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  #1 christenhopkins on 13 Aug 15

   

  Fieldwork is considered a very important aspect of the student experience. Although it is required in order to complete the OT curriculum, there has been shown to be a shortage of fieldwork placements. This shortage has been known to be linked to OT's productivity levels and additional stress while supervising a student for 12 weeks.
  
  In order to determine if there is a difference in productivity levels of those clinicians who become FE of a level II OT student and those who are not the researchers developed this study. Factors also taken into consideration include years in practice and clinical setting.
  
  A convenience sample of one-hundred and nine clinician-student encounters from Chicago were utilized for data analysis. The rehab that agreed to participate employs approximately 115 OTs and hosts anywhere from 40-45 students per year at their pediatrics, outpatient and inpatient settings. Inclusion criteria included supervising a level II OT student for 12 weeks during 2009-2013, licensed and registered as an OT, had at least 1 year experience and had been employed at the facility 3 months before and 3 months after supervision took place. The students that were included had to be within their second level II placement.
  
  The dependent variable for this study included the productivity of clinicians supervising the OT student in their level II fieldwork. Productivity was measured throughout the calendar year to account for seasonal differences such as census and based on a 0-100 scale, with 100 being the most productive.
  
  Paired-sample t tests were utilized to determine the differences within productivity. The results show no difference in clinician productivity regardless of student supervisory. Although this is true, the findings also suggested that productivity with an OT student was significantly influenced by the practice setting they were in. The belief that being a supervisor of a student negatively affects productivity have shown to be contradictive of the results presented from this study and should not be the sole reason behind facilities declining this opportunity for future students.
  
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  Ozelie, R., Janow, J., Kreutz, C., Mulry, M. K., & Penkala, A. (2015). Supervision of occupational therapy level II fieldwork students: Impact on and predictors of clinician productivity. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 69(1). http://dx.doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2015.013532

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Fieldwork is considered a very important aspect of the student experience. Although it is required in order to complete the OT curriculum, there has been shown to be a shortage of fieldwork placements. This shortage has been known to be linked to OT's productivity levels and additional stress while supervising a student for 12 weeks. <br /> <br /> In order to determine if there is a difference in productivity levels of those clinicians who become FE of a level II OT student and those who are not the researchers developed this study. Factors also taken into consideration include years in practice and clinical setting. <br /> <br /> A convenience sample of one-hundred and nine clinician-student encounters from Chicago were utilized for data analysis. The rehab that agreed to participate employs approximately 115 OTs and hosts anywhere from 40-45 students per year at their pediatrics, outpatient and inpatient settings. Inclusion criteria included supervising a level II OT student for 12 weeks during 2009-2013, licensed and registered as an OT, had at least 1 year experience and had been employed at the facility 3 months before and 3 months after supervision took place. The students that were included had to be within their second level II placement. <br /> <br /> The dependent variable for this study included the productivity of clinicians supervising the OT student in their level II fieldwork. Productivity was measured throughout the calendar year to account for seasonal differences such as census and based on a 0-100 scale, with 100 being the most productive. <br /> <br /> Paired-sample t tests were utilized to determine the differences within productivity. The results show no difference in clinician productivity regardless of student supervisory. Although this is true, the findings also suggested that productivity with an OT student was significantly influenced by the practice setting they were in. The belief that being a supervisor of a student negatively affects productivity have shown to be contradictive of the results presented from this study and should not be the sole reason behind facilities declining this opportunity for future students. <br /> <br /> References <br /> Ozelie, R., Janow, J., Kreutz, C., Mulry, M. K., & Penkala, A. (2015). Supervision of occupational therapy level II fieldwork students: Impact on and predictors of clinician productivity. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 69(1). <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2015.013532" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://dx.doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2015.013532</a></div>

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