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Practice Education Handbook

Bsc (Hons) Occupational Therapy

[Athens]

2012-2013


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List of Content

Topic Page

Staff Contact Details

!"at#s in a na$e% &

1' (ntroduction )

2' *esponsibilities during practice education

2'1 Student )

2'2 Practice educator +

2'3 Personal acade$ic tutor ,

2' Practice place$ent coordinator ,

2' Professional practice tutor 10

3' .rganisation of practice place$ents

3'1 Practice place$ent deli/er pattern 11

3'2 Practice place$ent locations 12

3'3 Tra/el and acco$$odation epenses 12

3' Practice place$ent allocation process 12

3' odels of super/ision during practice place$ents 13

3'& !orking relations"ip beteen practice educators and students 13

3') Learning agree$ent 1

3'+ *eflecti/e diar 1

3', Practice place$ent portfolio 1

' Preparing students for practice place$ents

'1 Practice education passport 1

'2 Healt" clearance c"ecks 1

'3 *isk anage$ent 1

' 4nifor$s 1

' Handbooks 1&

'& oodle 1&

') !orks"ops 1&

'+ Preceptor Education Progra$$e 1&

' 5uidance for practice educators and students6 7itness to practise

'1 7itness to Practise Panel 1)

'2 onitoring students fitness to practise on t"e 8Sc 9Hons: in.ccupational T"erap

1+

'3 Disabilit and "ealt"-related issues 1+

' Professional unsuitabilit 1,

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Topic Page

&' 5uidance for practice educators and students6 ;ccountabilit issuesduring practice place$ents

&'1 (nsurance 21

&'2 Healt" and safet during practice place$ents 22

&'3 eeting religious and cultural practices of students 22

&' Cri$inal Con/iction C"ecks 23

&' HPC Standards of Conduct< Perfor$ance and Et"ics 23

&'& ;ttendance polic during practice place$ents 23

&') Dress code during practice place$ents 2

&'+ *outine ad$inistration procedures 2

&', Punctualit 2

&'10 Confidentialit 2

&'11 Consent to occupational t"erap 2&

&'12 4sing (T facilities during practice place$ent 2&

&'13 4se of $obile p"ones during practice place$ent 2&

)' Contact $ec"anis$s it" and support for students during practice

)'1 Practice education "andbook 2)

)'2 oodle 2)

)'3 Support $ec"anis$s for practice place$ent 2)

)' eetings and /isits 2)

)' Student counselling ser/ice 2)

)'& Practice place$ent debriefing orks"ops 2+

+' Contact $ec"anis$s it" and support for place$ent pro/iders andpractice educators

+'1 Practice based learning support eb site 2+

+'2 De/elop$ent of ne place$ent sites 2+

+'3 (ndi/idual support 2+

+' !orks"ops 2,

,'Learning outco$es for practice place$ent $odules

,'1 Practice Place$ent 1 2,

,'2 Practice Place$ent 2 30,'3 Practice Place$ent 3 30

,' Practice Place$ent 30

10' 5uidance for practice educators and students6 Ho to support a studentat risk of failing a place$ent

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Topic Page

11' 5uidance for practice educators and students6 Ho to co$plete t"eassess$ent report for$s

33

11'1 ida re/ie 33

11'2 7inal e/aluation 3

11'3 Co$piling t"e assess$ent for$ 3

11' ;arding an o/erall grade for a student#s perfor$ance during practiceplace$ent

3

11' 5uidance for aarding an ; grade 3)

11'& *ecei/ing a failed grade on practice place$ent 3)

11') Deferring a practice place$ent 3)

11'+ Sc"eduling of a deferred or retrie/al place$ent 3)

11', Student e/aluation of practice place$ents 3+

11'10 ;ppeals procedure 3+

12' 5uidance for practice educators and students6 ;rrange$ents forsub$ission of practice place$ent assess$ent for$s to t"e 4ni/ersit

3+

13' *eco$$ended reading lists for practice place$ents

13'1 Practice place$ent 1 3,

13'2 Practice place$ent 2 3,

13'3 Practice place$ent 3 0

13' Practice place$ent 0

1' 8ibliograp" and reference list 1

Staff ContactDetails

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=a$e of (nstitutionAKMI Metropolitan College Athens 74, SorouMaroussi in collaboration withQueen Margaret University,Einburgh

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Teac"inStaff E-$ail)anagiotis Siaperas psiaperas*a+c,eu,gr

-icolas Ma.is n+a.is * a+c eu gr

/atiana 0enou t1enou*a+c,eu,gr

Eli.a Maglari /2A

)oli1eni S3altsi /2A

Ioanna /sipra /2A

Katerina 2ouri3a /2A

eorge Kou+anta3is /2A

Christos Ko+issopoulos /2A

Sc"ool .fficeStaff E-$ail =otes5ic3y Ma3ellara3i v+a3elara3i*a+c,eu,gr School 6ice A+inistrator

Learning *esourceStaff E-$ail =otesIlias 5erros verros*a+ceugr I/ 8esources Manager

E++anouela Aiginitou library*a+c,eu,gr 9iaison 9ibrarian

StudentStaff E-$ail =otes9ina :ront.a lront.a * a+c eu gr Stuent Counsellor

Marilena Stasinopoulou +sta*a+ceugr Stuent ;inance Aviser

!"at#s in a na$e%

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Practice Place$ent /he practice area in which a stuent is eucateor a stipulate perio o ti+e an whereproessional co+petence is assesse

Professional Practice Tutor /he acae+ic +e+ber o sta base at thehigher eucation institution who co


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co+ponent o the 2Sc Bons in 6ccupational /herapy at AKMI Metropolitan College

/he purpose o this hanboo3 is to bring together the ollowing inor+ationD

An overview o practice eucation

An overview o the roles an responsibilities o the stuent an supporting

sta uring practice place+ents

)ractice eucation is an integral core ele+ent o the curriculu+ enabling stuents to

integrate theory an practice in a +eaningul, relective an realistic +anner

Stuents have opportunities to apply, practice, consoliate an transer e1isting s3ills

an in aition, learn new s3ills relevant to each practice setting Stuents also gain

e1perience in practicing in a sae an ethical +anner

In accorance with the @orl ;eeration o 6ccupational /herapists Stanars

B$##$, stuents will gain e1perience o wor3ing with a range o ierent people who

have wie ranging nees an in ierent circu+stances -or+ally, these e1periences

will enco+pass wor3ing with people o ierent age groups iniviuals an groups=co++unities ro+ ierent sociouire an=or long staning occupational nees an health

conitions aecting ierent aspects o physical an psychosocial unctioning

Stuents will also evelop s3ills in eective service elivery within inter proessional,

