Occupational Therapy Placements: A Pocket Guide

By Terri Grant

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.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lantern Publishing
• Release date: Jan 30, 2021
• ISBN: 9781908625922

Terri Grant

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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Terri Grant

University of Worcester

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ISBN: 9781908625915

First published in 2021 by Lantern Publishing Ltd

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The authors and publisher have made every attempt to ensure the content of this book is up to date and accurate. However, healthcare knowledge and information is changing all the time so the reader is advised to double-check any information in this text on drug usage, treatment procedures, the use of equipment, etc. to confirm that it complies with the latest safety recommendations, standards of practice and legislation, as well as local Trust policies and procedures. Students are advised to check with their tutor and/or practice supervisor before carrying out any of the procedures in this textbook.

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The author would like to thank all of the wonderful students of the University of Worcester who contributed to this book, either directly or by bringing their stories of placement experiences back to the placement team.

Particular thanks to Lian Watts, Gopal Mehra and Mat Spencer for their direct contributions.

With thanks to the authors of Physiotherapy Placements for allowing me to adapt their material for Occupational Therapy Placements.

Below you will find abbreviations used in this book. There is also space for you to create a list of further (approved) abbreviations that you encounter during placement.

Familiarise yourself with locally approved abbreviations in your first few days of placement.