HS272-5-AS-CO:
Professional Reasoning
2023/24
Health and Social Care (School of)
Colchester Campus
Autumn & Summer
Undergraduate: Level 5
Current
Thursday 05 October 2023
Friday 28 June 2024
30
06 August 2023
Requisites for this module
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BSC B939 Occupational Therapy
All health professionals are required to demonstrate sound decision-making skills in the process of developing appropriate outcomes. This module is designed to introduce and further develop your understanding of the concepts of reasoning, problem-solving and decision-making, in preparation for placement. You will develop your professional reasoning within this module and will have opportunities to further develop this reasoning within placement.
The aim of this module is to:
- Introduce you to the theory and practice of professional reasoning.
By the end of this module, students will be expected to be able to:
- Deconstruct the strands of reasoning and analyse how they inter-relate to inform your professional decision making.
- Demonstrate a critical understanding of the influence your personal beliefs can have upon your professional reasoning.
- Justify and evaluate your reasoning in applying theory to practice for an identified case study.
Transferable Skills
Throughout this module, you will draw on and extend your current knowledge and transferable skills, in order to progress your occupational therapy identity and skills. The module is designed to provide you with opportunities to develop your skills in articulating your professional reasoning.
The module content is delivered through interactive seminars and student-led small group work, in order to provide opportunities where you can further develop confidence articulating your professional reasoning.
This module will be delivered via:
- Small group work, tutorials and seminars. These will form the basis of the learning methods within this module. The emphasis will be to further develop professional reasoning skills, which inform occupational therapy practice.
Lectures
Due to interactive nature of this module, keynote lectures will not be utilised.
Independent
Drawing on previous experiences of EBL, you will explore content supported by small group and individual study.
Placement
You will draw on your placement experiences to inform and develop your professional reasoning skills.
Online
Using a blended learning approach, you will be expected to engage and contribute to online group activities and use of online library facilities. A module Moodle page will support your learning on this module.
Tutorials
Due to the structure of this module, there will not be opportunity for formative tutorials, however you will have the opportunity to receive verbal formative feedback.
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Schell, B.A.B. and Schell, J.W. (eds) (2018)
Clinical and professional reasoning in occupational therapy. Second edition. Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer. Available at:
https://app.kortext.com/Shibboleth.sso/Login?entityID=https://idp0.essex.ac.uk/shibboleth&target=https://app.kortext.com/borrow/256872.
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Wilding, C. and Whiteford, G. (2007) ‘Language, identity and representation: Occupation and occupational therapy in acute settings’,
Australian Occupational Therapy Journal, 55(3), pp. 180–187. Available at:
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1630.2007.00678.x.
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Jones, A. (1997) ‘Death, poetry, psychotherapy and clinical supervision (the contribution of psychodynamic psychotherapy to palliative care nursing)’,
Journal of Advanced Nursing, 25(2), pp. 238–244. Available at:
https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2648.1997.1997025238.x.
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Mattingly, C. (1991) ‘What is Clinical Reasoning?’,
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 45(11), pp. 979–986. Available at:
https://doi-org.uniessexlib.idm.oclc.org/10.5014/ajot.45.11.979.
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Fleming, M.H. (1991) ‘Clinical Reasoning in Medicine Compared With Clinical Reasoning in Occupational Therapy’,
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 45(11), pp. 988–996. Available at:
https://doi-org.uniessexlib.idm.oclc.org/10.5014/ajot.45.11.988.
The above list is indicative of the essential reading for the course.
The library makes provision for all reading list items, with digital provision where possible, and these resources are shared between students.
Further reading can be obtained from this module's
reading list.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
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Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Reassessment
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Mrs Selena Goodchild, email: s.goodchild@essex.ac.uk.
HSC OT Staff
Hannah Duncan/Charlotte Fairminer
E: ipladmin@essex.ac.uk
No
No
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Mrs Ruth Squire
Cardiff University
Senior Lecturer
Available via Moodle
Of 77 hours, 42 (54.5%) hours available to students:
0 hours not recorded due to service coverage or fault;
35 hours not recorded due to opt-out by lecturer(s), module, or event type.
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