OCTR 506 - Level I Fieldwork in Pediatric Occupational Therapy

Credit(s): 1
1 semester hour
Level I Fieldwork is required by the Accreditation Council of Occupational Therapy Education and includes those experiences designed to enrich didactic coursework connected with the pediatric developmental module with the Graduate Occupational Therapy Program. Level I Fieldwork is an opportunity to begin to integrate academic learning with clinical practice through directed observation and participation in selected aspects of the occupational therapy process in school, hospital-based, and home-based settings. Students are assigned to individual occupational therapy supervisors who they observe in the supervisor’s clinical site. Students, under structured supervision, participate in therapeutic interactions with individual pediatric clients as appropriate. The focus is on the development of clinical observation skills and designing individualized occupation based sessions for clients. Fieldwork experiences are structured around the assignments provided by the instructors, with emphasis on developing basic professional behavior; meeting patient/clients with a variety of diagnoses and degree of impairments; identifying general rehabilitation goals and methods utilized to achieve these outcomes in their fieldwork placement; and actively engaging in the supervisory process. Students are encouraged to identify personal reactions and feelings in relation to the fieldwork experience. This course requires student participation in online discussions and a minimum of 42 hours of fieldwork. Offered fall trimester only.