Australian occupational therapists' perspectives of consumers authentically contributing to student learning during practice placements: 'It just makes sense!' but 'we need a process'.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Collaborating with consumers in designing, delivering, and evaluating curricula is an ongoing initiative within occupational therapy tertiary courses in Australia. Within the Australian educational context, consumers are involved in on-campus educational activities. Student occupational therapists must complete 1000 hours of practice placements as part of their education. To date, no research has explored how consumers could contribute to student occupational therapists' learning during practice placements. This study aimed to explore Australian occupational therapists' perceptions of consumers providing feedback to students during practice placements.

Methods

A qualitative descriptive approach was adopted to engage with the diversity of practice contexts and ga

SUBMITTER: Bevitt T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10098716 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature