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Title: A self-directed fieldwork program to provide alternative occupational health placements for undergraduate occupational therapy students
Author/Creator: James, Carole; Prigg, Alison
Description: Second-year students of undergraduate occupational therapy at the University of Newcastle, NSW, undertake a fieldwork placement in occupational health. However, sufficient placements are not always available. A new fieldwork program attempts to meet this need. Three groups of students conducted risk assessments throughout the academic year, with generally positive results. Students enjoyed the self-directed nature of the placement and the opportunity to learn generic and occupational health related skills. Although there were some limitations to the program, we believe that fieldwork placements met the learning needs of second-year students and offered them an excellent opportunity to gain practical experience related to occupational health practice in prevention.
Relation: Australian Occupational Therapy Journal Vol. 51, Issue 2, p. 60-68
Publisher Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1630.2004.00422.x
Date: 2004
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Asia
Keyword(s): fieldwork; occupational health; self-directed learning; undergraduate students
Resource Type: journal article
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/27667
Identifier: ISSN:0045-0766

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