Poster Session
Issue Date: August 2020
Published Online: August 01, 2020
Updated: July 29, 2020
OT Practitioner Students’ Perspectives of Clinical Reasoning Development During Level II Fieldwork
Marie-Christine Potvin, PhD, OTR/L; Jeanne Coviello, OTD, OTR/L; LaRonda Lockhart-Keene, OTD, OTR/L; Caitlin Taylor; Eden Rothacker; Mary Beth Thomas, DOT, OTR/L
Author Affiliations & Notes
  • Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
  • Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
  • Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
  • Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
  • Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
  • Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Article Information
Education of OTs and OTAs / Basic Research
Poster Session   |   August 01, 2020
OT Practitioner Students’ Perspectives of Clinical Reasoning Development During Level II Fieldwork
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, August 2020, Vol. 74, 7411505129. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2020.74S1-PO4026
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, August 2020, Vol. 74, 7411505129. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2020.74S1-PO4026
Abstract

Date Presented 03/27/20

Participation in fieldwork is critical to the development of clinical-reasoning skills in OT practitioner students. Little is known about what contributes to the development of clinical-reasoning skills in OT assistants (OTAs) in comparison to OT students. To fill this gap, a mixed-method study was conducted to identify the learning activities that OTA and OT students experienced during their Level II fieldwork and their relative contributions to clinical-reasoning development.

Primary Author and Speaker: Marie-Christine Potvin

Additional Authors and Speakers: Jeanne Coviello, Caitlin Taylor

Contributing Authors: LaRonda Lockhart-Keene, Eden Rothacker, Mary Beth Thomas