Pre-Placement Meeting Fieldwork 1 and Fieldwork 3

1. Pre-Placement MeetingFieldwork 1 and Fieldwork 3 Donna Barker Iris Greenspoon Fieldwork Coordinators

2. Fieldwork Faculty / Staff • Donna Barker • Fieldwork Coordinator (Intro, FW1, and FW2) • donna.barker@utoronto.ca • 416-946-8782 • Iris Greenspoon • Fieldwork Coordinator (FW 3 and FW 4) • iris.greenspoon@utoronto.ca • 416-978-2679 • Nella Rupp • Administrative Assistant • ot.clined@utoronto.ca • 416-978-8234 Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy

3. Objectives for This Meeting • Provide Background Info to put Fieldwork in context • Overview of the MSc.OT Program at the University of Toronto • Departmental vision • Teaching/ learning methods • Overview of the MSc.OT Fieldwork Program • Fieldwork Organization/Philosophy/Objectives • Stages of Professional Competency Development • Competency-Based Fieldwork Evaluation • Provide information specifically related to Fieldwork 1 • Objectives, Dates, Evaluation, etc. • Discuss opportunities to get involved with the University of Toronto • Status appointments Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy

4. Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy Departmental Vision: To Achieve International Leadership in Research and Education Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy

5. Teaching / Learning Methods • Interactive Classes • Skills Labs • Divergent case method (DCM) • Fieldwork • Self-study Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy

6. Year 1 Term 1 Foundation Introduction to Fieldwork Term 2 Enabling the Occupational Human Fieldwork 1 Term 3 Skill Enhancement Year 2 Term 4 Enabling the Occupational Human in context I Fieldwork 2 Term 5 Enabling the Occupational Human in context II Fieldwork 3 Term 6 Advanced Application and Skill Enhancement Fieldwork 4 Structure, Flow & Content Curriculum Outline Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy

7. Graduate Fieldwork Program Core Fieldwork Expectations • Variety of settings/populations • Psychosocial Health • Physical Health Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy

8. Fieldwork Placements • Act as a bridge from classroom to service delivery settings • Give students an opportunity to demonstrate and apply the knowledge they have learned in class/courses • Provide students with a place where they can learn core skills and techniques essential to OT, and personal skills that can help students improve professional behaviours • Help students develop problem-solving abilities, evolve clinical reasoning skills, and reflect on their practice (Bonello, 2001) Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy

9. Fieldwork Placements – Schedule 2007-2008 • Fieldwork I: May 5, 2008 - June 13, 2008 • Fieldwork III: April 21, 2008 - June 6, 2008 Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy

10. Fieldwork Placements Refer to Fieldwork Resource Manual for • Philosophy of fieldwork and professional standards • Health policies • Contracts and insurance • Requirements and selection process • Pre-placement communication • Objectives • Evaluation Process www.ot.utoronto.ca Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy

11. FIELDWORK IOCT1183 Students will focus on • Refining generic assessment skills • Developing documentation skills • Beginning to apply theoretical knowledge to the clinical setting Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy

12. FIELDWORK IIOCT1281 Students will focus on • Developing skill in advanced assessments • Consolidating academic learning with clinical learning • Increasing independence in working with clients Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy

13. FIELDWORK IIIOCT1282 Students will focus on • Gaining independence in administering & interpreting assessments, treatment planning, programming & evaluation Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy

14. FIELDWORK IVOCT1283 Students will focus on • Managing a significant portion of the supervisor’s caseload • Gaining maximal independence • Consolidating all previous academic & fieldwork learning Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy

15. Specific FW1 and FW3 Objectives • See Course Outlines • Specific objectives reflect the level of skill development and supervision required Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy

16. Stages of Professional Competency Development Entry-Level Clinician Consolidation Transition Stage 3 Knowledge Application Stage 2 Stage 1 Entry-Level Student Source: Competency Based Fieldwork Evaluation for Occupational Therapists Bossers, Miller, Polatajko, Hartley, 2002 Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy

