Practice Placement 1 Physio (BSc)

Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• develop personal learning objectives appropriate for practice placement and future theoretical study
• apply appropriate communication styles when working as a therapist, an educator and a professional
• reflect on how a practical skill has been developed in practice
• maintain accurate records appropriate to the needs of the patient and the team
• show organisational skills with regard to personal workload and patient/client need
• examine and assess patients/clients and plan treatment programmes with regard to individual patient/client need with guidance from practice educators
• identify the effects of intervention and discuss possible modifications to treatment/management
• recognise and adhere to the principles of safe treatment and practice utilising appropriate risk assessment procedures where necessary
• choose and apply appropriate interventions with consideration for individual patient/client needs, privacy and confidentiality
• produce a case study from practice that uses theoretical and practical skills learnt throughout the academic year

Practice placement in health and/or social settings includes the study of:

• People and their narratives/experiences
• Occupations and activities important in maintaining health and well-being
• Informing sciences that impact on service user’s lives including bio-psycho-social and patho-physiological sciences

The integration of knowledge, skills and attitudes specific to the specialty area of the placement and reflecting the five sections of practice: safe/professional conduct, professionalism, interpersonal, therapeutic and management skills as defined in the pre-set practice placement assessment criteria.

Introduction to the Continuous Professional Development process: including developing learning outcomes/objectives, reflecting on a learning experience and producing a practice case study/piece of work.

Your learning will be facilitated by a placement educator(s) who will use a variety of learning and facilitation methods, including:

• demonstration by a recognised placement educator in the placement facility
• supervised service user contact using mentorship
• staff and learner led presentations
• case study/presentations
• ward rounds/case conferences
• attendance at clinics and opportunities to observe specialist treatments such as surgical interventions
• departmental in-service programmes
• peer support in the university and practice-based setting
• support from placement educators and visiting academics (locality contacts)
• eLearning resources: blackboard site
• learning resources in practice area
• practice Placement handbook

Formative

This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.

Assessment of Practice

• Assessment Type: Formative
• Feedback: Ongoing/continuous feedback will be provided throughout placement with a specific formative evaluation at halfway point. It is expected that you will have formal supervision at least once per week.
• Final Assessment: No
• Group Work: No
• Percentage contribution: 100%

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.