307101 (v.1) OT 604 Practice and Evaluation

Area:

School of Occupational Therapy

Credits:

25.0

Contact Hours:

10.0

Lecture:

1 x 2.5 Hours Weekly

Clinical Practice:

1 x 7.5 Hours Weekly

Syllabus:

Introduction to critical concepts and procedures for planning and conducting evidence based evaluations of programmes. Relevance of theoretical frameworks in planning a programme and its evaluation. Professional practice emphasising clinical reasoning, communication, teamwork and evaluation.

Unit Outcomes:

On succesful completion of this unit students will have - Described the critical concepts and procedures for planning and conducting program evaluations. Described the stages of the evaluation cycle and their application in the planning, implementation and review of a program. Developed an evaluation plan based on program theory. Applied program evaluation techniques and related these to quality improvement and evidence-based best practice. Demonstrated appropriate professional behaviours and effective communication and applied the concepts of clinical reasoning, reflection and evaluation within the professional practice setting.

Text and references listed above are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information.

Unit References:

Hawe, P., Degeling, D., and Hall, J. (1990). Evaluating Health Promotion.MacLennan and Petty Proprietry Limited, Artarmon. Letts, L., law, M., Pollock, N., Stewart, D., Westmoreland, M., Philpot, A., and Bosch, J. (1999). A Programme Evaluation Workbookfor Occupational Therapists: An Evidence-Based Practice Tool. CAOT,Ottawa. Lorig, K., Stewart, A., Ritter, P., Gonzalez, V., Laurent, D., and Lynch, J. (1996). Outcome Measures for Health Education and Other Health Care Interventions. Sage Publications,Thousand Oaks. Mason, L. (2002). Master of Occupational Therapy Fieldwork Manual. Curtin University of Technology. Wadsworth, Y. (1991). Everyday Evaluation on the Run. Action Research Issues Association, Melbourne.

Unit Texts:

Robson, C. (2002). Real World Research: A Resource For Social Scientists and Practitioner-Researchers (2nd ed.). Oxford, Blackwell.

Unit Assessment Breakdown:

Assignment 1 25%, Assignment 2 25%, Examination 50%, Clinical practice Pass/Fail. This is by grade/mark assessment. For successful completion of the unit students are expected to pass the exam, pass the assignments and pass professional practice.

Year	Location	Period	Internal	Area External	Central External
2004	Bentley Campus	Semester 2	Y