17. 1. Knowledge Application - educating • Emphasis on development of interaction skills with clients, family, and other health care personnel • Students endeavour to apply their current academic knowledge base to actual practice • Supervision should be consistent/readily available • Students require opportunities to observe and practise professional behaviours and skills that may include • assessment and intervention techniques • communication with family members / other health care personnel • clinical/professional reasoning specific to client centred occupational therapy practice Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy

18. 2. Transition - coaching • Emphasis on practice and experience in clinical problem-solving, assessment, and intervention • Students should begin to share and assume responsibility for all components of client centred practice, such as • referral analysis and assessment • planning and implementation of intervention programs • discharge planning and follow-up • Students should be encouraged to try to develop their own ideas/insights and should be able to engage in discussion of several solutions to occupational performance problems and viable courses of action Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy

19. 3. Consolidation - mentoring • Emphasis on final preparation of student to assume the role of competent, entry-level occupational therapist • Students should be encouraged to assume as much independence as possible in professional reasoning & in linking academic theory with practice • Students may require some guidance but should take responsibility for of client centred practice components: • referral analysis & assessment • planning & Implementation of intervention programs • discharge planning & follow-up Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy

20. Stages of Competency Development Source: Competency Based Fieldwork Evaluation for Occupational Therapists Bossers, Miller, Polatajko, Hartley, 2002 Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy

21. Competencies of the CBFE Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy

22. Competencies of CBFE (cont’d) Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy

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24. Resource(s) Required to Meet the Objective(s) Evidence Validation Objective(s) Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy

25. Learning Objectives • Negotiated between student and supervising OT • Recommended that learning objectives developed after first week of placement • There should not be a learning objective for each competency. 3-4 objectives overall is adequate • There can not be more than one objective for each competency • Objectives can be completed on CBFE or on a separate sheet however must be included with evaluation when returned to U of T • SMART objectives Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy

26. Student Evaluations- CBFE • Please contact fieldwork coordinator as soon as you have any concerns regarding a student passing the placement. • Expectation- U of T Fieldwork Coordinator and student will be notified at or prior to midterm if there is a concern that student may not pass the fieldwork placement. • U of T fieldwork coordinator will conduct a site visit to speak with supervising therapist and student. Fieldwork coordinator will review learning objectives and CBFE to provide strategies to facilitate the fieldwork supervisor-student learning experience Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy

27. Student Presentation / Project • Expectation that each fieldwork student complete student presentation / project • Topic should be negotiated between fieldwork supervisor and student Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy

28. Completion of placement • Student require the following information to be returned to U of T upon completion of placement • Completed CBFE (including signatures) • Learning objectives • Student Fieldwork Site Evaluation • Completed WSIB form (Section A.2. and Section E- need to be completed by the Fieldwork Site) • Student will not receive a grade for fieldwork until hard copy of CBFE returned to facility including all necessary signatures on CBFE form. Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy

29. Important Deadlines:FW 1 and FW3 • Fieldwork 1: Deadline for return of CBFE form, student learning objectives, student fieldwork site evaluation, and WSIB form is Friday June 27, 2008 • Fieldwork 3: Deadline for return of CBFE form, student learning objectives, student fieldwork site evaluation, and WSIB form is Friday June 20, 2008 Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy

30. Opportunities to get Involved • http://www.rehab.utoronto.ca/Guidelines/index.htm • Along with acomplete overviewof a Status-Only Appointment, the Guidelines will also provide you with: • Status-only appointmentdocumentation and process • Information on the 5 status-only appointment ranks • The criteria forinitial appointment, reappointment and promotion • Yourprivileges, responsibilities and expectations Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy

31. Your status-only appointment brings you: Privileges • The right to apply for grants that require that you hold a University appointment • U of T library privileges and e-mail • Reduced fee for metro pass • Free or reduced rates on various U of T Continuing Education • An opportunity for personal and professional growth Responsibilities • Stimulate, challenge and develop the clinical capacity of students • Contribute to the development of the discipline by contributing to the body of knowledge or by advancing the quality, efficiency and effectiveness of practice • Acknowledge your affiliation with the department on all publications and scholarly works Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy

32. Thank-you!! Any questions? Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy