Study Guide

Objective

Learning outcomes:
The students become acquainted with the work practices, instructions and legislation governing client work. At the work placement The students apply a client-centered approach, act professionally and in accordance with the ethical principles of occupational therapy. The students practice to form therapeutic relationships and reflect afterwards on the outcomes. The students collaborate with other professionals and, if possible, with the client's close persons and relatives. The students also use information from other disciplines to form an overall picture of the client's situation. The students use guidance to support the development of competence.

The students plan the client processes of occupational therapy from the perspectives of the individual's everyday life and participation. The students utilise theoretical knowledge in the planning planning and documentation of client processes in occupational therapy. The students make recommendations and instructions in order to enable the clients` occupational performance. The students analyse the collected information in order to enable meaningful, purposeful activities and performance areas that are relevant to the client. The students asses the clients` occupational performance and aim to influence the client's environment. The students set goals with the client, plan and implement therapeutic activities in accordance with the goals in order to enable the clients´ occupational performance. The students practice professional reasoning in the client process. The students evaluate occupational therapy in relation to evidence-based practice. The students analyse the information collected in relation to the multidisciplinary data. The students give information about the client process orally and in writing.

Content

Contents:
- Instructions, rules, legislation and safety guiding the work of the occupational therapist
- Job description and related tasks of the occupational therapist
- Client processes in occupational therapy and implementation
- Activity analyses and therapeutic occupation
- Forming relationships related to collaboration in occupational therapy
- Utilising expertise of therapeutic relationship in client relationships
- Give information about the client process orally and in client platform
- Reflecting on one’s own actions
- Evidence-based practice
- Professional reasoning
- Learning objectives set by the students to strengthen competence
- Practical application of the theory through learning assignments

Location and time

Ryhmä 2: 30.10. - 14.12.2023 (33 pv)
Harjoittelupäivän pituus 8h.

Harjoittelutunteihin kuuluu oppimistehtävien tekeminen ja ohjaukseen osallistuminen. Harjoittelutehtävät palautetaan harjoittelun päättymiseen mennessä. Harjoittelun opintopisteet voidaan hyväksyä vasta kun harjoittelutehtävät on palautettu ja hyväksytty.

Toimintaterapeutin erilaiset työtehtävät harjoittelupaikalla ja ohjaukseen osallistuminen etäyhteyksiä hyödyntämällä.

Materials

Harjoittelupaikaan ja asiakasryhmään liittyvä itse etsitty materiaali.
Omaa toimintaterapiaosaamista ja harjoittelun tavoitteiden saavuttamista tukeva materiaali.

Teaching methods

Harjoittelupaikalla työskentely
Oppimistehtävät
Ohjaukseen ( + pienryhmiin) osallistuminen
Oppimistavoitteiden asettaminen

Employer connections

Opiskelijan itse etsimä harjoittelupaikka.
Harjoittelupaikka ilmoitetaan koululle wiki-sivuilta löytyvän harjoittelupaikkalomakkeen avulla.

Exam schedules

Opintojakson tehtävät palautetaan harjoittelun päättymispäivään mennessä.

International connections

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Completion alternatives

Ei valinnaisia suoritustapoja

Student workload

Harjoittelupaikan hakeminen ja tutustuminen.

Harjoittelua 33päivää/ 8h päivä

Orientaatioon ja ohjaukseen osallistuminen, Oppimistehtävän tekeminen sekä oppimistavoitteiden laatiminen

Further information

Opiskelija vahvistaa osallistumisensa opintojaksolle osallistumalla orientaatioon kts. lukujärjestys.

Harjoittelun ohjeet päivitetään harjoittelujen wiki-sivulle 18.8.23 mennessä.

Kaikki harjoitteluun liittyvät kysymykset voi esittää harjoittelun vastuuopettajalle (Sanna Piikki)

Evaluation scale

Hyväksytty/Hylätty

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

Assessment criteria: see the curriculum attachment.
The course instructor will specify the evaluation criteria in the beginning of the course.

Students
- master the concepts of the field and can apply them to the right contexts
- search and combine information from different sources and understand the significance of source criticism as well as
- show they have familiarized themselves with the knowledge base of the field
- act appropriately in the typical tasks and situations of the professional field
-apply the principles of client-oriented work and
- evaluate their own choices and own actions in professional situations.
- act according to the ethical principles
of their professional field,
- take safety related questions into consideration in their actions as well as
- evaluate their own strengths and development needs.

Assessment criteria, good (3)

Assessment criteria: see the curriculum attachment.
The course instructor will specify the evaluation criteria in the beginning of the course.

Students
- seek information from different sources and evaluate the source reliability in a purposeful manner,
- combine information from different sources into purposeful units as well as
-utilize and apply the information base in the field.
- apply their competence in professional situations,
- act in a client-oriented way,
- demonstrate the ability to solve professional tasks and problems as well as
- can justify the presented points of view and their own action in a professional manner.
- act in accordance with the ethical principles of the professional field and can justify their actions,
- act professionally in the work community and share their competence
- act in a responsible and goal-oriented way and takes into account the security related questions,
- develop themselves as professionals

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

Assessment criteria: see the curriculum attachment.
The course instructor will specify the evaluation criteria in the beginning of the course.

Students
- apply professional terminology and knowledge base in a fluent and versatile manner,
-combine new learning contents as parts of wider phenomena in the field,
- evaluate the sources of their choice and their usability as well as
-justify their choices on the basis on
prior knowledge.
- apply their expertise in professional situations in a responsible manner,
- act in a client- oriented way,
- solve versatile professional tasks and problems as well as
- justify the expressed points of view, evaluate their actions and their consequences in a professional way.
- act in accordance with the ethical principles of the professional field and can critically evaluate their actions
- can organize the activities of varied groups and share their competence,
- act in a responsible and goal-oriented way and take the security aspects into account as well as
- develop themselves as professionals and recognize the development needs of the work community.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

Assessment criteria: see the curriculum attachment.
The course instructor will specify the evaluation criteria in the beginning of the course.

Students
- master the concepts of the field and can apply them to the right contexts
- search and combine information from different sources and understand the significance of source criticism as well as
- show they have familiarized themselves with the knowledge base of the field
- act appropriately in the typical tasks and situations of the professional field
-apply the principles of client-oriented work and
- evaluate their own choices and own actions in professional situations.
- act according to the ethical principles
of their professional field,
- take safety related questions into consideration in their actions as well as
- evaluate their own strengths and development needs.

Assessment methods and criteria

Opiskelija arvioi omaa osaamisen kehittymistä ja tavoitteiden saavuttamista. Lisäksi harjoittelupaikan ohjaaja antaa palautteen harjoittelusta samoin harjoittelua ohjaava opettaja.

Prerequisites

Prerequisites:
Before attending the course, the students must have completed minimum of 55 ECTS, including competence from the following courses: Work Placement in Occupational therapy 1 and Enabling Occupational Performance 1

Further information

Further information:
The degree in occupational therapy includes four work placements 10 ECTS each. Every work placement must differ from each other referring to the (WFOT minimum standards). The students acquire the work placement themselves and confirm the placement with the lecturer in charge. In the second work placement, an occupational therapist is recommended as the clinical supervisor.

It is also recommended to select the course: Factors Influencing a Therapeutic Relationship and Swedish at Work.