+ulti agency conte1ts /hese +ay inclue both establishe an e+ergent services

within the statutory, inepenent an voluntary sectors

Each practice place+ent +oule has a set o learning outco+es evise by Queen

Margaret University BQMU an ollowe by AMC /hese outco+es articulate with

prior an uture university stuies an, where appropriate, previous practice

place+ent +oules E+phasis is place upon the process o practice oering

stuents the opportunity to e1plore an evaluate practice, an evelop proessional

values to the level o co+petence re>uire o an entry level practitioner

I hope that that practice eucation will prove to be a ulilling an rewaring

e1perience or everyone involve

2' *esponsibilities during practice education

/his section o the hanboo3 outlines the roles an responsibilities o the various

iniviuals involve in practice eucation na+ely the stuent, practice eucator,

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place+ent, course assess+ent re>uire+ents an regulations or the practice

eucation co+ponent o the progra++e

8ea any pre


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8eview +aterials containe in the stuent?s practice eucation passport

)rovie a ti+etable outlining the overall structure o the place+ent an the

responsibilities o the stuent

-egotiate a supervision structure with the stuent incorporating the learningagree+ent as part o this process

6er iniviualise constructive eebac3 to the stuent on a regular basis,ientiying ti+ing o eebac3 sessions

Maintain recors o supervision sessions8eview the stuent?s practice place+ent portolio at least once uring the

practice place+ent an oer verbal co++ent

Sign on a wee3ly basis ti+e cars veriying nu+ber o hours co+plete bythe stuent uring each practice place+ent

Unerta3e the appropriate assess+ent o the stuent on practice place+entan be conversant with the guielines provie by AMC an QMU

Contact the stuent?s personal acae+ic tutor i there are concerns pertainingto the stuent?s well being, behaviour or >uality o peror+ance over all

/a3e cognisance o co++ents +ae in each Stuent Evaluation o )lace+ent;or+ an to use this as an integral part o a constructive evaluation process Atten an participate in +eetings, wor3shops associate with practiceeucation

2'3' *esponsibilities of t"e personal acade$ic tutor/he personal acae+ic tutor B)A/ is a lecturer ro+ the progra++e tea+ who acts

as a na+e point o contact or a group o stuents an practice eucators uring a

practice place+ent Key responsibilities areD

/o oer support throughout the place+ent, responing to re>uests or avicean inor+ation ro+ practice eucators an their stuents, ieling any onuire/o negotiate an appropriate plan o action with the practice eucator anstuent i there is a serious concern pertaining to the >uality o the stuent?s

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Ensures sta acting in their capacity as practice eucators have ae>uate

training an e+onstrate ongoing co++it+ent to their proessional role

6ers support to practice eucators ta3ing into account the ti+e an resources

necessary or stuent supervision

2rings to the attention o AMC any issues creating iiculty on place+ent

which +ay not be reporte by the practice eucator or stuent

/a3es cognisance o co++ents +ae in each Stuent Evaluation o

)lace+ent ;or+ an to use this as an integral part o a constructive evaluationprocess

Attens an participate in +eetings, wor3shops an other events associate

with practice eucation

2' *esponsibilities of t"e professional practice tutor

/he proessional practice tutor B))/ is responsible or the co


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+oel within health care courses an recognises the pivotal role o practice

place+ents in the eucational process /his ra+ewor3 +a1i+ises

opportunities to synthesise theory an practice /he elivery pattern or

practice place+ents is illustrate in /able %

Table 16 Practice place$ent deli/er pattern for 8Sc 9Hons: .ccupationalT"erap>;t"ens?

@ear of

Progra$$e

Place$ent Se$ester Duration Place$ent

Das

Hours

Hear % )))% $ & wee3s =t "# ays $%7

Hear $ )))$ $ ( wee3s =t 4# ays $((

Hear " )))" $ & wee3s =t "# ays $%7

Hear 4 )))4 % ( wee3s =t 4# ays $((

In orer to +eet stanars establishe an +onitore by proessional boies, it

shoul be note that by the en o )ractice )lace+ent 4 stuents +ust have

successully co+plete a +ini+u+ o %### hours o practice eucation BC6/, $##(

@;6/, $##$ /he e1act nu+ber o hours is +onitore through co+pletion o wee3ly

ti+e cars /hese are provie by AMC an are chec3e an signe by the practice

eucator on a wee3ly basis Absence o a written recor o the appropriate nu+ber o

hours +ay result in stuents having to co+plete e1tra place+ent hours prior to

grauation I iiculties arise with place+ent hours, practice eucators an stuents

are actively encourage to raw this to the attention o AMC so that a +utuallyacceptable plan o action can be evelope

Students are reAuired b t"e professional bodies to co$plete a $ini$u$ of1000 "ours of practice education 9C.T< 200+B !7.T< 2002: and to "onour t"eprogra$$e regulations' ;t t"e conclusion of eac" place$ent< students $ust retainand securel store t"eir place$ent ti$e cards' T"ese $a be reAuired to /alidateplace$ent "ours at an ti$e during t"e progra$$e'

Students $a not book "olidas during practice place$ent $odules'

Public "olidas are not included in t"e o/erall place$ent "ours'

Hours gained fro$ failed practice place$ents $a not co$pensate for ti$e lost in

subseAuent place$ents 9C.T< 200+:'

3'2' Practice place$ent locations

)lace+ents are locate in Athens in locations close to the ca+pus thus ensuring that

both stuents an practice eucators can be eectively supporte by the progra++e

tea+ Stuents unerta3e place+ents in locations where there are establishe

agree+ents in e1istence between AMC an place+ent proviers )lace+ents will be in

a iverse range o settings in preparation or the realities o practice an +ay inclueprivate hospitals, private rehabilitation centers, private psychology clinics, +unicipal

health centers, cerebral palsy reece

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Eorts will be +ae where possible, to acco++oate the nees o isable stuents,

those who have a+ily an caring co++it+ents or stuents with e1ceptional

circu+stances through the allocation o practice place+ents within reasonable

travelling istance o their place o resience /he responsibility is with the stuent to

bring their circu+stances to the attention o the proessional practice tutor prior to the

allocation o place+ents

3'3 Tra/el and acco$$odation epenses/here is no provision by AMC or acco++oation whilst on place+ent It is the

stuent?s responsibility to arrange suitable acco++oation or the uration o their

place+ents using the inor+ation resources available in AMC?s on line plator+

3'' Practice place$ent allocation processSpeciic allocation o stuents to place+ent sites is co+plete nor+ally & wee3s beore

the start ate o the place+ent an isplaye in Moodle /he practice place+ent coue set o learning outco+es, evise by

