This module aims to lay the foundations for a range of skills upon which students can build during their training and professional lives. These skills are categorised as:

1. Integrative and Supportive Skills
- Study skills - self-directed learning/essay writing/library skills
- Interpersonal and communication skills
- Self-reflection and evaluative skills
- Integration and transference of knowledge and skills between modules

2. Research Skills
- Importance of research for evidence-based practice
- Comprehension and synoptic skills
- Critical reading skills
- Introduction to data collection, presentation and analysis including descriptive statistics
- Reference management, Boolean searching

3. Professional Skills
- Definitions of 'professionalism'
- Identifying 'professional skills'

(Subject Benchmark Statement: Osteopathy: B, D, K, L, M)

Personal & Professional Portfolio (previously IPP)
Summative
Weighting: 40%
Semi-structured portfolio of reflective observations and personalised Learning Outcomes
LOs 1, 5 & 6

Research Presentation to Peers
Summative
Weighting: 30%
10 minute presentation on recent primary research paper of personal or professional interest
LOs 2, 3 & 4

Integrative and Supportive Skills Coursework
Summative
Weighting: 30%
Information processing activity (750 words)
LOs 1, 3 & 4

Additional Assessment Details (include formative feedback / assessment):
Library Skills Portfolio - Portfolio of information evidencing familiarisation with Library Services and Referencing software.

ALL summative elements must be passed for successful module completion

Contact Hours (48 hours)
Lectures - 24 hours
Practical Workshops - 24 hours

Independent Study Hours (252 hours of which: Lecture preparation = 32 hours, IPP 84 hours, assessment preparation = 60 hours, self-directed learning = 76 hours)

Threading through the module is the Personal & Professional Portfolio, a self-directed learning tool, which aims to encourage reflection, evaluation and self-development

The Personal and Professional Development Skills 1 session notes will specify pre-lecture activities for each session and will require increasing self-directed learning as the module progresses. Many sessions will be based around one or more relevant research papers and/or a practical activity.

McLeod, J. (2014) Personal And Professional Development For Counsellors, Psychotherapists And Mental Health Practitioners (University of Abertay Dundee). OUP.
Buzan, T. (2006) The Buzan Study Skills Handbook: The Shortcut to Success in Your Studies with Mind Mapping, Speed Reading and Winning Memory Techniques. BBC Active.

Bolton, GE. (2014) Reflective Practice: Writing and Professional Development. New York. Sage.

Greenhalgh, T (2006) 3rd edn. How to Read a Paper. Wiley Blackwell.

Grove, S. K. (2007) 1st edn. Statistics for Health Care Research: A Practical Workbook. Saunders.

Powerpoint
Anatomical models
Treatment plinths

1. Develop self-directed learning strategies and integrate and communicate information from a variety of sources
(OPS: B2, B3, B4, D3)
(Communication, Learning)

2. Explain the importance of valid and reliable research in evidence-based practice.
(OPS: A1, A3, B2, B4, C2, D1, D3)
(Problem Solving, Communication, Reflection, Application)

3. Present, evaluate and interpret information from a variety of sources including published research.
(OPS: B2, B4, D2, D3)
(Enquiry, Problem Solving, Communication)

4. Present, evaluate and interpret qualitative and quantitative data.
(OPS: B2, B4, D2, D3)
(Enquiry, Problem Solving, Communication)

5. Demonstrate awareness of responsibilities of being a professional osteopath.
(OPS: B2, B3, B4, C1, C2, D17)
(Reflection, Application)

6. Demonstrate personal and professional development and identify and analyse opportunities for reflection and self-evaluation.
(OPS: B4, D17)
(Reflection, Analysis, Application)