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The Collaborative Model of Fieldwork Education: Implementation of the model in a regional hospital rehabilitation setting
Author(s) -
Bartholomai Simone,
Fitzgerald Cate
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
australian occupational therapy journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.595
H-Index - 44
eISSN - 1440-1630
pISSN - 0045-0766
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1630.2007.00702.x
Subject(s) - collaborative model , occupational therapy , rehabilitation , medical education , psychology , medicine , nursing , physical therapy , philosophy , linguistics
Aim: This paper describes the implementation of a Collaborative Model of Fieldwork Education in a regional hospital occupational therapy department.Methods: The literature on models of fieldwork education for occupational therapy students is reviewed, and an approach to the implementation of the collaborative model with three students to one clinical educator is described after piloting of this model's recommendations, arising from the pilot placement, are proposed.Conclusions: The implementation of a Collaborative Model of Fieldwork Education requires careful planning, close links with the university fieldwork team and a willingness on the behalf of occupational therapist clinical educators to explore alternative approaches to the provision of fieldwork education.