QMU an ahere to by AMC /hese outco+es articulate with prior an uture

coursewor3 an previous practice place+ent +oules 9earning outco+es increase in

co+ple1ity as the stuent progresses through the progra++e an each place+ent

provies one o the builing bloc3s or uture ones

)ractice eucators collaborate with stuents to ientiy how AMC learning outco+es oreach practice place+ent will be achieve an help the stuent to eter+ine a clear

pathway or achieving these through the evelop+ent o a learning agree+ent

3')' Learning agree$ent;or each practice place+ent stuents prepare a learning agree+ent in collaboration

with their practice eucatorBs /his enables stuents to ocus on aspects o practice in

which they wish to have +ore e1perience an helps the+ to capitalise upon learning

opportunities speciic to each practice setting 9earning agree+ents oster the

integration o theory an practice through their e+phasis upon prior learning an

e1ploration o the process an outco+e o learning

Stuents negotiate an ulil the learning obJectives an are active partners in their own

learning process Conse>uently, there is share responsibility or the outco+e o the

learning e1perience as stuents wor3 in partnership with their practice eucatorBs to try

to secure a successul outco+e Stuents an practice eucators are provie with

access to the learning agree+ent hanboo3 either through Moole or QMU?s )ractice+uacu3=pbl=6cc/herapyo+eht+

3'+' *eflecti/e diarStuents use relective iaries as part o the process o learning an relection an inpreparation or supervision sessions with their practice eucatorBs /he iary in part,ocuses on speciic aspects o practice an stuents use it to plan an prepare orwor3 Stuents an practice eucators have access to an electronic copy o therelective iary hanboo3

3',' Practice place$ent portfolioAs part o their proessional evelop+ent stuents co+pile a practice place+ent

portolio uring place+ents using a pro< or+a evelope by the progra++e tea+ /he

use o portolios gives stuents opportunities to evience an relect upon theirlearning /his process prepares stuents or using portolios to evience their

continuing proessional evelop+ent ater co+pletion o their stuies Stuents an

practice eucators are provie with electronic copies o the portolio hanboo3

' Preparing students for practice place$ents

Approaches to assist stuents to prepare or place+ents are blene to allow le1ibility

o elivery an to acco++oate or ierent learning styles /hese inclue interactive

wor3shops, group wor3, personal evelop+ent planning, sel Oevaluation activities,

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in consultation with place+ent proviers an its pri+ary goal is to enable stuents to

assu+e responsibility or aspects o the place+ent preparation process /he )assport

acts as a site or or+al assess+ent by the University )racticeuire to collate

ocu+ents, certiicates an +aintain recors o having co+plete co+pulsory tas3s

an activities in preparation or progression to place+ent It the stuent?s responsibility

to present this evience to the practice eucator uring the inuction phase oplace+ent

'2' Healt" Clearance C"ecksAccoring to the regulations o the ree3 Ministry o Eucation, all stuents have to

eliver prior to their registration health clearance ocu+ents ro+ a er+atologist, a

pathologist, a psychiatrist an a chest C/ at the beginning o each acae+ic year /he

sa+e regulation applies to the teaching sta as well, to allow a teaching per+it to be

issue by the Ministry o Culture Copies o the ealth Clearance :ocu+ents are

elivere to the relevant oice o the Ministry supervising KEME BCentres o )ostuire to reatheir contents an to reer to the+ uring practice place+ents

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'&' oodle)ractice place+ent +oules are supporte by the AMc?s virtual learning environ+ent

Moole /his provies a useul plator+ or the i+ple+entation o a phase approach to

place+ent preparation In aition each Moole +oule area houses a ban3 o

inor+ation resources an +aterials incluing useul web lin3s, iscussion areas,

sources o acco++oation, hanboo3s, assess+ent or+s, te+plates or relection an

reaing +aterials

')' !orks"opsInteractive wor3shops acilitate by the proessional practice tutor enable stuents to

prepare or each practice place+ent /hese ten to be incorporate into the

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' 5uidance for practice educators and students6 7itness to practise

'1 7itness to Practise Panel

AMC has an obligation to ensure that grauates ro+ its healthcare progra++es are

it to practise /his +eans AMC nees to consier whether stuentsD

have a longuiring a stuent to suspenstuy or even leave the progra++e BQMU, $##'

'2' onitoring students# fitness to practice on t"e 8Sc 9Hons:.ccupational T"erap >;t"ens?

;itness to practise is +onitore through the ollowing proceuresD

.n ;pplication % Each applicant +ust sign a health eclaration

$ Each applicant +ust co+ply with the AMC regulations regaring cri+inalconvictions

During t"e progra$$e% Stuents are re>uire to eclare whether or not they have a conviction or

caution as part o the annual +atriculation process

$ Stuents are re>uire to wor3 within the ra+ewor3 o the ealth )roessions

Councils Stanars o Conuct, )eror+ance an Ethics" Stuents are re>uire to co+plete an annual sel< eclaration o itness to

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practise or+

4 8ecors o absence will be 3ept or each stuent noting the uration an the

reasons or absence Stuents +ust inor+ both the practice eucator an

University o any absences ro+ place+ent A supporting +eical certiicate

nees to be obtaine to cover absences o ive wor3ing ays or +ore ro+

place+ent

F All stuents are e1pecte to aopt a responsible attitue towars attenance

at classes an practice place+ents )unctuality is essential

'3' Disabilit and "ealt" issues

:isable stuents shoul e1perience the sa+e broa range o practice settings as

nonOisable stuents to enable the+ to e+onstrate that they have achieve the

learning outco+es or each place+ent In this respect a physical or +ental

i+pair+ent inclues sensory i+pair+ents, +ental illness or +ental health issues,

speciic learning iiculties such as ysle1ia an conitions such as iabetes an

epilepsy

)ractice eucation involves a range o relationships, rights an responsibilities, so+e

legal, an others negotiable between the stuent, AMC an place+ent provier AMC

ac3nowleges that not all inor+ation about a stuent?s isability or health proble+

+ay be relevant to place+ent proviers an that inor+ation shoul nor+ally be

provie on a nee to 3now basis

In so+e situations however, the i+plications o these +ay i+pact upon the place+ent

provier an AMC +ay thereore be oblige to ensure that the inor+ation is passe

on ;or e1a+ple where stuents are wor3ing with vulnerable groups there +ay be

other health an saety consierations Moreover provision o this inor+ation

enables College sta to liaise with place+ent proviers an arrange any necessarysupport or aJust+ents that stuents nee to enable ulil+ent o the learning

outco+es o the place+ent

Stuents shoul 3eep their personal acae+ic tutor or progra++e leaer an

practice eucator inor+e o any changes to their health an isability status AMC

will see3 to put in place +easures to support stuents with health proble+s so ar as

is practical It is essential that stuents iscuss any concerns they +ay have with sta

as early as possible

@hen a stuent goes to the AMC :isability Avisor to have an Iniviual 9earning)lan agree, they +ust consent to their inor+ation being passe on to the

