OCCP5253: Professional Practice Education III

2026 unit information

Students will work in teams to develop and implement a structured self-directed fieldwork project in partnership with a community organisation. Student teams will be supported to work independently and attend regular peer and academic supervision sessions on-campus or online. The project will focus on enabling participation within diverse communities relevant to OT practice. In this unit study students will develop project management skills, demonstrate their application of professional reasoning and develop competency in OT enablement skills.

Unit details and rules

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Medicine and Health

Details

Study level	Postgraduate
Academic unit	Participation Sciences
Credit points	6

Enrolment rules

Prerequisites: ?	OCCP5228 and OCCP5241 and OCCP5252
Corequisites: ?	None
Prohibitions: ?	OCCP5239
Assumed knowledge: ?	None

Learning outcomes

At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:

LO1. Demonstrate professional behaviours, therapeutic and professional communication skills expected for the level of an emerging practitioner appropriate to the the University and placement setting.
LO2. Demonstrate development of individual self-management and team collaboration in relation to the application of program theory of change to project based fieldwork.
LO3. Integrate data from multiple sources to self-assess competence in occupational therapy enablement with communities.
LO4. Apply an evidence-informed practice-based approach to project design, development and implementation in a real-life practice context.
LO5. Use a range of feedback to improve individual contributions, team processes and products (outputs/ deliverables). This includes feedback from community partners, peers, teachers and self-reflection.

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Session	MoA ?	Location	Outline ?
Intensive July - August 2025	Professional practice	Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney	View

Session	MoA ?	Location	Outline ?
Intensive July - August 2026	Professional practice	Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney	Outline unavailable

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