EVALUATION OF LEVEL I FIELDWORK SITES

The UND academic fieldwork coordinator will review the objectives and purpose of Level I fieldwork with the representative from the facility, and will provide examples of learning opportunities that will meet level I fieldwork objectives. The representative from the facility will provide feedback to the UND academic fieldwork coordinator regarding their ability to provide learning experiences consistent with the UND curriculum.

After a Level I experience, students will complete a Student Description of Level I Fieldwork form. Students will also provide verbal evaluation of the fieldwork site on the first day of class following fieldwork. Instructor of the course will compare the feedback from the students with the objectives of the course and the purpose of Level I Fieldwork.

Prior to contacting facilities regarding arranging a fieldwork experience at the facility, the academic fieldwork coordinator will view the Student Description of Level I Fieldwork forms to ensure that learning experiences consistent with the curriculum design are available.

EVALUATION OF LEVEL II FIELDWORK SITES

Each facility offering level II learning experiences will complete the UND Fieldwork Facility Evaluation form to determine whether they are able to offer learning experiences consistent with the UND curriculum design. The review, which includes review of fieldwork program and objectives, is completed by the UND academic fieldwork coordinator, who then routes the form back to the facility indicated approval or asking for further clarification or information. Final evaluation results will be sent to the facility and a copy placed in the fieldwork office. This process might also be supplemented through telephone or e-mail exchange, and may involve curriculum updates, student evaluations of the fieldwork site and fieldwork visits.

Facilities who are not approved as fieldwork sites will be provided specific rationale as to the decision made, and will be provided with suggestions should they wish to pursue approval as a fieldwork site in the future. Conversely, if a fieldwork facility chooses to withdraw from offering fieldwork experiences to UND students, they are also expected to notify the UND academic fieldwork coordinator of this decision and the reasoning behind it. The information concerning that facility is then identified as ‘inactive’ within the UND fieldwork binders.

Data will be gathered in the areas of evaluation and assessment, primary treatment conditions, interventions, client participation, student resources for learning, supervisory models and consistency with the UND occupational therapy program objectives for fieldwork.

Information collected will be used to: