“…Role-emerging placements, 'which occur at a site where there is not an established occupational therapist role' (College of Occupational Therapists 2006:1), are increasingly being advocated to help prepare students for more autonomous and diverse practices , Clarke et al 2014a, Clarke et al 2015. However, whilst the literature on role-emerging placements is increasing, it tends to focus on how they have been implemented in British universities (Wood 2005, Hook and Kenny 2007, Thew, Hargreaves, and Cronin-Davis 2008, to present a rationale for their development (Fortune, Farnworth, and McKinstry 2006, Cooper and Raine 2009, Rodger et al 2007, or reflect the opinions of educators and placement tutors about their effectiveness (Wood 2005, Wilcock, Sledding, andKershaw 2009).…”