Transition to wellness: developing a telehealth wellness program to address student fieldwork challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic

ABSTRACT: The Transition to Wellness Program is an occupational therapy (OT) based program that was developed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. For OT students, fieldwork is a required element of their training. In March 2020, these were being halted due to lockdowns and the risk to students in healthcare settings. Facing significant delays to graduation for 60 students, including some unable to be placed into healthcare settings due to underlying conditions, the development of a telehealth program was conceived to address this, while still meeting the accreditation clinical/health/wellness standards for OT fieldwork. A group of students, with faculty oversight, developed the theoretical basis, tools, policies and procedures for the program. An incremental launch allowed testing and refinement o

SUBMITTER: Jenkins G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9343972 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature