Masters
Overview
Practice education is embedded within academic units in each year of the two-year course. In each of these units, practice education is a mandatory hurdle requirement. Successful completion of all practice education is required for students to maintain progression in the course.
A minimum of 1000 practice education hours is required by occupational therapy students as per The World Federation of Occupational Therapists’ (WFOT) minimum standards. These practice education hours will occur in a variety of settings including schools, hospitals, clinics, community health organisations and private practice. (OT Australia)
Placements can be in metropolitan, regional, rural, and interstate locations. All students may be required to participate in at least one out-of-home region practice education placement during their degree.
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Placement 1
HSO732 Occupational Professional Practice Education A (Clinical Placement)
| Practice Education Focus | Dates and Placement Timeframes | Assessment (SPEF-R2) |
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Students will further develop specific practice skills with a focus on communication, information gathering and documentation. Students will experience a clinical placement where they will be expected demonstrate key OT skills. |
April – June 8 week full time occupational therapy clinical placement |
Domains 1-8 |
HSO732 Occupational Professional Practice Education A (Clinical Placement)
Practice Education Focus
Students will further develop specific practice skills with a focus on communication, information gathering and documentation.
Students will experience a clinical placement where they will be expected demonstrate key OT skills.
Dates and Placement Timeframes
April – June
8 week full time occupational therapy clinical placement
Assessment (SPEF-R2)
Domains 1-8
Placement 2
HSO735 Occupational Professional Practice Education B Practice Education Focus
| Practice Education Focus | Dates and Placement Timeframes | Assessment (SPEF-R2) |
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The Community Based Practice Education (CBPE) program provides students the opportunity to develop and lead community-driven occupational therapy services within the community. CBPE provides opportunities for students to develop skills and competencies which are not generally covered in traditional occupational therapy programs, such as partnership with groups, community development, health promotion and population focused health education. Students will experience an eight-week practice education placement (full time) with a student peer in a community or school setting. The placement will have a population health focus, and students will be supported by a qualified occupational therapist via a long arm supervision model who will provide support and complete the SPRF-R2 assessment. The CBPE program does not require an occupational therapist to be located on-site to complete supervision, however, CBPE placement providers are required to orientate the student to the placement environment and maintain regular contact to ensure the student is supported and progressing. |
August – October 8 week full time community-based practice education (CBPE) placement |
Domains 1- 8 |
HSO735 Occupational Professional Practice Education B Practice Education Focus
Practice Education Focus
The Community Based Practice Education (CBPE) program provides students the opportunity to develop and lead community-driven occupational therapy services within the community. CBPE provides opportunities for students to develop skills and competencies which are not generally covered in traditional occupational therapy programs, such as partnership with groups, community development, health promotion and population focused health education.
Students will experience an eight-week practice education placement (full time) with a student peer in a community or school setting. The placement will have a population health focus, and students will be supported by a qualified occupational therapist via a long arm supervision model who will provide support and complete the SPRF-R2 assessment.
The CBPE program does not require an occupational therapist to be located on-site to complete supervision, however, CBPE placement providers are required to orientate the student to the placement environment and maintain regular contact to ensure the student is supported and progressing.
Dates and Placement Timeframes
August – October
8 week full time community-based practice education (CBPE) placement
Assessment (SPEF-R2)
Domain 1- 8
Placement 3
HSO738 Occupational Professional Practice Education C (Clinical Placement)
| Practice Education Focus | Dates and Placement Timeframes | Assessment (SPEF-R2) |
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| The focus is to build on and extend competency development from earlier practice education, enabling students to: apply occupational therapy reasoning processes to a range of practice situations; complete the attainment of skills according to OT Australia professional competency requirements; develop management skills related to practice; demonstrate effective professional communication skills; and reflect on learning outcomes for their studies. Students will learn to: self-evaluate and discuss their individual professional capabilities according to OT Australia accreditation, be professionally accountable, and articulate professional and personal frames of reference related to occupational therapy practice. | February – May 10 week full time occupational therapy clinical placement |
Domains 1- 8 |
HSO738 Occupational Professional Practice Education C (Clinical Placement)
The focus is to build on and extend competency development from earlier practice education, enabling students to: apply occupational therapy reasoning processes to a range of practice situations; complete the attainment of skills according to OT Australia professional competency requirements; develop management skills related to practice; demonstrate effective professional communication skills; and reflect on learning outcomes for their studies. Students will learn to: self-evaluate and discuss their individual professional capabilities according to OT Australia accreditation, be professionally accountable, and articulate professional and personal frames of reference related to occupational therapy practice.
Dates and Placement Timeframes
February – May
10 week full time occupational therapy clinical placement
Assessment (SPEF-R2)
Domain 1- 8