Damiao, John and Cavaliere, Catherine and Carroll, Charie and Charneco, David and Volkov, Eugene (2022) Using Occupational Therapy Assistant Perspectives to Teach Occupational Therapy Supervisory Roles and Expectations. Global Journal of Health Science, 14 (12). p. 11. ISSN 1916-9736
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Abstract
Occupational therapy assistant (OTA) supervision is an expected skill and role of entry-level occupational therapists (OTRs). The purpose of this convergent mixed-methods study is to provide occupational therapy students (OTSs) with an interactive and collaborative educational opportunity, using an OTA-perspective panel discussion to improve the learning of effective supervision and role delineation. Participants consisted of OTSs (n = 11) in a graduate master’s program and a panel of OTAs (n = 10). All participants were provided with a standard lecture on the topic of supervision, followed by a pre-test survey. Then, they participated in a guided panel discussion followed by a post-test survey. Results suggest that an OTA-perspective panel discussion can enhance the learning of supervisory roles and expectations to OTSs, beyond what was provided in the standard lecture (p = 0.007). Further data was gathered of all participants consisting of qualitative perspectives. Thematic analysis resulted in enhanced learning of role-delineation, professional perspectives, and supervisory experiences. The results of this study suggest that occupational therapy programs would benefit from similar OTA-led perspective discussions to enhance OTSs understanding of skills needed to be effective supervisors as entry-level occupational therapists.
Item Type: | Article |
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Subjects: | Research Asian Plos > Medical Science |
Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email support@research.asianplos.com |
Date Deposited: | 25 Apr 2023 09:29 |
Last Modified: | 18 Oct 2024 05:06 |
URI: | http://abstract.stmdigitallibrary.com/id/eprint/597 |