Work placement 2: Assessment and promotion of occupational performance and participation (15 ECTS)

Learning outcomes

Students are able to plan and implement an individual therapy process. They observe the use of occupation. Students are able to assess factors contributing to a client’s occupational performance and participation in activities of daily living. Students are able to choose an appropriate form of occupation to promote the client’s occupational performance and participation. Students are able to relate occupation and their own activities to meet the individual’s requirements. Students are able to assess change in the client’s occupational behaviour, justify it and deal with it reciprocally with the client. Students are able to document the observations that they have made and communicate these to the client, his or her family and the team. Students are able to draw up a further recommendation based on the assessment. Students are able to use supervision in support of the occupational therapy process. They are capable of producing information to promote the client’s occupational performance and participation together with the client, his or her family and friends, and other experts. Students recognise their own expertise and its limits. Students possess the oral and written skills in the English language required for work assignments within their own field at skills level B2, as laid down in legislation governing the universities of applied sciences.

Content

• Planning, implementation and assessment of an occupational therapy process together with the client
• Setting objectives and selecting a form of occupation in co-operation with the client
• Appropriate application of occupation
• Workplace supervision as part of an individual therapy process
• Occupational therapy statement and further recommendation
• Collaboration principles and process
• Clinical reasoning
• Instruction and consultancy
• Tutoring, mentoring and coaching
• Verbal and written communication in the English language

Prerequisites

Building a therapeutic relationship
Work placement 1: Assessment of occupational performance components and areas
Therapeutic occupation in self-care, instrumental activities of daily living and play

Teaching methods

11 cr work placement
3 cr english
1 cr therapeutic relationships
= 15 cr

Learning materials and recommended literature

Materials are in Moodle (3.rd. semester workspace).
Information, materials also available for collaborators in Wiki: The Occupational Therapy work placement- sites.

Further information for students

Work placement 2: Assessment and promotion of occupational performance and participation:
11 cr work placement
3 cr English
1 cr therapeutic relationships
= 15 cr

Assessment methods and criteria

English:
To get a passing grade (3 credits) for English, students are required to
*attend and actively participate in contact sessions
*do the required homework assignments for each class
*submit a final written assignment in due time

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Approved
The student is able to:
- display learning in core content
- use individual professional concepts correctly
- find information for a specific situation
- distinguish between non-theoretical and theoretical information
- act in individual professional situations as instructed
- display learning in his professional field
- show that he has achieved the targets for core competence
- follow safety instructions
- display learning in the ethical principles of his professional field
- operate as a member of a student group
Failed
- The student does not know or appreciate knowledge in the field sufficiently
- The student does not know or cannot use concepts in his field properly
- The student's professional level is not properly developed
- The student is not acting in accordance with his training and guidance
- The student is not familiar with instructions related to professional safety or ethical principles
- The student withdraws from cooperation with others