In spring 2019, two first year OT students completed a role-emerging Independent Community Placement (ICP) at the Abbottsfield - Penny McKee branch of the Edmonton Public Library (EPL).
Read the full story here.
Currently, two more second year OT students are completing an ICP at the EPL Jasper Place branch.
Our MScOT students and fieldwork team are bringing occupational therapy into the library!
Monday, February 10, 2020
Tuesday, February 4, 2020
Downtown Resource Tour for OT Students Completing Independent Community Placements (ICPs)
11 occupational therapy students participated in the 'Downtown Resource Tour' that Rehab Med's Loriane Kolber, Clinical Education Coordinator for Independent Community Placements (ICPs) organizes for each fieldwork session.
This tour enables students completing ICPs to be introduced to the various agencies/sites/resources available to individuals experiencing homelessness, mental health issues, addictions and poverty in the Edmonton area.
Despite the extreme weather warning, the tour proceeded last week in order to normalize the reality that these vulnerable individuals deal with everyday, whether the elements cooperate or not.
The students are currently completing placements focused on mental health, addictions and/or serving vulnerable populations at the following locations:
- Boyle Street Community Services & Cooperative - Stepping Stones
- Seniors Association of Greater Edmonton - Safe House & Clinic
- Bissell Centre - Hope Terrace
- NiGiNan Housing Ventures - Ambrose Place
- Edmonton Public Library - Jasper Place Branch
- UofA Accessibility Resources
Tuesday, January 7, 2020
Spring & Summer 2020 Placement Recruitment
Happy New Year to the UofA OT community!
A warm thank you to those of you who are involved in the education and support of our UofA MScOT students from session to session and year to year ... we could not run this OT program without your support and investment!
We greatly appreciate the generous number of offers that we received for OCCTH 526 which began this week. Our students are keen and excited to be joining you across a remarkably diverse 'field' of OT practice!
Please consider offering a fieldwork placement for the 2020 Spring and/or Summer sessions:
OCCTH 525, Level 1: May 11 - June 26, 2020 (7 weeks)
OCCTH 527, Level 3a: June 29 - August 14, 2020 (or any 7 weeks between June 15 - September 4)
Please send us your placement offers by February 14, 2020.
You can do this by contacting our Clinical Education Administrator directly or via the typical process used by your site/practice (HSPnet, etc).
otclined@ualberta.ca
10 reasons to consider becoming an OT fieldwork educator:
A warm thank you to those of you who are involved in the education and support of our UofA MScOT students from session to session and year to year ... we could not run this OT program without your support and investment!
We greatly appreciate the generous number of offers that we received for OCCTH 526 which began this week. Our students are keen and excited to be joining you across a remarkably diverse 'field' of OT practice!
Please consider offering a fieldwork placement for the 2020 Spring and/or Summer sessions:
OCCTH 525, Level 1: May 11 - June 26, 2020 (7 weeks)
OCCTH 527, Level 3a: June 29 - August 14, 2020 (or any 7 weeks between June 15 - September 4)
Please send us your placement offers by February 14, 2020.
You can do this by contacting our Clinical Education Administrator directly or via the typical process used by your site/practice (HSPnet, etc).
otclined@ualberta.ca
10 reasons to consider becoming an OT fieldwork educator:
- Learning from students who bring new ideas and current thinking to your workplace
- Stimulates your reflective practice and clinical reasoning skills
- Enhances your professional development opportunities
- Develops professional skills, such as time management and priority setting
- Provides an opportunity to share expertise with and recruit future colleagues
- Creates and improves your links with universities
- Enhances your reputation within your workplace
- Increases productivity and access to occupational therapy for clients
- Develops teaching skills
- Deeply rewarding for all involved!
(From Drynan et al, OT Now, Jan/Feb 2013)
Thanks for your consideration.
We'd love to hear from you!
Monday, December 16, 2019
Friday, November 15, 2019
Bringing occupational therapy to Maskwacis First Nation through fieldwork placements
From July - October 2019, the University of Alberta and the Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital partnered to address the significant need for occupational therapy services within Alberta First Nations communities by supporting role-emerging student placements at Maskwacis Health Services.
Read the full article here.
Read the full article here.
Friday, November 1, 2019
Monday, August 12, 2019
Sharon Brintnell Lectureship Award in Advancing Occupational Therapy September 21, 2019
Join us for the inaugural Sharon Brintnell Lectureship Award in Advancing Occupational Therapy!
Date: Saturday, September 21, 2019
Time: 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Location: 2-39 Corbett Hall, University of Alberta, 8205 114 Street, Edmonton
For more information and to register click here.
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