What will I learn on this module?
This module will support you to transition to entry level practitioner. We will explore themes of professionalism, facilitation of learning, leadership and development, underpinned by Royal College of Occupational Therapy and HCPC guidelines.
You will draw on all previous learning to develop and consolidate your knowledge, skills and values in preparation for practice and to meet requirements for registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) as an occupational therapist.
People with lived experience have been involved in identifying core values. You will be encouraged to draw on a range of perspectives to assess your own skills and continue to take responsibility for your own learning and continual professional development.
You will critically consider the current and future health and well-being employment landscape and hone skills to effectively navigate this landscape as a practitioner. You will continue to critically reflect on complex scenarios and share reflective insights with others to promote collective learning. Module topics could include theories of leadership and change; personal and team resilience; supervision, coaching and mentorship. The module will also support the development of employability skills such as preparing CVs and action plans and preparing for interviews. Sessions towards the end of the programme will reflect on your learning journey and celebrate achievements.
At level 6, you will be skilled at reflective practice and integrating this with your ePortfolio. As part of your transition to registered practitioner, you will determine your own personal and/or group outcomes and take responsibility for your action plans.
How will I learn on this module?
All learning on the BSc Occupational Therapy programme is designed to be transformative and experiential, and this module is delivered through a series of workshop sessions which include taught material, discussion, and practical activities.
The identified module tutor, alongside the module teaching team, will structure learning opportunities to support your learning and skill development within the module and to assist you to work towards the module assessment. Where appropriate, contributors with lived experience and practitioners will also support your learning.
The e-learning portal will signpost you to high quality sources of information. The site provides a wide variety of core and supplementary information to encourage you to engage fully in the module content and consolidate and develop your learning skills. Guided reading is provided to encourage you to be intellectually curious, and in class activities will encourage you to challenge ideas and concepts.
You will have the opportunity to gather examples of activities and evidence of your learning, self-appraisal and reflection to contribute to your student ePortfolio. This aims to enhance your learning by taking you beyond the limits of the individual module, and helping foster lifelong learning. Items for your portfolio could include your current CV and sample responses to job interview questions.
How will I be supported academically on this module?
The identified module tutor, alongside the module teaching team, will structure a blend of face-to-face and on-line learning opportunities to support your learning within the module and to assist you to work towards the module assessment. The module handbook, the reading list, and information communicated throughout the module within sessions and via Blackboard (Northumbria University’s Virtual Learning Environment) will all signpost you to resources to support your academic development.
A formative assessment opportunity with staff and/or peer feedback will assist you to evaluate your own progress within the module and identify areas for development. Assessment preparation with the module teaching team will also be an integral part of the module.
You will receive ongoing tutor guidance to support your journey which will include formative assessment, a group assessment tutorial and tailored feedback to support you to work towards your final assessment.
What will I be expected to read on this module?
All modules at Northumbria include a range of reading materials that students are expected to engage with. The reading list for this module can be found at: http://readinglists.northumbria.ac.uk
(Reading List service online guide for academic staff this containing contact details for the Reading List team – http://library.northumbria.ac.uk/readinglists)
What will I be expected to achieve?
Knowledge & Understanding:
1. Adapt knowledge of occupational therapy core skills, frameworks and theories to address and discuss decisions for safe, effective and ethical practice.
2. Utilise theories of leadership, change and quality improvement to prepare for the transition to practice
Intellectual / Professional skills & abilities:
3. Curate sources of professional development evidence to communicate your transition to early-career occupational therapist and meet the requirements of a HCPC registrant
Personal Values Attributes (Global / Cultural awareness, Ethics, Curiosity) (PVA):
4. Contribute to the learning of others and to safe and effective learning environments.
5. Actively uphold and maintain the standards of the profession of occupational therapy through the demonstration of professional behaviour as required by Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT), Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and legislative frameworks
How will I be assessed?
Formative assessment:
You will be given the opportunity to engage in formative learning activities during sessions which will aid your preparation for the final summative assessment
Summative assessment:
Simulated form for a newly registered occupational therapist job application, against a person specification, followed by a mock interview (100%)
You will be provided with a range of sample job advertisements and person-specifications which represent a selection of early-career occupational therapy roles. This will include a structured template for the job application.
This will be followed by a 15-minute interview with questions aligned to the essential and desirable criteria for the role.
Both the job application and the interview will be assessed/graded as part of the assessment criteria.
Your summative assessment mark and feedback will be returned to you within the University standard of 20 working days, normally accessed through the module eLP site.
Pre-requisite(s)
All level 4 and level 5 modules
Module abstract
This transformative and experiential module will draw on all previous learning to continue to develop and consolidate your knowledge, skills and values in preparation for practice and to meet the requirements of a registered occupational therapist. You will develop knowledge of issues relating to the current and future health and well-being employment landscape and hone skills to navigate this as an autonomous practitioner
Module topics will help you to explore knowledge and skills in relation to leadership and change, facilitating the learning of others, and personal and team resilience. With support, you will assess your own skills and take responsibility for your own learning and continual professional development.
The module will also support the development of employability skills which will culminate in the module assessment focusing on a simulated job application and interview.
This is a year-long module to support you to make links to your practice-based learning/placement module (which spans Semester 1 and 2) – and to integrate learning across other Level 6 modules.
