description's main part for more information.

Coursework requirements relating to INTER1200:

• individual log. Scope: 500 words (+/- 10%). In order to write the log, the student must first attend a seminar over two days.

The work and teaching methods include self-study, assignments, seminars, skills training, lectures and practical training.

Students will have a period of experiences-based practical training. During this period, 12 hours will be set aside for experience-based practical training relating to movement- and activity groups, and 18 hours is set aside for preparation for practical training/follow up of practical training. There will be a total of 30 hours.

Other practical training in the course is experience-based practical training relating to important arenas for ‘upbringing’ and ‘working life’.See INTERACT’s website for a more detailed description of the content of INTER1200

The following must have been approved in order for the student to receive a final assessment in part 1:

• a minimum attendance of 80 % in teaching specified as ‘compulsory attendance’ in the schedule
• individual subject note based on supervised practical training, scope: 700 words (+/- 10%) The coursework will be subject to assessment

Coursework requirements for INTER1200:

• Individual log. Scope: 500 words (+/- 10 %). In order to write the log, the student must first attend a seminar over two days.

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Combined assessment:;

Part 1) Home exam in groups of 2-4 students: Written report on ‘upbringing and working life’ based on experience-based practical training of up to three days. Scope: 1,400 words (+/- 10%). The exam period takes place in parallel with teaching activities during the semester.

Part 2) Assessment of practical training: The assessment is based on the learning outcomes marked with three asterisks (***) and the continuous assessment that the student is subject to throughout the practical training period. Scope: supervising and leading participants in a movement and activity group make a total of 12 hours.;

The student’s practical training can only be assessed if their attendance is sufficiently high (90%). For more information, see the general part of the programme description about practical training assessment.

Parts 1 and 2 must both be approved to pass the course.

Resit assessment/exam: If a student fails one part of the exam, they must retake the part in question. If the student is awarded the grade F (fail) for part 1, the home exam, they will be given one opportunity to submit a reworked version. If the student fails part 2, they must normally retake the whole practical training period.

Students can appeal the grade awarded for part 1, the home exam.

Part 1) All aids are permitted, as long as the rules for source referencing are complied with.

Part 2) Not relevant