Main description:

A new resource for occupational therapy academic fieldwork coordinators and fieldwork educators, Fieldwork Educator's Guide to Level I Fieldwork is a practical guide for faculty and clinicians to design and implement Level I fieldwork experiences for occupational therapy and occupational therapy assistant students.

Fieldwork Educator's Guide to Level I Fieldwork was designed to address the challenges of integrating Level I fieldwork with classroom learning experiences. Expansive and versatile, the book meets the recently expanded definition of Level I fieldwork according to the 2018 Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education standards, including faculty-led experiences, standardized patients, simulation, and supervision by a fieldwork educator in a practice environment.

Each unit of the text builds upon the previous unit. The first unit provides fundamental knowledge on experiential learning and includes an orientation to the purpose of Level I fieldwork in occupational therapy. Building on this foundation, the second unit equips the reader with resources to develop a Level I fieldwork learning plan suitable for their setting. The final units focus on situational scenarios that emerge during Level I fieldwork placements and provides a framework for assessing student learning during Level I fieldwork. While each chapter is designed to build upon one another, they also can be used as stand-alone resources depending on the needs of the reader.

What is included in Fieldwork Educator's Guide to Level I Fieldwork:

Up-to-date terminology
Experiential learning frameworks and models in diverse contexts, including role emerging and simulation
Strategies for addressing anxiety and student stress management and supporting students with disabilities
Models to support clinical reasoning development during Level I fieldwork
Mechanisms to foster student professional development and communication skills

Be sure to also look into the successive textbook, Fieldwork Educator's Guide to Level II Fieldwork, which was designed in-tandem with this book to be a progressive resource that exclusively focuses on Level II fieldwork.

Contents:

Contents
Dedication
About the Editors
Contributing Authors
Preface

Unit IBuilding a Foundation to Support Level I Fieldwork Learning
Chapter 1 Overview of Level I Fieldwork
Debra Hanson, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
and Elizabeth D. DeIuliis, OTD, MOT, OTR/L, CLA
Chapter2 Thinking Like an Educator: Theoretical Frameworks for
Level I Fieldwork
Nancy R. Dooley, MA, PhD, OTR/L
Chapter 3 Mentoring in Professional Best Practices
During the Level I Fieldwork Experience
Hannah Oldenburg, EdD, OTR/L, BCPR and Cherie Graves, PhD, OTR/L
Chapter 4 Context Matters: Application of Learning Frameworks in Context
Jaynee Taguchi Meyer, OTD, OTR/L; Becki Cohill, OTD, OTR/L;
and Lacey Spark, OTD, MOT, OTR
Unit II Supporting the Student During a Level I Fieldwork
Chapter 5 Fostering Clinical Reasoning During Level I Fieldwork
Debra Hanson, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA and Amy Mattila, PhD, OTR/L
Chapter 6 Thinking With Theory
Debra Hanson, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA and Jason C. Lawson, PhD, MS, OTR/L
Chapter 7 Fostering the Development of Professionalism During Level I Fieldwork
Elizabeth D. DeIuliis, OTD, MOT, OTR/L, CLA
Chapter8 Developing the Level I Fieldwork Learning Plan
Marsena W. Devoto, MSOT, OTD, OTR/L
Unit III Situational Topics in Level I Fieldwork Learning
Chapter 9 Taking Advantage of Emerging Learning Opportunities Onsite
Rebecca L. Simon, EdD, OTR/L, FAOTA
Chapter10 Developing Supportive Fieldwork Accommodations for a Student With a Disability
Angela M. Lampe, OTD, OTR/L; Julia Shin, EdD, OTR/L;
and Anna Domina, OTD, OTR/L
Chapter 11 Psychosocial Factors Impacting Level I Fieldwork
Joscelyn Varland, OTD, OTR/L, CLT<
Unit IV Level I Fieldwork Assessment
Chapter 12 Effective Use of Feedback During Level I Fieldwork
Jeanette Koski, OTD, OTR/L
Chapter 13 Assessment of Student Learning During Level I Fieldwork
Jayson Zeigler, DHSc, MS, OTR
Financial Disclosures
Index