ERGOBPRA3 Occupational Therapy Practice Placement, Part 3 Course description

Occupational therapists work in a variety of arenas. During this period of practical training, a broad selection of practical training placements are offered where students to the greatest extent possible can choose to specialise in a field they are particularly interested in.

It is possible to apply for practical training in new and innovative arenas where occupational therapists do not necessarily already work. Students can also take their practical training as part of a project and link the practical training to the bachelor thesis.

Passed first and second year of the programme or equivalent.

After completing the course, 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 reflecting on how activity analyses can be applied in the development of services in an innovative manner
• is capable of explaining organisational and structural factors that affect professional practice at the practical training establishment
• has knowledge of human rights and ethics and can relate this to the current practical training establishment and its position in the society locally and globally
• can choose and describe relevant strategies for supervision and management in relation to users, colleagues and other partners

Skills

The student is capable of

• carrying out systematic activity analyses at individual, group and/or system level, and develop measures that enable participation
• working in an evidence-based and independent manner on work tasks that are relevant at the practical training establishment, for example mapping, assessment, intervention and evaluation at individual, group and/or system level
• applying therapeutic and ethical competence in an independent manner in relation to people who are in a learning, coping or change process
• searching for and assessing scientific literature of relevance for his/her own professional practice
• using clinical reasoning to develop his/her own professionalism
• leading groups and meetings with users or colleagues
• identifying needs for development or new knowledge in occupational therapy related to the practical training establishment, and contributing to academic dissemination of knowledge in relation to this

General competence

The student is capable of

• taking responsibility for, showing initiative and cooperation skills, flexibility and independence
• discussing and critically reflecting on ethical dilemmas and practise in accordance with professional ethical guidelines
• taking the initiative to and contribute to interprofessional cooperation and disseminating occupational therapy competence in this context
• disseminating and documenting occupational therapy professional practice in writing and orally in the forms and procedures relevant to the practical training establishment
• assessing and preventing the risk of undesirable incidents and is familiar with methods for following this up in a systematic manner

The practical training period takes place over twelve weeks and starts with a week’s preparation as part of the programme. During the practical training weeks, the students spend 30 hours at the practical training establishment and the rest on teaching activities in the programme. The students will be assigned a supervisor at the practical training establishment and a contact lecturer at the university. Students who apply to take their practical training as part of a project can have a supervisor with a background other than in occupational therapy. In such case, the contact lecturer will offer closer follow up.

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.

Through work with the literature and the tasks, the student should learn to initiate and tutor collaborative learning processes for young and adult students. The tuition is in English if English speaking students attend the course.

No prerequisites required.

A student who has completed his or her qualification has the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student

• has advanced knowledge of concepts, components or frameworks deriving from central theories, paradigms and approaches within the field of distributed collaborative learning
• has thorough knowledge of the interrelationships between education and ICT development processes and their manifestations in international and national practices

Skills

The student

• can analyse specific issues that are pertinent to development and change of online teaching environments in their societal contexts in primary, lower secondary and upper secondary education
• can analyse and deal critically with various sources of information from the field of distributed collaborative learning and apply them to structure and formulate scholarly arguments.
• can analyse existing theories and methods in the field of distributed collaborative learning and work independently on practical and theoretical problems.
• can carry out an independent limited research or development project within the field of distributed collaborative learning under supervision and in accordance with applicable norms for research ethics.

General competence

The student

• can apply his/her competence and skills in the field of distributed collaborative learning in order to carry out advanced assignments and projects.
• can communicate and discuss research-based knowledge in the field of distributed collaborative learning with professionals and non-professionals
• can contribute in critical ways to the development of the field of distributed collaborative learning

In line with the course topic, the course is totally net based, and the work methods are highly collaborative. Active participation from all students is a necessity. The course requirements will ensure that the student acquires sufficient practical skills in using tools for collaboration as well as theoretical knowledge. It will also give the students a continuous workload during the semester.

The students are supposed to read the course literature on their own.