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Student Level Ii Fieldwork Failure: Strategies For Intervention., Sharon A. Gutman, Paula Mccreedy, Prudence Heisler
Student Level Ii Fieldwork Failure: Strategies For Intervention., Sharon A. Gutman, Paula Mccreedy, Prudence Heisler
Department of Occupational Therapy Faculty Papers
OBJECTIVE: This report describes how common student communicative and behavioral characteristics that appear to predict the existence of potential problems during Level II fieldwork were identified in order to develop and implement preventative interventions during the academic curriculum at New York University (NYU). RECORD REVIEW: A record review of NYU professional-level occupational therapy students from 1986 to 1995 was completed to identify common factors among students who performed well academically but failed clinical fieldwork. Eight communicative and behavioral characteristics were identified: (a) rigidity of thinking, (b) discomfort with the ambiguity that accompanies clinical reasoning, (c) lack of psychological insight, (d) …