Occupational Therapy Students Fieldwork Level I Experiences

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Increasing Awareness through Connections of
Scholarship
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY Students Faculty -
Clinicians Dr. Angela N. Hissong,
OTR/L Occupational Therapy Education Specialist
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The Domain of Occupational Therapy

• Occupational therapists occupational therapy
  assistants
• focus on assisting people engage in daily
  occupations
• that they find meaningful and purposeful
• Guiding Principles Occupational Therapy
  Practice Framework (2002)
• Occupational Analysis
• Person (Agri-Worker)
• Environment (Farming Operation, Home and
  Community)
• Occupations (All of the daily meaningful tasks
  that a person engages in)
• Occupational Performance Person/Environment/Occu
  pation Triad
• Objective Stabilize and/or Enhance a Balance of
  Work, Rest, Leisure

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1b.1 Provide Level I IIFieldwork Experience
to OT Students
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OPPORTUNITIES FOR CONNECTIONS OF
SCHOLARSHIPFieldwork I II ExperiencesResearch
Projects

• Occupational Therapist Masters (Entry)
• Occupational Therapist Masters (Professional)
• Occupational Therapist Clinical Doctorate (OTD)
• Occupational Scientist Research Doctorate
  (Ph.D./Sc.D.)
• Fieldwork Level I (15 to 40 hour one time
  experience)
• Fieldwork Level II (8 to 12 week 32 hours/week
  experience)
• Research-Based Project (Masters or Doctoral
  Thesis)

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Fieldwork I ExperienceConceptual Notion Thus Far

• PA AgrAbility Occupational Therapy Education
  Specialist (OTES) will work with OT faculty to
  design a fieldwork level I experience to match
  the needs of the related course
• AgrAbility OTES On-Campus Demonstration
• Case Study-Occupation Based Analysis
  Recommendations
• Utilization of Local Resources
• Farming Operation Ag Dealer Veterinarian
  OVR
• Pre Post Agriculture-Occupations Checklist for
  Students

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Fieldwork II ExperienceConceptual Notion Thus
Far

• Recruitment of Masters Doctoral OT students in
  PA
• Suggest this be the 2nd or 3rd FW experience for
  the student
• FW II Experience Length 8-12 weeks (negotiate
  with student)
• Currently Emerging Practice Fieldwork Experience
  Educational Standards require 6 hours/weekly
  supervision by an occupational therapist.
• The new standard in January 2007 will more than
  likely be 10 hours/weekly supervision by an OT.
• Fairly Structured Fieldwork Experience

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Fieldwork II Experience Application Process

• The candidate completes the application (to be
  designed). Two reference letters from academic
  or clinical instructors are to be included with
  the application.
• The student writes and submits an essay
  describing his or her interests a description of
  prior (or anticipated) fieldwork experiences
  information about related projects or activities
  and the rationale for requesting a PA AgrAbility
  fieldwork experience, as well as expectations,
  and objectives for the experience.
• The potential supervisors will review the
  application and essay. A telephone interview will
  be scheduled.
• A letter of acceptance or denial will be sent to
  the student and her or his academic fieldwork
  coordinator. If the student is accepted, the
  notification will include confirmation of dates,
  information about PA AgrAbility work policies,
  and instructions for the first day. Upon receipt
  of this packet, the student should contact his or
  her designated contact person to discuss
  objectives and expectations.

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Conceptual Structure Fieldwork II

• Week 1 Introduction to Key Personnel,
  Policies Procedures of PA AgrAbility
  (specific daily tasks)
• Week 2 With OT to go over conceptual
  foundations of
• agri-occupation based
  components
• Week 3/4 With PSU AgrAbility, PA AT Easter
  Seals
• Week 5 Spend time in field with vet, ag
  dealer, OVR
• Week 6-9 Be responsible for investigation of
  a minimum of 4 cases in relation to OT
  components (Note This case could be
  hypothetical from a previous time OTES will
  design a CSI type module for this
  component) Actual case(s) would be optimum!
• Week 10 Preparation complete a
  presentation of cases from an occupation-based
  perspective to AgrAbility Personnel
• Additionally, the student will keep a daily
  event-reflective journal of the experience and
  design a learning portfolio of resources.

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Questions and/or CommentsKindly Contact
Dr. Angela N. Hissong, OTR/L anh1_at_psu.edu (717)597
-2594 [phone] (fax)