Overview

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.

Full Product Details

Author:   Terri Grant
Publisher:   Lantern Publishing Ltd
Imprint:   Lantern Publishing Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 10.50cm , Height: 0.50cm , Length: 14.80cm
Weight:   0.088kg
ISBN:  

9781908625915

ISBN 10:   1908625910
Pages:   98
Publication Date:   20 January 2021
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Spiral bound
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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Table of Contents

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

Reviews

Great value for money! ‘Brilliant pocket size book, a must have for practice placement. Highly recommended! All you need to know in a tidy little book.’ Amazon reviewer Fantastic guide for students or newly qualified OTs Great guide, will be keeping this gem in my draw and recommending it to both students and newly qualified OTs. Lots of information I wish I had known years ago! Amazon reviewer Brilliant prep and great guide Currently an OT student in my 2nd year and this really helped with some ideas for placement prep and my studies in general. Amazon reviewer

Great value for money! 'Brilliant pocket size book, a must have for practice placement. Highly recommended! All you need to know in a tidy little book.' Amazon 5-star review

Brilliant pocket size book, a must have for practice placement. Highly recommended! All you need to know in a tidy little book. Amazon 5-star review

Author Information

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.

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