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Research Article  |   January 1990
A Part-Time Level II Fieldwork Program
Laurie A. Adelstein; Ellen S. Cohn; Robin C. Baker; Mary Alicia Barnes
Author Affiliations
  • Laurie A. Adelstein, MS, OTR/L, is currently Director of Rehabilitation, Gaebler Children’s Center, 475 Trapelo Road, Waltham, Massachusetts 02154. At the time this paper was written, she was Occupational Therapy Supervisor at Gaebler Children’s Center
  • Ellen S. Cohn, EdM, OTR/L, is Academic Fieldwork Coordinator, Tufts University–Boston School of Occupational Therapy, Medford, Massachusetts
  • Robin C. Baker, MA, OTR/L, is currently an Occupational Therapist, Sanborn Regional School District, Kingston, New Hampshire. At the time this paper was written, she was Director of Rehabilitation, Gaebler Children’s Center, Waltham, Massachusetts
  • Mary Alicia Barnes, OTR/L, is Occupational Therapy Supervisor, Gaebler Children’s Center, Waltham, Massachusetts
Article Information
Education of OTs and OTAs / Education
Research Article   |   January 1990
A Part-Time Level II Fieldwork Program
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, January 1990, Vol. 44, 60-65. doi:10.5014/ajot.44.1.60
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, January 1990, Vol. 44, 60-65. doi:10.5014/ajot.44.1.60
Abstract

This paper describes an alternative to the traditional Level II fieldwork program for master’s degree students in occupational therapy. In this part-time 9-month program, students complete the fieldwork requirement while simultaneously balancing academic responsibilities. One advantage of this program over the traditional 3-month program is that the extended length of time offers students the opportunity to develop clinical skills beyond the technical level.