)rogra++e /ea+

:isable stuents are actively encourage to +eet with the AMC :isability Avisor to

iscuss their Iniviual 9earning )lan incluing any necessary support or

aJust+ents which +ay be necessary to enable the+ to +eet the learning outco+es

o each practice place+ent -or+ally, re>uests or a +eeting are initiate through the

annual sel eclaration o health an isability proceure via Moole

/o protect service users? saety, stuents +ust inor+ their practice eucators anAMC i++eiately i they contract a co++unicable isease

Concerns raise by practice eucators relate to itness to practice < which +ay

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+aniest as averse reactions to clients=situations an +ay be relate to health

proble+s, O are nor+ally investigate by the )rogra++e 9eaer

I the AMC Stuent Avisor beco+es aware that a stuent?s +eical conition +aypose a ris3 to patient saety, the )rogra++e 9eaer will be inor+e

I it is Juge by the progra++e tea+ that the stuent +ay not be sae to co++ence

place+ent, or i a practice eucator raises such a concern uring place+ent,nor+ally, a reerral will be +ae to the ;itness to )ractise )anel

In the interests o a stuent?s an=or service users? saety, AMC +ay act to suspen

a stuent te+porarily pening the outco+e o ;itness to )ractise proceeings in

orer to re+ove the stuent ro+ place+ent or prevent hi+ or her ro+ starting a

place+ent

A stuent, who appears to have evelope a health relate proble+ uring the

progra++e that coul aect itness to practice, +ay be re>uire to provie an

inepenent +eical report an =or occupational health assess+ent regaring his=her

itness to practise

'' Professional unsuitabilit)roessional unsuitability reers to observable behaviours an=or attitues inerre

ro+ behaviour which +a3e stuents unit to enter, continue with or >ualiy ro+ a

proessional progra++e o stuy BC6/, $#%#

I certain behaviours an=or attitues are e1hibite uring practice place+ent by

stuents then concerns +ay arise about their suitability or the proession /hese

+ay inclueD

Actions that are li3ely to constitute an unacceptable ris3 to the stuent anothers

Actions that are har+ul to service users, sta or +e+bers o the public

Use o abusive language, obscene co++ents, verbal harass+ent, an co++ents

or re+ar3s that iscri+inate on the basis o se1, race or any other irrelevant

istinction

Conuct that coul bring into isrepute the reputation o the occupational therapyproession an is preJuicial to the best interests o service users

2reach o conientiality, +isuse o coniential +aterial relating to a service user

2ounary violations with service users

Incapacity or wor3 ue to the inluence o alcohol or use or possession o illegal

rugs

/het, eliberate +isuse o or a+age to e>uip+ent or +aterials

2eing persistently unpunctual or place+ent

Inae>uate stanars o recor 3eeping

)ersistent absenteeis+ without goo cause

Attitues such as isloyalty, ishonesty, insensitivity, intolerance, irresponsibility,

lac3 o co++it+ent, lac3 o initiative, poor +otivation, unreliability

I a concern arises about a stuent?s behaviour an or attitues uring practice

place+ent, the processes outline below will be olloweD

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% /he practice eucator shoul contact the stuent?s personal acae+ic tutori++eiately -or+ally a +eeting will be arrange an iscussions will ta3eplace with both the practice eucator an stuent A su++ary o the +eetingwill be recore on the lin3 lecturer?s report or+ by the university +e+ber osta Copies o the lin3 lecturer?s report will be orware to the progra++eleaer, practice eucator an the stuent A copy o the report will also beretaine in the stuent?s University ile

$ /he stuent?s practice eucator shoul ientiy an ocu+ent areas causingconcern an re>uiring i+prove+ent ro+ the stuent within the supervisionrecor /he stuent shoul be reerre to the relevant sections o the ealth)roessions Council uiance on Conuct an Ethics or Stuents B)C, $##'an the College o 6ccupational /herapists Coe o Ethics an )roessionalConuct BC6/ $#%#

" In orer that stuents are given reasonable opportunity or i+prove+ent thei+prove+ent perio shoul be eter+ine, ta3ing into accountD the ti+e bywhich the stuent can reasonably eect an i+prove+ent the practiceeucator?s nee to +a3e a suitable assess+ent o the i+prove+ent theli3elihoo o any reoccurrence any other actors relevant to the iniviual

situation

4 In orer that stuents are given reasonable opportunity or i+prove+ent, thei+prove+ent perio shoul be eter+ine, ta3ing into accountD the ti+e bywhich the stuent can reasonably eect an i+prove+ent the practiceeucator?s nee to +a3e a suitable assess+ent o the i+prove+ent theli3elihoo o any reoccurrence any other actors relevant to the iniviualsituation

5. Any i+prove+ent +ust be sustaine otherwise urther action will be ta3en.

7or$al stage/his stage is or those behaviours that have not been resolve through the syste+

escribe previously

% /he issues that have arisen an conse>uent actions ta3en are reerre to the

)rogra++e 9eaer

$ /he )rogra++e 9eaer will iscuss the current situation with the stuent an the

practice eucator an review the evience available in collaboration with the ea o

:ivision

" I the allegation cannot be resolve locally by the )rogra++e 9eaer an AMC

:irector, the +atter will be reerre to the QMU acae+ic lin3 person who will arrange

a contact with the stuent At this point in the interests o service user saety the

College +ay ta3e action to suspen the stuent te+porarily in orer to re+ove the+ro+ the place+ent

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4 /he QMU acae+ic lin3 person will then consult with the AMC A+inistration on

whether or not the +atter shoul be ealt with su++arily or reerre to a ;itness to

)ractise )anel

F In cases where the conuct giving rise to concern is lin3e to a +ental health

conition the stuent?s case will nor+ally be reerre to the ;itness to )ractise )anel

as health +atter

& /he ;itness to )ractise )anel has the elegate authority to reach the ollowing

ecisions liste belowD

/he stuent continues on the progra++e

/he stuent continues on the progra++e but is cautione, +eaning that i any

urther itness to practise issues arise in the ollowing twelve +onths, the stuent willbe ealt with or both +atters

/he stuent continues on the progra++e subJect to ulil+ent o certain

conitions as speciie by the )anel

/he stuent is re>uire to suspen stuy to allow ti+e or +eical investigations

Bor cases where unacceptable behaviour is lin3e to a +ental health conition

/he stuent is re>uire to suspen stuy or up to twelve +onths

/he stuent is avise to transer to an alternative progra++e

/he stuent is re>uire to withraw

&' 5uidance for practice educators and students6 ;ccountabilit issuesduring practice place$ents

:uring practice place+ents, stuents are accountable to the practice eucator or

issues concerning wor3 within the place+ent setting Stuents are avise that they

re+ain accountable to AMC or the ulil+ent o the learning outco+es or each

practice place+ent +oule an the evelop+ent o proessional conuct

&'1' (nsurance

AMC ensures that or each practice place+ent there is ae>uate insurance cover

/his is couate

insurance cover i using their car or travel uring place+ent A copy o the

insurance policy certiicate shoul be hel in the practice eucation passport orinspection by the practice eucator

