OCC4082 - Advanced professional practice

Upon successful completion of this unit, students should be able to:

1. Demonstrate autonomous and competent application of all stages of the occupational therapy process to the level expected of a new graduate in occupational therapy as outlined in the Australian Minimum Competency Standards for New Graduate Occupational Therapists (ACSOT);
2. Apply professional attitudes and behaviours, and effective time and workload management strategies to occupational therapy practice;
3. Document personal and professional learning using a portfolio in preparation for professional accreditation;
4. Devise strategies to overcome service delivery constraints to provide effective occupational therapy intervention for clients in a fieldwork agency;
5. Collaborate, co-operate and communicate with other health professionals and health service providers to deliver effective and efficient practice;
6. Select and critique occupational therapy interventions on the basis of best available evidence;
7. Design and implement strategies for critical self-reflection, evaluation and improvement of own professional development;
8. Develop strategies to provide effective occupational therapy service considering the broad political, legal and industrial issues in the workplace, profession and client group;
9. Plan, implement and evaluate an occupational therapy service;
10. Critique an organization's key performance indicators and service delivery for continuous improvement and meeting the regulatory standards.