OCC5080 Advanced professional practice

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

1. 1

   Demonstrate professional attitudes and behaviours at the level expected of a new graduate occupational therapist as assessed through the SPEF-R;

2. 2

   Demonstrate autonomous and competent application of all stages of the occupational therapy process to the level expected of a new graduate in occupational therapy according to the Australian Minimum Competency Standards for New Graduate Occupational Therapists;

3. 3

   Reflect, develop and critique personal and professional learning using an electronic portfolio in preparation for professional accreditation, including opportunities for supervision and a plan for continual professional development that reflects a self-directed and life-long approach to learning;

4. 4

   Implement, critique and evaluate strategies to effectively meet own learning needs using a learning contract;

5. 5

   Provide effective occupational therapy service considering the broad political, legal and industrial issues in the workplace, profession and client group;

6. 6

   Critique and devise strategies to address the change management processes, human resource management and service planning and delivery structures within an organization;

7. 7

   Critique professional issues arising from contemporary practice as a result of organisational and team management, finance and partnering with consumer groups;

8. 8

   Create an original scenario that highlights evidence-based occupational therapy intervention/s for a client or group in the context of a client's total service provision from an agency or organisation.