We appreciate your willingness to share your knowledge, experience, energy, and time to develop our students into confident, evidence-based, entry-level occupational therapists.<\/p>\n
We value the collaboration between faculty and fieldwork educators. You are the bridge from academia to community practice.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
This site will serve as a resource upon which you can continue to:<\/p>\n
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- Identify helpful resources<\/li>\n
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- Further develop your fieldwork program<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","secondary_nav_menu_type":"menu","secondary_nav_menu":"occupational-therapy","blocks":[{"acf_fc_layout":"text","module_background_color":"white","copy":"
Site Visits<\/h2>\n
Prospective Fieldwork sites:<\/strong><\/p>\n
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- Identification of interest in becoming a fieldwork site<\/li>\n
- Assess fit of site with academic goals of program and students available to be placed<\/li>\n
- Initiation of the collaborative relationship between the Academic Fieldwork Coordinator and the Directors\/Managers\/Fieldwork-Student Coordinators and Fieldwork Educators<\/li>\n
- Review of the academic occupational therapy program at Eastern Washington University<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Fieldwork site visit during student rotation:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n
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- Review of student progress<\/li>\n
- Collaboration in development of action plans to improve learning opportunities<\/li>\n
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- FW Ed Manual 2022-24<\/a><\/li>\n
- AOTA.Fieldwork Management Level I and II<\/a><\/li>\n
- AOTA. OT\/OTA Student Supervision & Medicare Requirements.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n"},{"label":"Fieldwork Educator Development","copy":"
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- Self Assessment for Fieldwork Educator Competency<\/a><\/li>\n
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Bolton, T. & Dean, E. (2018). Self-determination theory and professional reasoning in occupational therapy students.: A mixed methods study. Journal Therapy Education<\/em>, 2<\/em>(3). https:\/\/doi.org\/10.26681\/jote.2018.020304<\/a><\/p>\n
Henderson, W., Coppard, B., & Qi, Y. (2017). Identifying instructional methods for development of clinical reasoning in entry-level occupational therapy education: A mixed methods design. Journal of Occupational Therapy Education<\/em>, 1<\/em>(2). https:\/\/doi.org\/10.26681\/jote.2017.010201<\/a><\/p>\n
Mattila, A., Delullis, E.D., Martin, R., & Casile, E. (2021). Investigating student satisfaction and perception in clinical reasoning skills with simulated case-based learning as a level I fieldwork experience. American Journal of Occupational Therapy<\/em>, 75<\/em>(S2), 7512500050\u20137512500050p1. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.5014\/ajot.2021.75S2-RP50<\/a><\/p>\n
Potvin, M.-C.,Coviello, J., Lockhart-Keene, L., Taylor, C., Rothacker, E., & Thomas, M. B. (2020). OT practitioner students\u2019 perspective of clinical reasoning development during level II fieldwork. \u00a0American Journal of Occupational Therapy<\/em>, 74<\/em>(4_Supplement_1), 7411505149\u20137411505149p1. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.5014\/ajot.2020.74S1-PO4026<\/a><\/p>\n
Rothacker, E., Potvin, M.-C., Coviello, J., Keene, L., Pettigrew, T., Taylor, C., & Thomas, M.-B. (2021). How I developed clinical\u00a0 reasoning skills during fieldwork: Perspectives of OT assistant students. \u00a0American Journal of Occupational Therapy<\/em>, 75<\/em>(S2), 7512505137\u20137512505137p1. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.5014\/ajot.2021.75S2-RP137<\/a><\/p>\n"},{"label":"Preparing To Be A Fieldwork Educator","copy":"
Eddy, Z. E., Tickle-Degnen, L., & Evenson, M. E. (2021). Occupational therapy fieldwork educators: Examining professional quality of life. Work (Reading, Mass.)<\/em>, 70<\/em>(2), 479\u2013491. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3233\/WOR-213586<\/a><\/p>\n
Forfa, M., Helfrich, C., & Simon, R. (2022). Perceptions on non-traditional models of fieldwork supervision. Journal of Occupational Therapy Education<\/em>, 6<\/em>(1). https:\/\/doi.org\/10.26681\/jote.2022.060111<\/a><\/p>\n
Gibson, S. J., Porter, J., Anderson, A., Bryce, A., Dart, J., Kellow, N., Meiklejohn, S., Volders, E., Young, A., & Palermo, C. (2019). Clinical educators’ skills and qualities in allied health: A systematic review.\u00a0 Medical Education<\/em>, 53(5), 432\u2013442. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1111\/medu.13782<\/a><\/p>\n
McNeil, S. D. & O\u2019Brien, J. C. (2013). Teaching effectiveness: Preparing occupational therapy students for clinical practice. The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy<\/em>, 1<\/em>(3), 3\u2013. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.15453\/2168-6408.1045<\/a><\/p>\n
