“I left feeling different about myself” – What students learn on their first practice placement.

Grant, Terri, Gossman, Peter, Thomas, Yvonne, Berragan, Elizabeth ORCID: 0000-0002-3345-6341 and Frank, Helen (2023) “I left feeling different about myself” – What students learn on their first practice placement. British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 86 (2). pp. 139-148. doi:10.1177/03080226221125394

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Abstract

Introduction: With the inclusion of 40 hours of simulated practice education for UK occupational therapy students and the subsequent impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, universities have been exploring simulated placement opportunities. However, the evidence available to guide the development of such placements is sparse. This article presents the first stage of a grounded theory study that seeks to understand what students learn during the course of their first practice placement, with the intention of informing simulated placement development. Method: Grounded theory methodology (GTM) was used to guide semi-structured individual interviews with fifteen participants – seven undergraduate students, three practice educators and five postgraduate pre-registration students. Interviews occurred close to the end of the first practice placement. Concurrent data collection and analysis led to the development of categories of learning. Findings: Four core categories of learning were identified: learning about oneself, learning about the Occupational Therapy profession, learning about practices, and learning about service users. Conclusion: Understanding of these four categories of learning may enable educators to consider learning which occurs that may not be anticipated, particularly in regard to personal development. This can enable educators to consider how learning can be targeted within simulation for an authentic simulated placement.

Item Type:	Article
Article Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Simulated learning; Practice education; Placement; Simulated placement
Subjects:	L Education > LB Theory and practice of education > LB2300 Higher Education R Medicine > RZ Other systems of medicine
Divisions:	Schools and Research Institutes > School of Health and Social Care
Research Priority Areas:	Health, Life Sciences, Sport and Wellbeing
Depositing User:	Liz Berragan
Date Deposited:	21 Oct 2022 15:03
Last Modified:	27 Jul 2023 16:33
URI:	https://eprints.glos.ac.uk/id/eprint/11671

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