Clinical Supervision in Occupational Therapy: A Guide for Fieldwork and Practice

the experiences of occupational therapy clinicians as educators: the community college context

“…The Accrediting Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) sets explicit standards for the fieldwork component of the academic program (Costa, 2007). The number of hours students spend in the clinical setting is equal to or more than the number of hours spent in the classroom portion of the curriculum (Crist, 2010).…”

“…The majority have no training or experience as an educator. It is up to each academic institution to ensure that the clinician is competent at student supervision (Costa, 2007).…”

“…Occupational therapy curricula standards encourage this, and it is required by the ACOTE standards that lifelong learning and giving back to the profession is taught in each program. This is considered a step toward achieving expert practitioner status (Costa, 2007). By using the developmental model of Ronnestad and Skovholt to frame my study, I explored the developmental process from student to practitioner to clinician.…”

“…Administers and facilitates the fieldwork program in collaboration with the program director, provides faculty support in didactic coursework including fieldwork seminar, provides on-site supervision in collaborative model fieldwork delivery (Costa, 2007). Academic program faculty: Provide instruction in didactic coursework, assist academic fieldwork coordinator with collaborative model fieldwork delivery (Costa, 2007).…”

“…Clinical fieldwork educator: An occupational therapy practitioner who also provides traditional fieldwork supervision in settings (Costa, 2007). This person may also be referred to as a clinical instructor, fieldwork supervisor, or clinical educator.…”