Suman, M., & Provident, I. (2018). Using online professional development to increase self-efficacy in school-based occupational therapy fieldwork educators. Journal of Occupational Therapy Education<\/em>, 2<\/em>(1). https:\/\/doi.org\/10.26681\/jote.2018.020106<\/a><\/p>\n"},{"label":"Fieldwork Challenges","copy":"
Ozelie, R., Janow, J., Kreutz, C., Mulry, J.K., Penkala, A., Supervision of Occupational Therapy Level II Fieldwork Students: Impact on and Predictors of Clinician Productivity, December, 2014, American Journal of Occupational Therapy, December 2014, Vol. 69. doi: 690126001Op1-6901260010p7.doi:10.5014\/ajot.2015.013532<\/p>\n
Andonian, L.\u00a0 (2017). Occupational therapy students\u2019 self-efficacy, experience of supervision, and perception of meaningfulness of Level II fieldwork. The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy<\/em>, 5<\/em>(2), 1\u201312. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.15453\/2168-6408.1220<\/a><\/p>\n
Mason, J., Hayden, C. L., & Causey-Upton, R. (2020). Fieldwork educators’ expectations of level II occupational therapy students’ professional and technical skills. The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy<\/em>, 8<\/em>(3), 1\u201316. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.15453\/2168-6408.1649<\/a><\/p>\n"},{"label":"Transitioning from Fieldwork Student to Entry Level Practitioner","copy":"
Evenson, M. E. (2014). Fieldwork and professional entry. In B. A. B. Schell, G. Gillen, & M. E. Scaffa (Eds.), Willard & Spackman’s occupational therapy (12th ed.) <\/em>(pp. 974-988). Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.<\/p>\n
Brown, T., Williams, B., & Etherington, J. (2016). Emotional intelligence and personality traits as predictors of occupational therapy students\u2019 practice education performance: A cross-sectional study: EI, Personality and Fieldwork Performance. Occupational Therapy International<\/em>, 23<\/em>(4), 412\u2013424. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/oti.1443<\/a><\/p>\n
Evenson, M. E., & Hanson, D.J. (2019). Fieldwork, practice education, and professional entry. In B. A. B. Schell & G. Gillen (Eds.,), Willard and Spackman\u2019s occupational therapy (13th ed.) <\/em>(pp. 1078-1095). Wolters Kluwer<\/p>\n
Wallingford, M., & Knecht-Sabres, L. J. (2016). OT practitioners\u2019 and OT \u00a0 perceptions of entry-level competency for occupational therapy practice. The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy<\/em>, 4<\/em>(4), 10\u2013. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.15453\/2168-6408.1243<\/a><\/p>\n"},{"label":"AOTA Articles","copy":"
AOTA membership required to access.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n
Chapman, L.M., (2016, June) AOTA, Special Interest Section: Education. Transitioning From Clinician to Fieldwork Educator.<\/p>\n
Deluliis, E.D. (2013, July 8). Answering questions about level I fieldwork. OT Practice, 18,<\/em> 8-9.<\/p>\n
Edwards, M., Gentry, A., Showalter, M. & Thomas, H. (2015, June) AOTA, Special Interest Section: Education. Occupational-Based Practice as Experienced by Occupational Therapy Students During Level II Fieldwork.<\/p>\n
Gupta, J. & Amini, D. (2018). Field\u00a0students. American Journal of Occupational Therapy<\/em>, 72<\/em>(Supplement_2), 7212410020p1\u20137212410020p3. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.5014\/ajot.2018.72S205<\/a><\/p>\n
Patterson, M., & Levandowski, S. (2022) Commonalities in OT level II field\u00a0e: A program review. \u00a0American Journal of Occupational Therapy<\/em>, 76(Supplement_1), 7610500012p1. doi: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.5014\/ajot.2022.76S1-PO12<\/a><\/p>\n"}],"component_options_toggle":false,"component_options":{"disable_component":false,"nickname":"","identifier":"","navigable":false}}],"background_vertical_alignment":"center","background_image_type":"custom","component_options_toggle":false,"component_options":{"component_options_toggle":false,"component_options":{"disable_component":false,"nickname":"","identifier":"","navigable":false}},"page_hide_sidebar":false,"page_enable_page_nav":false},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/chsph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/74191","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/chsph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/chsph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/chsph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/470"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/chsph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=74191"}],"version-history":[{"count":32,"href":"https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/chsph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/74191\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":82429,"href":"https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/chsph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/74191\/revisions\/82429"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/chsph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/73696"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test-www.ewu.edu\/chsph\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=74191"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}