Fieldwork Evaluation Process
The University of North Dakota Occupational Therapy
Department has implemented a method to evaluate fieldwork
facilities. Evaluation is done to determine whether
fieldwork settings are equipped to provide application
of principles learned in the academic program and
appropriate to the learning needs of the student,
and to ensure that all aspects of the fieldwork program
are consistent with the curriculum design of the UND
Occupational Therapy Program.
The evaluation process begins with a paper review
which includes but is not limited to the facilities
philosophy statement, objectives, learning experiences,
and AOTA Fieldwork Data Form. This review is conducted
by the UND OT Department Fieldwork Coordinator, who
then routes the form back to the facility for further
clarification or information. After providing their
input, the facility will forward the form back to
the UND OT Department where a decision will be made
upon unanimous approval of the UND OT Department faculty.
Final evaluation results will be sent to the facility
and a copy placed in the facility fieldwork manual.
This process might also be supplemented through telephone
or e-mail exchange, and may involve curriculum updates,
student evaluations of the fieldwork site and fieldwork
visits.
Facilities who are not approved as fieldwork sites
will be provided specific rationale as to the decision
made, and will be provided with suggestions should
they wish to pursue approval as a fieldwork site in
the future. Conversely, if a fieldwork facility chooses
to withdraw from offering fieldwork experiences to
UND students, they are also expected to notify the
UND Occupational Therapy department of this decision
and the reasoning behind it. The information concerning
that facility will then be removed from the fieldwork
manuals and placed in an inactive file.
Data will be gathered in the areas of evaluation
and assessment, primary treatment conditions, interventions,
client participation, student resources for learning,
facility expectations, and consistency with the UND
OT Department objectives for fieldwork.
Information collected will be used to:
- Assist student in the fieldwork selection process
- Inform fieldwork facilities of curriculum content,
expectations and learning experiences currently
offered in the UND Occupational Therapy curriculum
- Determine whether fieldwork facilities are offering
learning experiences compatible with those presented
in the UND Occupational therapy curriculum.
- Provide UND Occupational Therapy department a
method of objectively evaluating existing fieldwork
facilities
- Provide the UND Occupational Therapy department
an instrument to guide faculty in selecting new
fieldwork facilities in an objective manner.
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