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OCT-40019 - Module Specification
School of Allied Health Professions and Pharmacy
Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences

For academic year: 2025/26 Last Updated: 04 December 2025

OCT-40019 - Professional Reasoning and Diversity in Practice
Coordinator: Teresa Rushton
Lecture Time: See Timetable...
Level: Level 7
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
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Programme/Approved Electives for 2025/26

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2025/26

This module forms part of the MSc Occupational Therapy (pre-registration) programme at Keele which is an innovative programme of study which prepares the graduate for diverse practice settings.
Within this module you will have opportunities to participate in, practically facilitate and critically appraise and justify a range of specialist and diverse occupation focused interventions for example splinting, wheelchair provision and pressure care, group work, vocational rehabilitation. Risk management, risk enablement and health and safety are key aspects of this module.

Aims
This module focuses on the diversity of occupation focused interventions in contemporary occupational therapy practice. Students will have the opportunity to plan, justify, facilitate, participate and evaluate occupation focused interventions.

Intended Learning Outcomes

critically justify, lead and facilitate group interventions.: 1
critically evaluate the use of occupation focused interventions.: 2
critically consider and practically apply the use of grading and adaptation in occupation focused interventions.: 1
demonstrate safe practice and the assessment and management of risk when working with individuals and groups.: 1

Study hours

65 hours tutor led active learning will include:
~ 15 hours lectures,
~ 40 hours practical workshops, tutorials and seminars,
~ 10 hours assessment preparation

85 hours independent study / guided study and assessment preparation

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Practice Based Assessment weighted 60%
Students will plan, risk assess and practically facilitate a 30 minute occupation focused group intervention.
Tutor will provide students with general characteristics of a simulated client group. Students are required to individually: plan and facilitate an occupation focused intervention, tailored to the requirements of their allocated (simulated) group. provide their individual risk assessment and a resource / equipment list 1 week prior to their facilitation of the group intervention. present their justification (orally) for the intervention using professional reasoning theory (no more than 5 minutes) immediately prior to facilitating the group intervention. The presentation will be supported with audio visual materials.

2: Assignment weighted 40%
A 750 word critical evaluation of an individually facilitated occupation focused intervention
This assignment is a critical evaluation following the individually facilitated occupation focussed group intervention including a synthesis of current literature.

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Last Updated: 04 December 2025