Condense & Streamline Paperwork for Student Program

SSM Health St. Mary’s Psychiatric Occupational Therapy Student Program provides a 12-week clinical placement in a practice setting under the supervision of an approved occupational therapy clinical fieldwork educator. Students practice occupational therapy assessment, interventions, measuring outcomes, and documentation. The focus of this project includes evaluating and updating the SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital-Madison Behavioral Health Unit Fieldwork Performance Evaluation (FWPE) paperwork and scoring criteria so that it is aligned and adheres to the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) standards required by the Accreditation Commission for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) while streamlining and simplifying current processes. I also proposed a revamp of their student fieldwork schedule, with the potential for Phase II to include ensuring that the student schedule aligns with the evaluation criteria.