&'2' Healt" and safet during practice place$ents

Many health an saety issues can arise within the practice So+e o these are +ore

li3ely to be associate with certain client groups, or e1a+ple chilren who have

aitional support nees, people with speciic +eical conitions or a physical

isability Stuents nee to be aware that they +ay be ace with situations that

re>uire careul consieration an that in all clinics a high stanar o hygiene +ust

be +aintaine Stuents who have >uestions about health an saety +atters see3

guiance ro+ their practice eucators, or their personal acae+ic tutor as

appropriate

;ll practice educators and students "a/e a responsibilit to ensure t"at

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students on place$ent are appropriatel aare of t"e "ealt" and safet

regulations for eac" setting t"at t"e attend'

)ractice eucators shoul provie stuents with an inuction into health an saety

issues at the setting o the place+ent /his shoul cover issues such as ire

regulations, irst ai availability, protection o personal an service property an

saety in care o patients, clients, sta an sel In aition the practice eucator

shoul provie stuents with inor+ation the place+ent proviers? e>ual opportunities

an antiual opportunity an iversity uring e+ploy+ent

Ensuring all e+ployees are treate airly an value e>ually

Ensuring that religious an cultural nees are value an +et

@here stuents have particular religious or cultural nees in ter+s o re>uests B eg

ti+e or prayers, national holiays, cultural ress which +ay conlict with the wor3ing

practices o the place+ent provier Beg health an saety issues in relation to ress

coe consieration will be given, where possible to varying or aapting practices to

enable such nees to be +et

Agree+ents between the stuent an place+ent provier +ay occur prior to or at

the outset o any place+ent as part o the inuction process /he involve+ent o

AMC +ay be re>uire to ensure that the nees o both the stuent an the

place+ent provier are being +et

&'' Cri$inal Con/iction C"ecks

Applicants with serious cri+inal convictions, notably those convicte o violence, se1ual

or rug oences, +ay be e1clue ro+ progra++es as they +ay be unable to

unerta3e certain clinical eucation place+ents or in e+ploy+ent on co+pletion o

the progra++e E1clusion shoul not however be auto+atic Most e1


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an relevancy o the conviction, the applicants? attitue to it an his or her

achieve+ents since the conviction :epenent on the case stuents +ay be a+itte

to the progra++e, but woul be inor+e that, subse>uent progression to practice

place+ents an successul registration with the )C via the International route cannot

be guarantee Stuents will be responsible or an re>uire to eclare any cri+inal

convictions uring their perio o registration All applicants will be oblige to co+plete

an sign the cri+inal convictions sector in the application or+

($portant

7ailure to pro/ide our Cri$inal *ecord Docu$ent ill resultin a deferral of t"e practice place$ent'

&' Healt" Professions Council Standards of Conduct< Perfor$ance and Et"ics

@hile on place+ent it is e1pecte that stuents will behave in a proessional +anner,

ahering to the ealth )roessions Council Stanars o Conuct, )eror+ance an

Ethics at all ti+es )ractice eucators who have concerns about a stuent?s conuct

uring practice place+ent are avise to contact the stuent?s personal acae+ic

tutor as soon as possible

&'&' ;ttendance polic during practice place$ents

Stuents an practice eucators are avise that i any changes have to be +ae to

scheule place+ent ates then these +ust be approve by AMC Any pre< arrange

absence ro+ place+ent re>uires be iscusse with an approve by the progra++e

leaer )lanne absences will be allowe, only in e1ceptional circu+stances

Stuents are e1pecte to inor+ practice eucators o any absences ro+ place+entue to ill health or personal circu+stances as soon as possible on their irst ay o

absence )ractice eucators +ust be inor+e aily o any e1tene absence

I a stuent is absent ro+ place+ent or " wor3ing ays or +ore, it is essential that

they co++unicate this to their personal acae+ic tutor Absences ro+ place+ent

or F wor3ing ays or +ore +ust be supporte by a +eical certiicate an orware

to the progra++e leaer at AMC

I a stuent chooses to withraw ro+ a place+ent without prior iscussion an approval

o AMC, nor+ally a ail grae will be aware or the practice place+ent +ouleowever i e1tenuating circu+stances occur which preclue prior iscussion Bsuch as

serious illness or a suen a+ily bereave+ent then a course o action will be +utually

agree

&')' Dress code during practice place$ents

Stuents will be e1pecte to conor+ to policy agree within iniviual service

settings )ractice eucators will +a3e these re>uire+ents 3nown to stuents in

avance o starting the place+ent So+e practice place+ent sites +ay re>uire a

unior+ whereas in other settings s+art, casual ress is the nor+

AMC as3s or the application o a strict ress coe by all stuents, ollowing hygiene

rules, in laboratory an practical classes an at place+ents Stuents are supplie

unior+s bearing the AMC logo

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Stuents are avise to ress proessionally Beg s+art trousers, shirt an Ju+peran or ease o +ove+ent wear co+ortable clothing /ight, short or low cut clothingwoul not be consiere appropriate Unerwear shoul not be visible eitherthrough clothing or because outer clothing oes not cover unerwear ae>uately

Unior+s i worn uring place+ent, +ust be clean an change on a aily basis

Carigans an sweatshirts worn or war+th shoul suit the colour o the unior+ an

these shoul be re+ove when wor3ing with service users

@hen a scar or a veil is worn, stuents shoul ensure that the low o the gar+ent

pro+otes eective co++unication an sae +oving an hanling Scarves or veils

shoul be change on a aily basis

;ootwear +ust be clean an in goo repair, low heele, close toe rubber sole,

non< pervious shoes are reco++ene 2lac3 or navy shoes are preerable, however

in so+e settings clean trainers o a non< pervious +aterial are per+issible Soc3s

shoul be plain in 3eeping with the colour o the unior+

Most place+ent sites will have a strict policy regaring the wearing o Jewellery /hisis or stuents? saety as well as that o service users )olicies allow or

religious=cultural observance uently +ay nee to be re+ove or covere up

@atches are per+issible however these +ay nee to be re+ove throughout the

course o the ay

air alling over the ace uring practical wor3 is not acceptable an woul re>uireappropriate action air shoul be tie bac3 o the collar an nails 3ept clean an

short -ail polish, artiicial inger nails or nail e1tensions shoul not be worn within the

place+ent setting

-a+e bages +ust be visible an worn at all ti+es, so+e settings +ay also re>uire

an aitional security pass /hese +ay be re+ove i they will inJure a service user

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punctual, beginning an ening sessions on scheule to ensure the s+ooth running

