Innovation and Development within Occupational Therapy (Fieldwork)

The student works independently and evidence-based focusing on project work, innovation and/or professional development. The fieldwork placement can include interprofessional, person-centred practice in municipal and specialist health services and in other arenas where occupational therapists can use their competencies to promote people's activity and participation. The student works systematically and quality-improving.

An asterisk (*) in the learning outcome descriptions refers to § 7b and d, § 8a and b, § 9bd, § 11b, § 12a and b, § 14c, § 16c, d and f, § 17e, § 19a and b, § 20b and § 21a, in Regulations on National guidelines for occupational therapist training, which is based on regulations of 6 September 2017 no. 1353on joint framework plan for health and social studies education § 2, and adapted to the education.

Knowledge

The student

• has broad knowledge of occupational therapy work processes that promote activity and participation.
• has broad knowledge of user participation, guidance, communication, ethics, and collaboration, * (§ 7 d).
• has broad knowledge of how people's activity, participation and health affect each other and interact with the environment throughout the life course.
• gives an account of innovative thinking and methods that can contribute to service innovation, systematic and quality-improving processes, * (§ 21 a).

Skills

The student

• can apply guiding, resource-oriented, empowering, problem-solving and creative strategies that promote activity and participation.
• assesses the environment's impact on independence, health, and quality of life.
• can use digital competence, * (§ 14 c).
• can plan and interact both interdisciplinary, interprofessional, cross-sector and across businesses and levels, and initiate such interaction, * (§ 12 b).
• can find and evaluate scientific literature that is relevant to their own professional practice.
• can apply new knowledge and can make professional assessments, decisions, and actions in line with evidence-based practice, * (§ 20 b).
• masters occupational therapy work processes with a high degree of independence in collaboration with user/s and other relevant partners.
• explains which political guidelines are relevant for their fieldwork, and the connection between political guidelines and the services offered at the fieldwork placement.
• independently finds laws and regulations and other strategic documents that affect the services at the fieldwork placement.
• masters user participation throughout the entire occupational therapy work process.

General competence

The student

• has insight into and can follow occupational therapists' professional ethical guidelines to promote people's right to activity and participation, * (§ 9 b).
• can communicate, document, and promote occupational therapy professional practice, * (§ 9 c).
• can assess and prevent the risk of unwanted incidents and knows methods to follow this up systematically, * (§ 9 d).
• shows ability for targeted communication and interaction with users and in interdisciplinary work.
• update themselves on relevant legislation for occupational therapy professional practice.

The course lasts 11 weeks, which consists of one week of preparatory learning with lectures, skill training, seminars and submissions, and 10 weeks of fieldwork. Additionally, there will be learning activities such as writing log, supervision and oral presentation.

The course has longitudinal teaching. External fieldwork mainly take place in the municipal and specialist healthcare services, and with private service providers.