Information for Fieldwork 2 (Year 1)
Placement Aims
Fieldwork Placement 2 (Year One) BT513001 Dunedin or Hamilton only
6.5 on-site hours per week for 14 weeks
Total Learning hours-150
The aim of this course is to enable ākonga | learners to develop and maintain relationships, participate alongside others, and facilitate occupation within communities.
At the successful completion of this course, ākonga will be able to:
1. Discuss the occupational identity of self and others within communities.
2. Demonstrate participation in and facilitation of occupations that meet need(s) within a placement setting.
3. Explain how the placement setting sustains a sense of place and community within Aotearoa| New Zealand.
4. Demonstrate communication and relationship-building skills in diverse populations.
Information for Fieldwork 5 (Year 3)
Placement Aims
Fieldwork Placement 5 (Year Three) BT71002 Dunedin or Hamilton only
17.5 on-site hours per week for 8 weeks
Total learning hours- 150
This course enables ākonga | learners to apply whakaora ngangahau | occupational therapy knowledge and skills and sustain professional behaviours and attitudes at a consistent level.
At the successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. Identify and justify a community project to meet an occupational need
2. Use evidence-informed practice to develop and implement a sustainable community-based project, in collaboration with a community partner.
3. Practise whakaora ngangahau | occupational therapy within a community setting, at a consistent level* across identified areas of competence.
