Occupational Therapy Placements

A Pocket Guide
Erscheinungsjahr 2021
ISBN: 978-1-908625-91-5
Verlag: Scion Publishing Ltd - IPSUK

Buch, Englisch, 98 Seiten, Format (B × H): 105 mm x 150 mm, Gewicht: 88 g

Reihe: Lantern Publishing

A handy pocket guide to help occupational therapy students prepare for their practice placements.

Occupational Therapy placements can be daunting – you’ll be working in a range of settings and supporting individuals with a variety of conditions. There are new colleagues to work with, and newly learned theory to put into practice. This pocket guide is designed to make your placements much more enjoyable and less stressful.

From basic equipment to role emerging placements, via positive risk taking, it’s full of practical detail, hints and tips.
- Written by a senior lecturer with key input from students – this guidance is really produced with you in mind.

- Pocket-sized format – carry it with you at all times.

- Space to make your own notes – be it uniform policy, new terminology, or just the names of your new colleagues!

Reduce your stress and make the most of your placements by having this book to hand from the start.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Grant, Terri

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Before you go

1. Preparing for placement

2. Uniform

3. Absence

4. Professional codes of practice  4.1 HCPC guidance on conduct and ethics for students  4.2 RCOT code of ethics and professional conduct  4.3 Navigating local policies

5. Client-centred practice  5.1 Least restrictive practice  5.2 Positive risk taking

6. Raising concerns

7. Consent and confidentiality  7.1 Consent  7.2 Confidentiality

8. Guidance on using social media

Settling in

9. Induction and first day

10. Expectations – working with your educator

11. Communicating with patients, carers and family members

12. Communicating with the multidisciplinary team

Being there

13. Reflective practice during placement  13.1 Borton’s model of reflection  13.2 Gibbs’ model of reflection  13.3 Johns’ model of reflection

14. Documentation

15. Working with patients  15.1 Physical health placements  15.2 Mental health placements  15.3 Ward-based placements  15.4 Social Care placements and Community placements  15.5 Specialist placements  15.6 Role emerging placements  15.7 ‘Spoke’ visits

16. Models of practice  16.1 Person – Environment – Occupation (PEO)  16.2 Canadian Model of Occupational Performance and Engagement (CMOP-E)  16.3 Model of Human Occupation (MoHO)  16.4 The Kawa (river) model

17. Frames of reference

18. Basic equipment quick reference guide  18.1 Toilet equipment  18.2 Chair and bed equipment  18.3 Walking aids

19. Using your mandatory training  19.1 Hygiene and infection control  19.2 Moving and handling  19.3 Assessing risk with TILE  19.4 Basic Life Support (BLS)  19.5 ABCDE assessment  19.6 Mental Health First Aid  19.7 Falls  19.8 Sepsis

20. Commonly used medications  20.1 Pain medications  20.2 Antipsychotics  20.3 Antidepressants and anxiolytics

Moving on

21. Reflecting on your overall experience

22. Transferring skills to your next placement

23. Critical reflection and CPD

24. FAQs

Über Autor(innen)

Grant, Terri
Terri is Senior Lecturer in Occupational Therapy at the University of Worcester. She has been an Occupational Therapist for over 20 years, practising for 14 years as a specialist in the field of Stroke Rehabilitation. In her most recent years in practice, she was involved in setting up services locally to improve the quality of rehabilitation for people following stroke. She has spent the majority of her clinical practice supporting and developing others, from students to colleagues to support staff.

She joined the university’s occupational therapy lecturing team full time in 2015, having taught on the programme part time during the previous academic year. Her role as Practice Education Lead allows her to stay connected with clinical practice and to develop her interprofessional expertise. Terri is undertaking a PhD in which she is researching the effectiveness of simulated practice in student practice learning.