Occupational Therapy and Arts Therapies Practice Education Handbook 2022 - 2023
Introduction
Welcome to the Queen Margaret University Occupational Therapy Practice Placement Handbook.
This handbook provides an overview of the MSc Occupational Therapy (pre-reg), and BSc (Hons) Occupational Therapy programmes and the processes involved in placement provision. The Handbook is intended for occupational therapy students, practice educators, and organisations hosting practice placements. Programme and placement information in the handbook includes:
- Timing of placements for the MSc and BSc (Hons) programmes
- Learning outcomes for each practice placement
- Details of the placement assessment process
- Placement procedures and guidelines
Practice–based learning is a vital and indispensable part of occupational therapy students’ learning process in their educational and professional development. Practice experience enables the acquisition of new knowledge and skills as well as the application, consolidation and reflection upon learning gained in the university environment.
The success of practice-based learning is highly dependent upon a clear and supportive interchange between occupational therapy students, practice educators, practice education host organisations, and Queen Margaret University. All documentation relating to practice placements is available via Queen Margaret University’s Practice-Based Learning Support webpage
On behalf of Queen Margaret University, we would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your involvement in this shared process. We hope that that practice-based learning will prove to be a fulfilling and rewarding experience for everyone involved.
Joanna Beveridge & Julie King
Professional Practice Tutors
Occupational Therapy pre-registration programmes
Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh
