Are you a new graduate looking to begin mentoring level I and II students? Are you wondering how to improve your developing fieldwork educator skills? Are you a seasoned occupational therapy fieldwork educator wondering what’s new in the world of …
On Tuesday, June 9, I had the privilege of attending a fundraiser on behalf of the Pennsylvania Occupational Therapy Association (POTA). Malady and Wooten, the law office that provides POTA’s lobbying efforts, hosted a reception/fundraiser for state Senate majority leader …
The Journey to Change Begins with the First Step – Advocacy in Action Read more →
Awareness of occupational therapy as a profession has improved (haven’t we been asking for this for a long time?), and applications to OT and OTA programs have tripled in the past 5 years. What does that mean? It means the …
Fieldwork Coordinator and alum, Chris Achenbach, and fellow alum, Bronwyn Keller, will present the 2-day AOTA Fieldwork Educator Certificate Program at Mechanicsburg HealthSouth on Sat/Sun Feb 7-8, 2015. If you have been waiting for this course to return to the …
Fieldwork Educator Certificate Program in Mechanicsburg, PA Read more →
Spring is a busy fieldwork season at Elizabethtown College! We have 2 cohorts of students, all of whom must complete 10 visits of level I fieldwork during this semester. The juniors are starting their very first level I fieldwork in sensory, …
ALL patients involved in healthcare have an emotional response to their diagnosis, treatment and other aspects of their care. If a patient is emotionally labile after a stroke, we address that emotional lability and help them learn to cope with …
Fieldwork Myth #5: We’re not a psychosocial setting. Read more →
The OT educational standards do not require this. However, your employer may have other rules, policies or expectations about supervising students. Some third-party payers also have policies about students’ provision of therapy and needing direct supervision for reimbursement of student …
Fieldwork Myth #4: I must be available 8 hours/day, every day while I have a student. Read more →
New grads can supervise level I students and don’t need to wait – you already know more than a level I student! OT educational standards (section C) state that therapists who have been certified for 1 year can have their …
Fieldwork Myth #3: I don’t have enough experience. Read more →
This is not true. Level I students can be supervised by any “qualified personnel” per standard C.1.9. This includes OTAs, PTs and PTAs, SLPs, teachers, psychologists, social workers, etc. Typically anyone who has a degree in an allied health or …
Level I fieldwork is addressed in several of the 19 accreditation standards including standard C.1.8 which dictates level I be observation AND participation. For sites challenged to provide participation, that can happen by having students write practice notes (even if …
Fieldwork Myths: #1 – Level I Fieldwork is observation only Read more →