This unit requires you to complete a minimum of 380 hours of supervised work integrated learning (WIL) over a ten (10)-week block placement. This placement will provide key opportunities for you to integrate previously acquired knowledge (theories and principles of occupational therapy) within your professional practice experience. The practice educator who supervises the placement will assess you using the Student Practice Evaluation Form Revised Second Edition (SPEF-R2). This will then be returned to the CQU Professional Education Manager, Occupational Therapy for the results to be recorded in Moodle Gradebook. You are strongly encouraged to familiarise yourself with the SPEF-R2 to understand the criteria for all professional behaviours you need to demonstrate and areas of your personal and clinical performance that will be assessed. It is recommended that you reflect on your third-year placement experience and SPEF-R2 feedback to plan how you can further consolidate your identified strengths and address any areas for development. Upon the commencement of placement, students are encouraged to discuss with their practice educator/s what the performance expectations are that relate to their respective practice setting, as there may be slight variations across different organisations (i.e. private practice verses hospital setting). 

NOTE: It is your responsibility as a student to maintain and keep copies of the signed log of hours for your placement units (OCCT13009 and OCCT14007) and OCCT14004 community project. 

You will be assessed as pass or fail using the Student Practice Evaluation Form Revised Second Edition (SPEF-R2) by the supervising practice educator/s. In addition to rating items, practice educators provide written feedback in the feedback/recommendation spaces provided on the form. The evaluation is completed at halfway and again at completion of the professional placement. To achieve an overall pass on the final evaluation you will need to:

- Pass all core items (a rating of 3 or more). If you fail a core item, you will consequently fail the evaluation overall.
- Pass the additional minimum requirements indicated for each learning objective
- Pass the relevant learning objectives for all domains

More detailed information on the SPEF-R2 can be found in the user manual supplied to you during the residential in 3rd year and also located on the unit Moodle site. Minimum requirements for passing each learning objective are specifically located on page 15 of the SPEF-R2 user manual.

A final summary statement regarding your overall performance is recorded on the SPEF-R2 together with your final grade of pass or fail.

**IMPORTANT**

The final decision to award a Pass or Fail grade is primarily the responsibility of the Unit Coordinator. This decision is informed by the SPEF-R2 and feedback provided by the practice educator. 

As a qualified Occupational Therapist, you are required to engage in Continuing Professional Development (CPD) in order to meet the Occupational Therapy Board (AHPRA) registration standard. Engaging in CPD allows you to maintain, improve and build on your existing knowledge base and competence. You are required to maintain a Portfolio that documents your learning goals and records all your planned CPD activities and your reflection on how these CPD activities are expected to improve or have improved your practice. As CPD is an important component in the continued provision of safe and effective services, the Professional Portfolio assessment has been incorporated with your WIL experience to prepare you for this requirement in real life practice. Your Professional Portfolio will include all the following elements:

1. Evidence of student introduction on Moodle forum post completed by the end of your first week of placement including a brief overview of your placement setting/caseload and a brief summary of how your first week of placement has gone. You must also ensure that you have a photo on your Moodle student profile.
2. An introductory statement which provides a clear description of the placement (i.e. organisation, setting, location, caseload, services, OT role, members of the team, referral process);
3. A completed Learning Plan that:
    a) Is signed by the practice educator;
    b) Has at least four (4) goals representing a range of domains in the SPEF-R2;
    c) Clearly identifies which domain of the SPEF-R2 each goal represents;
4. Evidence of the different types of learning activities completed during placement including:
    a) Four (4) examples of different types of activities that you have completed during placement to support your learning. Whilst not limited to, the learning activities may include one of any of these examples; in-service education programs, workshops, journal club, development of evidence-based practice resources, reading a journal article, deidentified part of a case summary, reflective journaling and online learning opportunities;
    b) Reflection on each activity presented regarding how it supported your learning and its impact on your practice as an occupational therapy student;
5. Evidence of at least four (4) Moodle discussion forum posts, including:
    a) One (1) post on your use of the hierarchy of thinking to reflect on your professional and clinical reasoning as it was used to support one aspect of your occupational therapy practice as a student during placement;
    b) Comprehensive feedback on at least two (2) other students' Moodle posts;
    c) Sharing of one resource you found beneficial during your placement;
6. Completed log of placement hours signed by your practice educator;
7. Completed Student Review of Professional Practice Placement form included in the SPEF-R2. A minimum of at least one comment for each of the feedback questions is required. You are required to provide this feedback to your practice educator, and they must sign the form;
8. Completed Student Practice Education Form - Revised Second Edition (SPEF-R2) is to be included in your Portfolio if your practice educator uses the hard copy of the form. If your practice educator uses the online form, they will submit your completed SPEF-R2 through that online platform and you do not need to include a copy;
9. Summary statement at the end of the Portfolio which summarises your strengths, future learning and career goals as an occupational therapy student.

You can find full details of the Portfolio assessment and marking rubric on the unit Moodle site.

Artificial Intelligence Use

At CQUniversity, students can use generative artificial intelligence (AI) depending on your unit of study. For the Portfolio written assessment components of OCCT13009 and OCCT14007 units, generative AI is not allowed and may breach academic integrity standards if used. Serious breaches of academic integrity can result in exclusion and even revocation of degrees. All students signed and submitted an Artificial Intelligence Declaration Form, prior to their OCCT13009 placement commencing, which attested that there will be no use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) technology in the generation of text, figures, or other informational content in both the OCCT13009 and OCCT14007 Portfolio written assessments. 

To achieve a pass, all required Portfolio components outlined above must be submitted. If any content is missing upon submission, the Portfolio will require revision. Revisions must be returned within one week and meet the satisfactory requirements outlined in the marking rubric in order to receive a pass.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Each piece of evidence of learning, cited in the Portfolio, is representative of the activities experienced throughout WIL that have supported learning and professional development. The Portfolio is presented logically and is easy to follow with a fluent and mature writing style that includes accurate grammar, spelling, and APA referencing.

Client and/or organisation confidentiality is rigorously maintained throughout the Portfolio. Ensuring all information presented is completed in a manner that does not allow the reader to identify who the client and their family/caregivers are. A breach of confidentiality may be a reportable complaint to AHPRA under section 3.3 Confidentiality and privacy in the AHPRA Code of Conduct, and as a result have an impact on your registration as a student health professional.

If you require an extension for your Portfolio, please directly contact the Unit Coordinator as you are unable to apply for an extension through the usual Moodle systems.