Benefits and challenges of supervising occupational therapy fieldwork students: Supervisors' perspectives

Australian Occupational Therapy Journal

Volumn 54, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages

  Thomas, Yvonne ^a   Dickson, David ^b   Broadbridge, Jacqueline ^c   Hopper, Linda ^d   Hawkins, Rachel ^e   Edwards, Ann ^f   Mcbryde, Cathy ^g  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Mater Private Hospital Brisbane   (Australia)

^c Australian Government Department of Human Services   (Australia)

^d QEII Jubilee Hospital   (Australia)

^e Medical and Allied Health Unit   (Australia)

^f MATER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^g Paediatric Occupational Therapy Services   (Australia)

Author keywords

Employer; Fieldwork; Fieldwork education; Recruitment; Supervision; Survey

Indexed keywords

EID: 37149026247     PISSN: 00450766     EISSN: 14401630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1630.2007.00694.x     Document Type: Article

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