FIELD PRACTICE ORIENTATION

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FIELD PRACTICE ORIENTATION

• Aim
• Provide an overview of
• the place of field practice
• staff involved
• timetable
• field practice pre-requisites
• processes Web site, SONIA
• paperwork
• assessment and assignment requirements.

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GOAL OF FIELD PRACTICE 1

• Illness, disability and circumstance can
  challenge an individuals occupational
  performance
• Develop an understanding of how OT assists
  individuals to respond and adapt

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STAFF

• Kobie Boshoff- Field Practice Director
• Netta Russell- Fieldpractice Administrator
  (BJ2-03)
• Christina Boerema - First Year Clinical
  Co-ordinator

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TIME TABLE

• 3 ORIENTATION SESSIONS these will cover,
  Mandatory Reporting Manual Handling and Standard
  Precautions
• Session times
• Mandatory Reporting today
• Standard Precautions Monday 2-4pm (1 hour) July
  31st
• Manual HandlingMonday 2-4pm (1 hour) Aug 7th

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• CLINICAL PRACTICE
• Total of 4 days
• Either
• 4 days in the week of August 14th to 18th may
  involve
• fourth student year mentor
• OR
• 4 days in week of Nov.27th to Dec. 1st

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• Debrief session.
• Scheduled after each placement block to discuss
  your experiences and your learning.
• Monday Aug 21st 2-4pm in C3-15
• or
• December 4th 2-4pm in C4-17

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FIELD PRACTICE PRE-REQUISITES

• Police Check
• Record of
• First aid Certificate Netta to sign off BJ2-03
• Universal Precautions
• Mandatory Reporting
• Manual Handling
• This all occurs in the Log Book (purple cover)
• Vaccinations
• Uniform

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UNIFORM

• Dress guidelines
• Students should dress appropriately for the
  nature of their duties. Students may be excluded
  from the field placement if the Supervisor
  considers their attire to be inappropriate.
• Occupational therapy student uniforms for Field
  practice
•          Navy tailored pants
•          White shirt plain style
•          Navy cardigan, windcheater or OT rugby
  top through the OT Student Association.
•          Suitable fully enclosed shoes
•          Identification badge in plastic
  holder or badge on order through OT Student
  Association. Students should be identified as
  such and should not allow a situation to arise
  whereby they may appear to be qualified
  practitioners
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• While undertaking placements in mental health
  agencies, domiciliary care services and certain
  other agencies, students are able to wear
  ordinary street clothing, deemed neat casual (not
  jeans or tracksuits). The student should
  negotiate with the Supervisor at the placement
  site regarding appropriate dress.
• If there is a need for an exception to be made in
  style or other deviation, the student should
  negotiate with the Course Coordinator and the
  respective agency Supervisor

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CLINICAL PLACEMENT WEB SITE

• Online available via School of Health Sciences
  Web site
• Provides information on policies, prerequisites,
  timetables etc

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ALLOCATION PROCESS

• SONIA
• Web page
• Dates
• Open for viewing 13 June
• Preferences from 19/6 to 26/6
• Allocation on 28/6 and you will be notified by
  email
• when allocation is completed.
• Variation to placement form on web page- should
  have already been applied for
• Medical issues Learning connection plan

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FURTHER INFORMATION

• Log books
• Information about learning contracts
• Attendance requirements and time sheet
• Information about workbook tasks and assessment

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QUESTIONS?