2. Can be currently licensed or otherwise regulated occupational therapists and occupational
therapy assistants, psychologists, physician assistants, teachers, social workers, nurses, and
physical therapists. (ACOTE Standard C.1.9)
2. Supervisory Responsibilities:
a. The student should be supervised in all aspects of his/her fieldwork by qualified fieldwork
educators. The fieldwork educator should have full knowledge of and responsibility for all
aspects of the program carried out by the student.
b. The fieldwork educator should carry out an organized procedure of orientation to the facility,
services, and the fieldwork experience.
c. Evaluation feedback should be frequent enough to allow the student adequate time to make
changes.
d. The Philadelphia Region Fieldwork Consortium Level I Fieldwork Evaluation will be used as a
rating tool. The student should be evaluated, using this form, when he/she has completed one-
half of his/her fieldwork experience and at the completion of the experience. A midterm objective
action plan will be created based on midterm results and provided to the fieldwork seminar
instructor.
e. The fieldwork experience should be evaluated by the student, using the approved instrument, and
should be reviewed by the supervisor and the student at the conclusion of the fieldwork.
3. Service Delivery:
a. The philosophy, policies, and procedures regarding service delivery and education programs
should be identified, stated in writing, and compatible with those of the agency. The objectives
of the program should be stated and should reflect the specific contribution occupational therapy
makes to the over-all program.
b. Occupational therapy service delivery must be in accordance with the AOTA Code of Ethics, the
Occupational Therapy Standards of Practice (2015), and the Licensure Laws for the State in
which the experience is taking place.
4. Fieldwork Program
a. The fieldwork experience shall be planned in accordance with the current “Accreditation
Standards for a Master’s-Degree-Level Educational Program for the Occupational Therapist” of
the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education.
b. The fieldwork objectives will be provided by the University and will include course syllabi,
assignments, and general fieldwork guides for linking the classroom knowledge with the
fieldwork experience.
c. The student should be provided with opportunities (e.g. diagnoses, ages, individual treatment,
group treatment) in line with the focus of the Level I fieldwork experience, whenever possible.
Fieldwork experiences are purposefully designed to enrich the didactic portions of the
coursework and included directed observation and participation in select aspects of the
occupational therapy process. (ACOTE Standard C.1.8)