o the service

&'10' Confidentialit

Stuents are re>uire to ahere to service proviers? guielines an policies on

conientiality uring their practice place+ents Conientiality o service users +ust

be respecte an protecte at all ti+es an inor+ation shoul only be use or the

purpose or which it was given

Service user case notes an recors, are the property o the place+ent provier

they +ust be 3ept physically secure an +ust never be re+ove ro+ the place+ent

setting Any written wor3 co+plete or the place+ent shoul be store as a

coniential recor

It is e1pecte that stuents will +aintain the bounaries o conientiality outsie their

place+ent both in iscussions, presentations an written course wor3 or AMC

-a+es shoul never be +entione when iscussing clients with other stuents, in

se+inars or in stuents? written wor3

/he ientity o service users, sta an the organisation hosting the place+ent +ust

be protecte an per+ission or the use o case +aterial sought ollowing the policies

an guielines o the place+ent provier :ata +ust be anony+ise, or e1a+ple

na+e, aress, ate o birth, ull post coe an any other etails that +ight reveal

the ientity o a service user +ust be re+ove

Inor+ation obtaine ro+ service users? iles or case stuies, presentations,

portolio activities or session plans is coniential Service users +ust be anony+ise

by use o pseuony+s which are clearly +ar3e as such Sta +e+bers +ust bereerre to by their role rather than na+e an the place+ent provier in general

ter+s rather than by na+e o institution

&'11' Consent to occupational t"erap

aining a service user?s consent to occupational therapy is a una+ental aspect o

practice an as such is containe within both the ealth )roessions Council Stanar

o Conuct )eror+ance an Ethics as well as the College o 6ccupational /herapists

)roessional Stanars or 6ccupational /herapy )ractice Stuents an practice

eucators are avise to ensure that service users are ully inor+e o the stuent?s

status an have given their per+ission or interventions to carrie out by a stuent

&'12' 4sing place$ent pro/iders# (T facilities during practice place$ent

Stuents are responsible or a+iliarising the+selves with the local regulations to

ensure that they o not abuse the I/ acilities oere to stuents on place+ent

Co+puter pass wors +ust be 3ept secure Any co+puter acilities oere to

stuents uring place+ents are provie or acae+ic wor3 only, ie or use in

learning an pursuit o their stuies /hey +ust not abuse these acilities or any

other purpose, eg playing co+puter ga+es, e1cessive social use o e


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Stuents +ay accientally access internet sites they i not +ean to /his +ight

happen because they have clic3e on a +isleaing lin3, they clic3e on a lin3 by

accient, or because a site has been PhiJac3e? /hey +ay also in that they get

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)'3' Support $ec"anis$s for practice place$ent 1

All practice place+ents, are ull ti+e B( hours per ay Stuy ti+e will be neeeor preparation o wor3 or the place+ent as well as relection an written wor3relating irectly to the place+ent Bportolios etc

Moole provies a oru+ or group support an co++unication throughout all

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base learning, along with electronic versions o all the or+s that practice eucators

nee or practice place+ents @e hope that this resource will prove useul an

supportive, an we welco+e any reco++enations ro+ practice eucators or

urther evelop+ents to the occupational therapy section o the web site

Practice based learning support eb site

T"is can be accessed /ia t"e folloing link6 "tt p6 $cs' A$u' ac' uk P8L

Click on F.ccupational T"erapG t"en< F8Sc 9Hons: .ccupational T"erapG

+'2 De/elop$ent of ne place$ent sites

)ractical avice is available ro+ AMC to services consiering the easibility o

oering practice place+ents to occupational therapy stuents ro+ AMC

+'3' (ndi/idual support

:uring practice place+ents the stuent?s personal acae+ic tutor is available via eueries Aitional support an guiance is

available to practice eucators who are wor3ing with +arginal stuents an very able

stuents AMC sta +ay arrange three way +eetings at the re>uest o the practice

eucator

+'' !orks"opsA variety o ay wor3shops or practice eucators have been evelope by the

AMC progra++e tea+ accoring to the QMU stanars -or+ally they are

elivere on ca+pus @or3shops cover aspects such asD

6verview o the occupational therapy curricula

Moels o supervision uring practice place+ent

:eveloping obJectives or practice place+ents

iving eebac3 an writing practice place+ent assess+ent reports

Supporting isable stuents on practice place+ent

;ro+ relection to rele1ivity

Conceptual +oels o practice

;itness to practise

,' Learning outco$es for practice place$ents

,'1' Practice Place$ent 1 9PP1:

@ear 16 Professional Practice Place$ent 1

@ear ofProgra$$e Place$ent Se$ester Duration Place$entDas Hours

Hear % )))% $ & wee3s =t "# ays $%7

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)roessional )ractice )lace+ent % B)))% oers stuents the irst opportunity o

learning in a practice setting /hey are ac>uiring 3nowlege an a repertoire o s3ills or

unctioning in practice place+ents Stuents observe, practice an relect on their

peror+ance /hey ta3e an active role with clients, applying 3nowlege an eveloping

proessional reasoning s3ills

/he ocus o )))% inclues opportunities toD

Rgain an unerstaning o occupational therapy in one practice conte1t

Restablish the ounations or sae, eective an ethical proessional practice

Restablish the ounations o continuing proessional evelop+ent

Restablish the ounations o eective proessional co++unication

Rinitiate the evelop+ent o proessional s3ills, attitues an values

Rrelect upon an evaluate personal peror+ance

Re1ploring how the +aJor concepts an principles o occupational therapy relate to

practice

Rgain e1posure to service users with a range o health conitions an social

circu+stances

Re1a+ine the relationship between occupational peror+ance, health an well


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@ear of

Progra$$e

Place$ent Se$ester Duration Place$ent

Das

Hours

Hear " )))" $ & wee3s =t "# ays $%7

/he thir practice place+ent provies the stuents with the opportunity to broaen an

consoliate their 3nowlege o practice Stuents gain a greater egree o autono+y,aopting a co


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10' 5uidance for practice educators6 Ho to support a student at risk offailing a practice place$ent

@hilst being relatively rare, stuents ailing practice place+ents oes happen an

can be a very stressul situation or all concerne /hese guielines are ai+e at

reucing so+e o the stresses an ensuring that a air process is in place to help

support the stuent an practice eucator concerne

A stuent who is consiere to be at ris3 o ailing a place+ent shoul be +ae

aware o this no later than the +i way evaluation AMC shoul also be notiie in

orer to plan or ti+ely support

6nce stuents are aware o practice eucators? concerns, they have the opportunity

to i+prove their peror+ance /his shoul enable stuents to relect on their

peror+ance an with the support o practice eucators evelop strategies to

overco+e the iiculties e1perience Stuents +ay continue to ail in the sa+e

co+petencies i they o not respon to eebac3 given or are unable to change their

peror+ance suiciently=consistently

/he points below outline the process o assisting a stuent at ris3 o ailing a ))

