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A Nationwide Descriptive Study: Part Ii Understanding The Ways Academic Fieldwork Coordinators Describe The Responsibilities And Challenges Of Their Role, Patricia Laverdure, Elizabeth Lequieu, Elizabeth D. Deiuliis, Kimberley Persons
A Nationwide Descriptive Study: Part Ii Understanding The Ways Academic Fieldwork Coordinators Describe The Responsibilities And Challenges Of Their Role, Patricia Laverdure, Elizabeth Lequieu, Elizabeth D. Deiuliis, Kimberley Persons
Journal of Occupational Therapy Education
The responsibilities and challenges of Academic Fieldwork Coordinators vary considerably across occupational therapy and occupational therapy assistant programs in the United States. In the second part of a nationwide convergent mixed-method study conducted to identify the roles and responsibilities of the Academic Fieldwork Coordinator, we examined the role responsibilities, structural supports, and barriers that influence their success and satisfaction. Academic Fieldwork Coordinators described the valuable role they play in supporting students’ achievement of learning outcomes, successful fieldwork experiences, and their entrance into the profession as competent practitioners. They additionally delineated the valuable contributions they make to their programs’ maintenance of …
Collaborative Fieldwork Supervision Model Supports Identified By Occupational Therapy Fieldwork Educators, Oaklee Rogers, Debra J. Hanson, Cherie Graves, Tamara Turner, Marilyn G. Klug
Collaborative Fieldwork Supervision Model Supports Identified By Occupational Therapy Fieldwork Educators, Oaklee Rogers, Debra J. Hanson, Cherie Graves, Tamara Turner, Marilyn G. Klug
Journal of Occupational Therapy Education
Within the occupational therapy (OT) profession, the collaborative fieldwork supervision model is considered a non-traditional approach to fieldwork education. Although supportive strategies for fieldwork education have been developed, there is little data to validate fieldwork educators' perspectives on the value and helpfulness of these supports for this model. Using a mixed-methods research design, this study aimed to identify what supports influenced fieldwork educators to use the collaborative fieldwork supervision model, what supports are valued when implementing it, and what supports would be considered helpful for those who have not used it. A total of 382 fieldwork educators completed the study, …
Assessment Of An Online Learning Module To Promote Fieldwork Educator Preparedness: A Pilot Study, Breanna J. Chycinski, Casey E. Humphrey, Camille Skubik-Peplaski
Assessment Of An Online Learning Module To Promote Fieldwork Educator Preparedness: A Pilot Study, Breanna J. Chycinski, Casey E. Humphrey, Camille Skubik-Peplaski
Journal of Occupational Therapy Education
Fieldwork education is a vital component of occupational therapy education. Academic fieldwork coordinators face a shortage of qualified occupational therapists who are prepared to be fieldwork educators. This pilot study aimed to evaluate the effects of an online learning module developed to prepare occupational therapists to become fieldwork educators. A pre- and post-survey were used to measure changes in perceived preparedness following completion of an online learning module. A 39-item electronic survey measured perceived preparedness of the following fieldwork educator competencies: education, supervision, evaluation, and administration. Sixteen participants completed all three components of the study: pre-survey, the learning module, and …