Professional Practice II (15 cr)

Evaluation scale

Pass/Fail

Objective

The student can work according to client-centred practice principles and create an interactive therapist-client relationship/partnership as a foundation for occupational therapy. The student is able to counsel clients, guardians, working group members as well as other concerned parties in order to facilitate occupation and participation. The student works in cooperation with clients, defending their right to their occupational needs. The student demonstrates that he/she values and respects individual difference, cultural beliefs and customs and understands their influence on occupation and participation.
The student uses professional and ethical judgement in the occupational therapy process. The student has analysed occupation and completed an applicable and effective synthesis on occupation.
The student gains a competence in and uses one of the assessment methods in occupational therapy and knows how to interpret its results.

Content

-Supervised practical training
-written and virtual assignments related to the content of the practice as well as supervising meetings

Materials

The material related to the content of the practical training.

Teaching methods

Supervised professional practice
Written and virtual assignments
Supervising meetings

Employer connections

Professional practice in a working place of an occupational therapist, project or a placement of entrepreneurship.

International connections

Professional practice abroad is possible. Professional practice collaborating with an exchange student is possible.

Student workload

Supervised professional practice 300h
Written and virtual assignments 105h
Student´s workload 405h all together = 15 ects

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

In order to complete practical training with a passing grade a student must demonstrate that he/she is able to work in a client-centred manner and create an interactive therapist-client relationship/partnership. The student has counselled clients in order to facilitate functional ability and participation. The student has demonstrated that he/she works in cooperation with clients, defending their right to their occupational needs. The student has demonstrated that he/she respects individual differences, cultural beliefs and customs.
The student has used professional and ethical judgement in the occupational therapy process. The student has analysed occupation in a purposeful way.
The student has gained a competence in and uses one of the assessment methods in occupational therapy and has been able to read its results from the client perspective.

Assessment criteria, approved/failed

In order to complete practical training with a passing grade a student must demonstrate that he/she is able to work in a client-centred manner and create an interactive therapist-client relationship/partnership. The student has counselled clients in order to facilitate functional ability and participation. The student has demonstrated that he/she works in cooperation with clients, defending their right to their occupational needs. The student has demonstrated that he/she respects individual differences, cultural beliefs and customs. The student has used professional and ethical judgement in the occupational therapy process. The student has analysed occupation in a purposeful way. The student has gained a competence in and uses one of the assessment methods in occupational therapy and has been able to read its results from the client perspective.

Qualifications

Professional Practice I
Introduction to enabling occupation