Any concerns about the stuent?s peror+ance shoul be raise with thestuent an iscusse an actually ocu+ente uring supervision A

supple+entary supervision or+ +ay assist in the iscussion an recoring o

such issues /he wor FfailG +ust be clearly use in this iscussion an the

practice eucator shoul provie e1a+ples where there are gaps in the

stuent?s e1isting repertoire o 3nowlege=s3ills an attitues

Stuents shoul iscuss issues that +ight be i+pacting on their peror+ancewith their practice eucators /he stuent oes not have to isclose personal

etails but is encourage to reveal suicient inor+ation or the practice

eucator an stuent to assess any potential i+pact on the stuent?s

peror+ance

Stuents are avise to isclose health issues that +ay be aecting theirperor+ance whilst on place+ent

)ractice eucators are avise to contact the stuent?s personal acae+ic tutori they have serious concerns about a stuent?s peror+ance an woul li3e

aitional support /he personal acae+ic tutor will negotiate a plan o action

or proviing support an guiance or the stuent an practice eucator

/he personal acae+ic tutor, stuent an practice eucator shoul ientiyD8easons or the stuent ailing

Areas o strength

Clear obJectives or i+prove+ent in areas o wea3 peror+ance

A ti+e to review progress

/he practice eucator, stuent an personal acae+ic tutor shoul collaborateto ientiy re>uire changes in the stuent?s peror+ance /he evelop+ent

o an action plan incluing SMA8/ obJectives Bspeciic, +easurable,

achievable, realistic=relevant an ti+e relate or i+prove+ent in areas o

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wea3 peror+ance provies a +eans o clariying i=when suicient change in

peror+ance has occurre /hese obJectives can be recore on a learning

agree+ent or+

;ollowing the iscussion an evelop+ent o a collaborative plan o actionthe personal acae+ic tutor will contact the practice place+ent within an

agree ti+e ra+e to assess progress an provie ongoing support to the

stuent an practice eucator

/he stuent shoul be encourage to use relection as +uch as possible toallow the+ to assess their own peror+ance O giving so+e ocus to where

things go well as well as those where peror+ance has not been so goo

)ractice eucators shoul ocu+ent areas o both unsatisactory anae>uate=soun peror+ance in orer to recor concerns +ore or+ally or

evience at supervision an the hal way an inal reports /his inor+ation

shoul be share with the stuent

I the stuent has not been able to retrieve their peror+ance by the inalevaluation then the practice eucator shoul ensure that that the verbal an

written co++ents are in line with the QMU grae escriptors an that the

stuent is let with a clear picture o where their peror+ance i not +eet

e1pecte levels A +e+ber o the AMC progra++e tea+ can also be present

at this iscussion i elt appropriate

A stuent who has aile a practice place+ent will be oere an iniviual+eeting with the proessional practice tutor or or+al ebrieing sessionBs

an to iscuss an prepare or the retrieval o the aile place+ent

11' 5uidance for practice educators and students6 Ho to co$plete t"eassess$ent report for$

)ractice eucators an stuents are provie with har an electronic copies o the

practice place+ent assess+ent or+s /hese can be use throughout the place+ent

as a basis or iscussion between to help stuents with sel


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)roessional :evelop+ent

)roessional Co++unication S3ills

6ccupational /herapy )rocess

Integrating Knowlege into )ractice

6rganisation an Manage+ent

11'1 id a re/ie 9for$ati/e assess$ent:

/he +iway review ta3es the or+ o a iscussion between the practice eucator an

the stuent It guies the actions to be ta3en by the practice eucator an stuent

uring the re+ainer o the place+ent Areas re>uiring urther evelop+ent an

priorities to be aresse in the secon hal o the place+ent shoul be highlighte

At this stage new learning obJectives +ay be or+ulate

@ritten co++ents only shoul be +ae on the assess+ent or+ /he purpose o

these co++ents is to provie eebac3 to stuents so that they can gain an

appreciation o their strengths an wea3nesses, giving the+ the opportunity to +oiy

an=or urther evelop speciic aspects o their peror+ance beore co+pleting theplace+ent

Stuents are e1pecte to prepare or the +iway review by co+pleting the stuent?s

co++ents sections or each o the ive core areas an iscuss their co++ents

an any other issues relating to the place+ent with the practice eucator /his seluests that practice eucators ocu+ent the reasonBs or lac3 o

opportunity in the practice eucator co++ents section

Stuents are e1pecte to prepare in avance or the inal evaluation an co+plete

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the stuent?s co++ents sections or each o the ive core areas All stuent

co++ents +ust be signe an ate

11'3' Co$piling t"e assess$ent for$

/he ollowing list o points is intene to assist practice eucators in the co+pilation

o the assess+ent or+s

;eebac3 shoul beD

% (ndi/idualised and rele/ant, e+onstrating e+pathy an attention to the

particular evelop+ent nees o the stuent, rather than co+paring with or

generalising to other stuents

$ 5oal-directed< proviing assistance an increase unerstaning o what is

e1pecte or re>uire, with a ocus on the nees o the clients an relationship

to the learning goals o the stuent At the +iuiring urther evelop+ent an=or i+prove+ent

& Collaborati/e, inviting stuent involve+ent an agree+ent in ientiying

strengths an wea3nesses, in see3ing solutions, reaching conclusions an

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Margaret University criteria or unergrauate +oules BQMU, $#%# In assigning an

overall grae, practice eucators +ust reer to the U n iv ersity r a e : escrip t o rs

provie on the assess+ent or+s an ientiy the inal grae aware by circling

one o the graes on the ront page o the assess+ent or+

Stuents who are aware a grae : or above by the practice eucator, are

consiere to be sae in practice an will pass the place+ent /he inal grae is

subse>uently converte into a percentage by the proessional practice tutor in linewith University grae to +ar3 conversion rules BQMU, $#%#

)ractice eucators shoul always bear in +in that they are +a3ing a Juge+ent

about the stuents peror+ance in relation to what is reasonably e1pecte o a

stuent at t"at le/el of t"e progra$$e an not in co+parison with a >ualiie

occupational therapist

5rade ;6 . ut s t a n ding perfor$ance

In allocating this grae the practice eucator is recognising an outstanding

peror+ance ;or the stage o the progra++e, the stuent shows eceptional

abilit< an ecellent< safe perfor$ance "as been consistentl de$onstrated

t"roug"out t"e $aorit of t"e place$ent'

5rade 86 e r g o od perfor$ance

In allocating this grae the practice eucator is recognising a /er goodperor+ance ;or the stage o the progra++e, a very goo stanar has beene+onstrate ; /er good< safe perfor$ance< consistentl de$onstratedt"roug"out t"e $aorit of t"e place$ent'

