AOTA

Description:

For most of us, there will come a time in our professional career when we will either work alongside or supervise fieldwork students. Awareness of ethical issues that may arise in these situations and thoughtful ways to analyze and resolve them is an important skill. This online course provides helpful information on fieldwork ethics to the student, fieldwork educator, and academic fieldwork coordinator. This course is appropriate for clinical fieldwork educators, academic fieldwork coordinators and occupational therapy and occupational therapy assistant students.

Learning Objectives:

Upon successful completion of this course the learner will be able to:

•     Examine ethical issues related to occupational therapy fieldwork experiences.

•     Apply AOTA ethical principles to the actions and responsibilities of fieldwork educators, students and academic fieldwork coordinators.

•     Identify appropriate methods to address and successfully resolve ethical dilemmas in the fieldwork setting.

 Learning Level: Intermediate

Target Audience: Practitoner, Faculty and Students 

Topics: Fieldwork Issues