FIELDWORK IV PLACEMENT 

Location: VHA Home HealthCare 
Setting: House visits in the community
Client Issue: Physical Health
Fieldwork Type: Health service
Area of Practice: Combination, various health issues
Life Span: Adults and Older Adults 
Diagnoses: Variety of conditions with mobility and physical needs 
Description: During this 8-week placement, I delivered Occupational Therapy services to adults and seniors who have complex medical needs in a community setting by utilizing consultative models of service delivery. I conducted global OT assessments, and I was actively involved in treatment planning and moving and handling interventions in collaboration with clients and their caregivers. I also conducted assessments, prescriptions and requests for mobility aids funding. For my final project, I created an evidence-based resource for staff with information on moving and handling assessments, transfer equipment and materials, and considerations for determining the types of transfer, and for prescribing the different assistive devices. 

FIELDWORK III PLACEMENT 

Location: University of Toronto St. George Campus Academic Success Centre 
Setting: Division of Student Life 
Client Issue: Physical/Psychosocial Health LEAP
Fieldwork Type: Public Service
Area of Practice: Combination, various health issues
Life Span: Adults 
Diagnoses: Mental Health, Learning Disabilities, Mobility, Sensory disabilities, Concussion
Description: During this 10-week placement, I worked in a role of a consultant to Academic Success. In this role, I completed a service evaluation project by conducting an environmental scan and Population Needs Analysis. For this purpose, stakeholders including students and staff were engaged in an iterative approach to contribute to the evaluation process. Based on the analyzed data, I provided the organization with recommendations for how to improve their services to best support students with disabilities in navigating between Academic Success and Accessibility Services.


FIELDWORK II PLACEMENT

Location: University Health Network - Toronto Rehab - University Centre
Setting: Inpatient Acquired Brain Injury services
Client Issue: Physical/Psychosocial Health
Fieldwork Type: Rehabilitation service
Area of Practice: Acquired brain injury 
Life Span: Adults and Older Adults 
Diagnoses: Acquired Brain Injury due to motor vehicle accidents, stroke, oncology (tumour), drug overdose 
Description: During this 10-week placement, I was responsible for completing physical and cognitive screenings and assessments. In addition, I planned client-centred, occupation-based and task-based (i.e., GRASP) interventions in collaboration with interprofessional team members (i.e., Social Work, Physiotherapists, Speech-Language Pathologists, Dieticians, Rehabilitation Assistants). Lastly, I provided the patients with a discharge plan in collaboration with them, their caregivers, and community healthcare providers.


FIELDWORK I PLACEMENT

Location: Virtual 
Setting: Online
Client Issue: Combination, various health issues
Fieldwork Type: N/A
Life Span: All ages
Diagnoses: Diabetes, Concussion, CVA, Stroke, Dementia
Description: During this 3-week placement I had the opportunity to conduct a telehealth COPM assessment, and provide my two peer students with feedback on their telehealth assessment. In addition, I collaborated with a group of peers to discuss two real-life client cases with an OT clinician, and to share ideas for assessment and intervention plans. I also practiced using the SOAP format to document the reviewed cases and the telehealth assessments. In the course of this placement, I completed five online Assessment and Intervention courses: Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM), Cognitive Orientation to daily Occupational Performance (CO-OP), Functional Independence Measure (FIM), Solution-Focused Coaching (SFC), and Wheelchair Seating & Mobility. Lastly, I tracked my daily workload to manage my time effectively. 


INTRODUCTORY FIELDWORK PLACEMENT

Location: North York General 
Setting: Respirology Unit 
Client Issue: Physical Health 
Fieldwork Type: Acute care services
Area of Practice: Combination, various health issues   
Life Span: Adults and Older Adults 
Diagnoses: Delirium, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Asthma, Falls, Congestive Heart Failure, Pneumonia
Description: I was responsible for the initial interviews and screenings under the supervision of an OT clinician in a Respirology Unit.  I communicated and build rapport with patients in a professional manner and gained experience in documenting SOAP notes.