In awaring a grae in this range the practice eucator will be loo3ing or essentially

the sa+e 3in o evience as use or the A baning, but will +ar3 in this range

where the e/idence is not as strong in relation to each o the ive core categories

/he stuent?s peror+ance oes on the assess$ent for$'

5rade C6 ; / era g e perfor$ance

In allocating this grae the practice eucator is recognising an a/erage peror+ance

;or the stage o the progra++e, an average peror+ance has been e+onstrate,

ie a peror+ance typical o a stuent at this stage o the progra++e ; good< safe

perfor$ance consistentl de$onstrated for t"e $aorit of t"e place$ent'

5rade D6 S a tis fa c t o r perfor$ance

In allocating this grae the practice eucator is recognising a satisfactorperor+ance 7or t"e stage of t"e progra$$e t"e student#s perfor$ance issatisfactor and safe< consistentl de$onstrated for t"e second "alf of t"eplace$ent'

.n assess$ent a student "o ac"ie/es a grade D or abo/e< is considered to

be safe in practice and ill pass t"e place$ent

5rade E6 7 a il

(n allocating t"is grade t"e practice educator is recognising an unsatisfactor

perfor$ance' /he stuent has re>uire signiicant aitional support an guiance

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than is e1pecte o a stuent at this stage in the progra++e /he stuent has aile

to achieve so+e o the AMC learning outco+es or the practice place+ent an

is e+onstrating unsae practice on a regular basis

5rade 76 P o o r fail

In allocating this grae the practice eucator is recognising a clear failure'A poor

atte+pt to aress the issues o practicing within this area that oes not +eet the

criteria or an acceptable peror+ance in a signiicant nu+ber o areas /he stuenthas aile to achieve a signiicant nu+ber o learning outco+es or the practice

place+ent

5rade 56 ; ba d fail

In allocating this grae the practice eucator is recognising a clear failure /he

stuent has aile to achieve the +aJority o the University learning outco+es or the

practice place+ent

11'' 5uidance for allocating an ; grade

A stuent +ay achieve higher graes in the practice place+ent +oules than in thecollegeuivalent o an A stanar peror+ance at the

+iway evaluation, the practice eucator shoul contact AMC an as3 to

spea3 to the proessional practice tutor

Keep stuents inor+e o this process so that they are aware they nee toconsistentl de$onstrate e/idence of an ; standard perfor$ance'

It is hope that these guielines will ensure greater rigor in the allocation o an A

grae, contributing towars the assess+ent process by proviing a secon obJective

viewpoint Ulti+ately it is the practice eucator?s responsibility to evaluate the

stuent?s peror+ance an allocate a grae that represents the abilities an aptitues

o the stuent in relation to the +ar3ing criteria

Practice educators eperiencing difficulties reac"ing a final decision are

acti/el encouraged to contact t"e ;C Practise Place$ent Co-ordinator'

11'& *ecei/ing a fail grade on practice place$ent

A stuent who ails a place+ent will be per+itte one atte+pt only to retrieve a aile

practice place+ent +oule /he hours o aile practice eucation will not count

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towars the +ini+u+ re>uire+ent o %### hours I the +oule is ulti+ately aile

an retrieval processes or the +oule have been e1hauste then the stuent will be

as3e to withraw ro+ the progra++e A stuent +ay also be enie the

opportunity to retrieve the +oule i the ailure originally occurre on grouns o

proessional unsuitability BC6/, $##(

11')' Deferring a practice place$ent

Stuents who are unable or legiti+ate reasons to unerta3e the place+ent at theallotte ti+e or who have to withraw ro+ place+ent or such reasons as ill health

will have a place+ent arrange at a eerre ti+e /his will count as a irst atte+pt

11'+' Sc"eduling of a deferred or retrie/al practice place$ent

-or+ally, a retrieval or eerre practice place+ent will occur over the su++er

beore the stuent +ay progress to the ne1t level o the progra++e

11',' Student e/aluation of practice place$ents

At the conclusion o each place+ent stuents co+plete an evaluation o place+ent

or+ an iscuss its content with their practice eucators /he purpose o thisevaluation is oer constructive eebac3 to the practice eucator, the place+ent

provier an AMC to enable ongoing enhance+ent o the learning environ+ent A

copy o this or+ shoul retaine by the place+ent provier A copy o this or+

shoul also be orware to AMC by the stuent

11'10' ;ppeals procedure

A stuent wishing to appeal against a ecision in practice eucation +ay o so by

ollowing the proceures an practices set out in the Acae+ic Appeals 8egulations

BQMU, $#%# An appeal +ay be consiere iD

Inor+ation is provie that was not an coul not have been reasonably+ae available at the ti+e the unerta3ing o the practice place+ent

/here was a +aterial irregularity in the conuct o the assess+ent processuring the practice place+ent

Appeals shoul be sub+itte in writing to the Acae+ic 8egistrar within $% ays o

co+pletion o the practice place+ent /he stuent?s state+ent shoul provie the

ollowing inor+ation in support o the appealD

na+e an +atriculation nu+ber

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8eception within fi/e orking das o co+pletion o place+ent'

)ractice eucators are as3e to ensure that stuents are given a +aster copy o the

co+plete assess+ent or+ before leaving the place+ent site

/he practice place+ent tea+ cannot respon to re>uests ro+ stuents or copies o

co+plete practice place+ent assess+ent or+s at a later ate

At the conclusion o each place+ent, stuents +ust retain an securely store their

place+ent ti+e cars /hese +ay be re>uire to valiate place+ent hours at any

ti+e uring the progra++e Absence o a written recor o the appropriate nu+ber

o practice place+ent hours +ay result in stuents having to co+plete e1tra

place+ent hours prior to grauation

13' *eco$$ended reading lists for practice place$ents

13'1' Practice Place$ent 1Atwal, A, N ones, M es $##' Preparing for practice in health and social care.

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ahye, / N 9illey+an, S $##& earning ournals and critical incidents! reflectie

practice for health care professionals. $n

e 9ononD Quay 2oo3s

ealey, N Spencer, M $##( Suriing your placement in health and social care! "

student hand#ook. MaienheaD 6pen University )ress

ealth )roessions Council $##' $uidance on conduct and ethics for students9ononD ealth )roessions Council

ealth )roessions Council $##( Standards of conduct, performance and ethics9ononD ealth )roessions Council9aver ;awcett A $##7 Principles of assessment and outcome measurement for

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+ithout #orders -olume ! 'o+ards an ecology of occupation/#ased practices.EinburghD Churchill 9ivingstone Elsevier9oren.o, / $##& Practice and serice learning in occupational therapy! enhancing

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1' 8ibliograp" and references

Atwal, A N ones M es $##' Preparing for practice in health and social care Lon

ot [athens] practiceeducationhandbook2012-2013)

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