Thursday, November 4th, 2021

6:00-7:00 p.m. Administrative Updates - Pennie Wysocki, BS, COTAL
Participants will discuss the local, state, and national impact of COVID-19 on occupational therapy education and practice. Updates will be provided on:  ACOTE standards, the national fieldwork crisis, AOTA education sessions for practitioners, and MiOTA's efforts to keep practitioners informed during the pandemic. 
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7:15-8:45 p.m. Formstack/New FWPE - Sara Clark MS, OTRL and Breanna Chycinski, OTD, OTRL
Participants will learn how to access and use the new online-AOTA Fieldwork Performance Evaluation for Level II Fieldwork. 
An overview of the electronic Formstack platform (screen shots and video demonstration), item descriptions, scoring, and how to save and submit the midterm and final evaluation to the academic program will be provided. Most academic programs transitioned to the new online evaluation in January 2021.
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Friday, November 5th, 2021

8-9:30 a.m. Capstone Nuts and Bolts - Holly Grieves, OTD, OTRL and Tatjana Tina Savich, DHA, OTRL
Participants will learn about the doctoral capstone purpose and components, delineate the capstone team member roles, identify the benefits for serving as a capstone site mentor, and differentiate between capstone and fieldwork experiences. This session will explore doctoral capstone experience examples and identify anticipated capstone process timelines. Attendees will be encouraged to participate in networking and brainstorming of potential capstone ideas 
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8-9:30 a.m. Fieldwork Nuts and Bolts - Annie Crites, OTRL, Jennifer Bueby, OTD OTRL, and Robin Pegg, COTAL, MEd, ATP
OT and OTA fieldwork students are the future of our profession. Any clinician, regardless of level of experience, can supervise a Level I Fieldwork student, and practitioners with one year of experience since initial NBCOT certification can supervise Level II Fieldwork students. This session will discuss the benefits of being a fieldwork educator and the tools needed to establish and run a fieldwork program in any type of practice setting. 
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9:45-10:45 a.m. Transitioning the Virtual Student to the Clinic - Susan Dee Owens, MS OTRL, and Annette Horton, PhD, OTRL
The purpose of this session is to highlight the general changes to Level I fieldwork and to discuss helpful strategies to transition skills into the clinic setting. 
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11:00-12:30 Compassionate Conversations - Wendy Tremaine PhD, OTRL, and Julie Jacob, MSOT, OTRL
Fieldwork educators provide authentic learning experiences for students.  They impart not only practical knowledge but also help students acquire the embedded skills necessary to be compassionate and effective OTs.  For students, the feedback and scores they receive during fieldwork are high stakes situations that can result in heightened emotional response.  Join this active learning session to practice constructive feedback techniques grounded in compassion to enhance student learning, promote student motivation, and increase engagement.
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1:00-2:30 Collaborative Models - Susan Williams, OTRL, Kim Banfill, MOT, OTRL, and Melissa Peters, OTRL
Participants will discuss the benefits of various creative supervision models to address the fieldwork crisis during the COVID-19 pandemic: working with more than one student at time, sharing a student between two part-time OTs, and splitting a student between two areas of practice or two sites. Structuring at two week, 10 week, and 14 week Level II Fieldwork rotation will also be outlined.
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2:45-3:45 Mindfulness for Fieldwork Educators: Strategies to Manage Stress and Burnout During a Pandemic - Breanna Chycinski, OTD, OTRL, Kim Banfill, MOT, OTRL, and Jennifer Bueby, OTD OTRL
During this session, participants will learn the physical, emotional, and cognitive impacts of stress and burnout. Participants will also develop an understanding of mindfulness and how to apply mindfulness strategies as a tool for positive coping.  This session with include engagement in 1-2 mindfulness exercise and tips for daily implementation to support health and well-being. Resources related to identifying burnout in students will be shared as well.
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MOTEC thanks you for your interest in fieldwork and capstone education!