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The Positive Impact Of Occupational Therapy Involvement In Interprofessional Education, Wendie Leveille, James Brandes, Karene Boos, Amy Vega, Barbra Beck, Barbara Ruggeri, Thomas E. St. George, Jane Hopp
The Positive Impact Of Occupational Therapy Involvement In Interprofessional Education, Wendie Leveille, James Brandes, Karene Boos, Amy Vega, Barbra Beck, Barbara Ruggeri, Thomas E. St. George, Jane Hopp
Journal of Occupational Therapy Education
It is essential that members of a successful interprofessional healthcare delivery team understand the crucial roles and responsibilities of each profession. Participation in interprofessional education and practice has been suggested to improve understanding of the roles of each discipline on an allied health team, however, often understanding of the occupational therapy scope of practice is confusing to other allied health professionals. This study presents the outcomes of a community-based interprofessional practice experience with occupational therapy, physical therapy, and physician assistant students on perceived understanding of each profession’s roles and responsibilities. In addition, this study introduces the Primary Care Training and …
The Use Of An Embedded Librarian To Enhance Student Information Literacy Skills: A Pilot Study, Elaina J. Dalomba, Elizabeth Kavanaugh, Kaitlin Manbeck, Samantha O'Neill, Kyle Soldevilla, Melanie Watson, Ellen Mclaughlin
The Use Of An Embedded Librarian To Enhance Student Information Literacy Skills: A Pilot Study, Elaina J. Dalomba, Elizabeth Kavanaugh, Kaitlin Manbeck, Samantha O'Neill, Kyle Soldevilla, Melanie Watson, Ellen Mclaughlin
Journal of Occupational Therapy Education
This pilot study explored an embedded librarian (EL) intervention to enhance occupational therapy student information literacy skills development. The EL provided computer laboratory and in-class instruction, online presence in the classroom website, and extensive office hours to assist students in the identification of information needed, determination of how and where to find scholarly information needed, and assessment and utilization of information retrieved to meet assignment requirements. Participants were 46 third-year (junior) occupational therapy students. Three tools were used to assess skills pre and post intervention: the Student Assessment of Information Literacy Skills, the Student Perception of Literacy Skills-Q (SPIL-Q), and …