Using Occupational Therapy Assistant Perspectives to Teach Occupational Therapy Supervisory Roles and Expectations
| Autor: | John Damiao, Catherine Cavaliere, Charie Carroll, David Charneco, Eugene Volkov |
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| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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| Zdroj: | Global Journal of Health Science. 14:11 |
| ISSN: | 1916-9744 1916-9736 |
| DOI: | 10.5539/gjhs.v14n12p11 |
| Popis: | Occupational therapy assistant (OTA) supervision is an expected skill and role of entry-level occupational therapists (OTRs). The purpose of this convergent mixed-methods study is to provide occupational therapy students (OTSs) with an interactive and collaborative educational opportunity, using an OTA-perspective panel discussion to improve the learning of effective supervision and role delineation. Participants consisted of OTSs (n = 11) in a graduate master’s program and a panel of OTAs (n = 10). All participants were provided with a standard lecture on the topic of supervision, followed by a pre-test survey. Then, they participated in a guided panel discussion followed by a post-test survey. Results suggest that an OTA-perspective panel discussion can enhance the learning of supervisory roles and expectations to OTSs, beyond what was provided in the standard lecture (p = 0.007). Further data was gathered of all participants consisting of qualitative perspectives. Thematic analysis resulted in enhanced learning of role-delineation, professional perspectives, and supervisory experiences. The results of this study suggest that occupational therapy programs would benefit from similar OTA-led perspective discussions to enhance OTSs understanding of skills needed to be effective supervisors as entry-level occupational therapists. |
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