Authors aimed to determine whether a difference in productivity exists between clinicians supervising and not supervising a Level II occupational therapy student and whether factors including clinician years of experience, practice setting, and clinician productivity without a student could predict clinician productivity while supervising a student. Authors used a paired-sample t tests to examine clinician productivity with and without a student in 109 clinician-student encounters and regression analysis to determine factors predictive of clinician productivity with a student. Results indicated no difference in clinician productivity with or without a student. Clinician years of experience, practice area, and productivity without a student were significant predictors of clinician productivity while supervising a student. Study results contradict the belief that supervising Level II fieldwork students lowers clinicians' productivity. Findings suggest that practice area and productivity without a student are important factors influencing the productivity of clinicians supervising a fieldwork student.
Ozelie, R., Janow, J., Krewtz, C., Murly, K., Penkala, A. (2014). Supervision of Occupational Therapy Level II Fieldwork Students: Impact on and Predictors of Clinician Productivity. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 69(01). Retrieved from http://ajot.aota.org/article.aspx?articleid=2087155&resultClick=3
Ozelie, R., Janow, J., Krewtz, C., Murly, K., Penkala, A. (2014). Supervision of Occupational Therapy Level II Fieldwork Students: Impact on and Predictors of Clinician Productivity. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 69(01). Retrieved from http://ajot.aota.org/article.aspx?articleid=2087155&resultClick=3