OT School: From Classroom to Level 2 Fieldwork
Mon, 2 Sep 2019 07:00:04 +0000 · 01:13:59
Episode notes
Bianca, Kat, Celia and Sarah discuss:
- What their OT lives look like currently
- Excitement about starting Level II Fieldwork
- What is an OT pinning ceremony?
- Being a part of the inaugural doctorate program at West Coast University: https://westcoastuniversity.edu/programs/doctor-occupational-therapy.html
- Finishing up their didactic work for their program
- Hardest parts of their school program
- Finding occupational balance between life and school
- Transitioning into Level 2 fieldwork
- Getting along well with their classmates
- Importance of having faculty as leaders
- Addressing occupation-based and evidence-based challenges in fieldwork
- Being involved in leadership and advocacy as a student
- Student Occupational Therapy Association: https://www.aota.org/Education-Careers/Students/SOTAs.aspx
- Assembly of Student Delegates: https://www.aota.org/Students.aspx
- Committees: https://www.otaconline.org/community/committees (for those not in California, check your local state association website for their committees)
- Occupational Therapy Association of California Student Delegate: https://www.otaconline.org/community/committees/student-leadership
- Volunteering: https://www.aota.org/AboutAOTA/Get-Involved/Leadership.aspx
- Attending conferences: https://www.aota.org/Conference-Events/annual-conference-2020.aspx
- https://www.wfot.org/events/wfot-congress-2022
- What excites them the most about occupational therapy?
- Where they think they will be in 10 years?
- Best advice that they were given
- Their advice for other students