Therapeutic Engagement Skills

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

• The skills required to ensure person-centred, sensitive and inclusive occupational therapy practice.
• The application of a range of personal, professional and occupational therapy-specific skills to promote high quality professional practice.
• The interconnectedness of race, gender, class, sexuality, ability and trauma shape and how it shapes an individuals' experiences and opportunities.

Transferable and Generic Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Compare and contrast a range of different communication styles for use in professional settings.
• Apply therapeutic principles and principles of learning theory to occupational therapy practice.
• Critically reflect on own professional behaviour and identify areas for development.
• Evaluate the impact of discrimination on individuals, communities and services.
• Examine how interactions between local societal factors and cultural contexts influences your occupational therapy practice.

Formative

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

Group work

• Assessment Type: Formative
• Feedback: In-class lecturer and peer feedback. To help you develop your skills for your reflective portfolio, you will also be expected to reflect on your own performance.
• Final Assessment:
• Group Work: Yes

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.