Chung, Jina and Jun, Heeju and Kim, Jeanie and Kim, Yoseph (2022) Evolution of adaptive skills and strategies to mastering level II fieldwork in acute care from occupational therapy students and practitioners. Masters thesis, Stanbridge University.
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The primary purpose of this mixed-methods study was to explore, evaluate, and understand the essential skills and strategies necessary in an acute care fieldwork setting to facilitate a successful learning experience. Occupational Adaptation model, an occupation-based frame of reference, was utilized with the aim of explaining the internal adaptation process of occupational therapy students who uncover skills and strategies to overcome challenges and adapt to their fieldwork in an acute care setting. An online survey was created with themes derived from the review of current literature and was distributed on the American Occupational Therapy Association’s General Forum and via snowball sampling. Data analysis from a final pool of 22 responses have revealed a list of key personal skills and environmental factors for successful fieldwork experience in acute care. Adaptive strategies such as peer support, self-learning, preparation, and looking at the bigger picture were helpful in overcoming challenges in acute care fieldwork. Independent-samples t-test results have also shown that those with fieldwork-only experience valued resilience, clinical skills, time management skills, professionalism, and encouraging mentorship more than those with clinical experience. Overall, this study revealed that being flexible, developing a collaborative mentorship, and having peer support can help facilitate a successful completion of fieldwork level II in acute care settings. Further research is suggested to explore perspectives of different types of adaptive strategies or skills utilized by occupational therapy practitioners for successful fieldwork completion via qualitative methods.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | MSOTOC012.06 |
| Subjects: | R Medicine > RM Therapeutics. Pharmacology |
| Depositing User: | Kareena Yashko |
| Date Deposited: | 22 May 2024 19:24 |
| Last Modified: | 22 May 2024 19:24 |
| URI: | http://repository.stanbridge.edu/id/eprint/144 |
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