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dc.contributor.authorBonsaksen, Tore
dc.contributor.authorDolva, Anne-Stine
dc.contributor.authorHorghagen, Sissel
dc.contributor.authorSveen, Unni
dc.contributor.authorHagby, Cathrine
dc.contributor.authorArntzen, Cathrine
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-15T12:50:31Z
dc.date.available2019-08-15T12:50:31Z
dc.date.issued2019-07-15
dc.description.abstractAs enrollment numbers grow in occupational therapy academic programs in Norway, the need for more fieldwork placements and supervisors increases. More knowledge about factors of importance for occupational therapists’ decisions to take on the role of fieldwork supervisor may promote easier access to supervisors who are ready for the task, and it may assist in addressing the barriers for those who are not. We recruited a sample of 561 community-working occupational therapists for an electronic survey conducted in 2017. Quantitative survey responses were obtained and used in the current study. The differences between supervisors and non-supervisors were examined with independent <i>t</i>-tests and Chi Square tests. To assess factors associated with serving as a supervisor, a multivariate logistic regression analysis was conducted. One hundred fifty-six participants (27.8%) had served as a fieldwork supervisor during the preceding year. The adjusted analysis showed that having a job physically located together with other occupational therapists was significantly associated with increased odds for serving as supervisor (OR:1.79, 95% CI:1.17-2.74, <i>p</i> < 0.01). A minority of the participants had supervised occupational therapy students during the preceding year, suggesting that community-based services are an under-used arena for occupational therapy students’ fieldwork. In a long-term perspective, providing social and organizational support for occupational therapists who might take on student supervision may increase their willingness and opportunity to do so.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipErgoterapeutene (The Norwegian Occupational Therapy Association)en_US
dc.descriptionSource at <a href=https://doi.org/10.15453/2168-6408.1627>https://doi.org/10.15453/2168-6408.1627</a>.en_US
dc.identifier.citationBonsaksen, T., Dolva, A.S., Horghagen, S., Sveen, U., Hagby, C. & Arntzen, C. (2019). Community-Working Occupational Therapists Serving as Fieldwork Supervisors: Characteristics and Associated Factors. The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy. 2019;7(3):1-9. https://doi.org/10.15453/2168-6408.1627en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 1703784
dc.identifier.doi10.15453/2168-6408.1627
dc.identifier.issn2168-6408
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/15919
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherWestern Michigan Universityen_US
dc.relation.journalThe Open Journal of Occupational Therapy
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.subjectVDP::Social science: 200::Psychology: 260::Social and occupational psychology: 263en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200::Psykologi: 260::Sosial- og arbeidspsykologi: 263en_US
dc.subjectcommunity-based servicesen_US
dc.subjectfieldworken_US
dc.subjectoccupational therapyen_US
dc.subjectstudentsen_US
dc.subjectsupervisionen_US
dc.titleCommunity-Working Occupational Therapists Serving as Fieldwork Supervisors: Characteristics and Associated Factorsen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typeTidsskriftartikkelen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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