Happy World OT Day 2021!

 

World OT Day Resources are available online.

Thanks to the hard-working, dedicated, passionate OTs in our Alberta, Saskatchewan and NWT communities for doing what you do and helping to educate future OTs too!

Orange Shirt Day and National Day for Truth & Reconciliation - September 30 2021

Second year occupational therapy students enrolled in our UofA MScOT Indigenous Focus prepared this short video as well as a link to an editable resource document where you can learn more, take action and add additional resources.

National Day for Truth & Reconciliation (UofA) initiatives, stories and events.

'Postcards' From the Field

We encouraged our Level 2 students to share some of the experiences they had during their summer fieldwork placements.

We always enjoy seeing their diverse practice areas and locations and also hearing how excited they are to apply their knowledge and skills in the real world! 

Here are a few of the 'postcards' we received ...

Amanda celebrating the place-making project that she co-created in collaboration with Recreation Therapy during her placement with Transition Housing & Recovery (Kentwood) in Red Deer.

Maxine demonstrating splint making skills during her hand therapy placement with Community Accessible Rehabilitation (North) in Calgary.

Annelies actually standing 'in the field' during her rural pediatric placement with Children's Allied Health Services in Lethbridge and area.

River playing with her favourite therapeutic toys during her pediatric placement at the Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital in Edmonton.

It's now September and this same cohort of students have begun their first of two back-to-back Level 3 placements. 

Thank you to all the OTs have supervised and supported fieldwork placements in recent months!

Pandemic Perseverance & the End of Summer Placements

Most summer fieldwork placements are wrapping up this week.

Our enormous gratitude and awe goes out to all the OTs who've stepped up and supervised students during the 18 months of this pandemic!

I have now returned to my UofA office and this collection on my door ...

Keep Calm and Place [or Supervise!] Students

It's Chaos. Be Kind. 

Enjoy the rest of your summer!

We thank you.

Summertime & OCCTH 526

Welcome to summertime!

Our Year 2 students are currently in the field with many of you across Alberta and Saskatchewan completing their Level 2 placement. Thank you for hosting and mentoring their practical learning!

We are in the final stages of recruiting fall 2021 placements and are so appreciative of all the effort and commitment demonstrated by AB and SK OTs over the lengthy pandemic period to 'pivot' and find a way to continue supervising OT students, in person or virtually!

We hope the summer re-openings give everyone a chance to reconnect with those who matter most!

With gratitude,

Your MScOT Fieldwork Team

https://www.almanac.com/content/first-day-summer-summer-solstice#

OTPDC Virtual Conference 2021

Fall 2021 Fieldwork Placement Recruitment

Thank you to all the OTs in Alberta, Saskatchewan and beyond who have continued to supervise our students amidst ongoing pandemic circumstances! 

We greatly appreciate the number of offers that we received for OCCTH 526/Level 2 set to begin in mid-June. Students have now been matched to those offers and are appreciative, keen and very excited to be joining you across a remarkably diverse 'field' of OT practice!

We have necessarily adjusted our UofA MScOT fieldwork schedule for 2021 to cope with ongoing pandemic realities.

Please consider offering fieldwork placements for the 2021 fall placement sessions:

OCCTH 527, Level 3a:  September 7 - October 22, 2021 (or alternatively September 13 - October 29)

OCCTH 528, Level 3b/FINAL:  November 1 - December 17, 2021 (7 weeks)

Please send us your placement offers by June 1 for either session but especially for the Sept/Oct session.

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

We really appreciate your contribution to OT student education!