Level II Fieldwork

Examples of Level II Fieldwork Experiences

Fieldwork is completed in a variety of settings with several different populations and diagnoses.  Some examples of scenarios you may see in occupational therapy include:

• Working with a premature baby boy in a NICU (neonatal intensive care unit) to addressing development of oral-motor skills, positioning, sensory stimulation, and family/caregiver training.

• Seeing a pre-school age little girl with cerebral palsy in her home to work on developing independence with dressing and eating, and to provide adaptive equipment and positioning techniques so she can eat at the dinner table with her family.

• Seeing a school-age boy, with a developmental delay, in a school, for handwriting, gross and fine motor skills, play and school skills, and environmental adaptation so that he can better participate in school and with his peers.

• Working with a teenage girl, with a learning disorder, in a community center, for self-esteem, social skills and communication, so that she can be a more social adolescent.

• Seeing a construction worker who was injured on the job in an outpatient setting, for strength, range of motion, and work environment adaptations, so he can return to his job.

• Working in a hospital and seeing an older adult, who had a stroke, and working on maintaining independence and roles, community mobility, and home modification so that she can go home.

• Seeing a terminally ill cancer patient, in his home, and addressing quality of life issues.

When will I get to do Fieldwork?

Fieldwork begins your very first semester in the program.  Level I fieldwork consists of four 8-10 visits a semester.  Level II Fieldwork is a minimum of 24-weeks of full time work.  Time frames for students entering Fall 2008 will be: