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Original Research
Abstract
Fostering intraprofessional collaboration (intraPC) between occupational therapy (OT) and occupational therapy assistant (OTA) students is an integral piece of occupational therapy education programs. The Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education (ACOTE) even expanded upon intraPC standards in their 2023 standards version. Despite the importance of intraPC activities, barriers exist to their implementation such as time, cost, and logistics. However, it is still important for OT program faculty to identify what types of intraprofessional education activities are a good fit for their program to ensure compliance with standards and prepare students for future collaboration. A quantitative cross-sectional design was used to gather data from four associate degree OTA programs and one master’s degree OT program (N=73). All students completed a semester-long video case study project which provided remote face-to-face collaboration opportunities between randomly paired OT and OTA students. Then, students completed a pre- and post-measure, a modified version of the Interprofessional Collaborative Competency Attainment Scales (ICCAS). A paired samples t-test was performed to compare OT and OTA student combined scores regarding intraPC competency before and after project completion. There was significant difference in all construct areas (p
Biography
Karen Probst, OTD, OTR/L is an Assistant Professor in the Occupational Therapy Program at Gannon University in Erie, PA. Dr. Probst has worked in a variety of settings as an Occupational Therapist for 20 years and has been in academia for 10 years.
Amy Brzuz, OTD, OTR/L is an Associate Professor and Program Chair of the Occupational Therapy Program at Gannon University in Erie, PA. Dr. Brzuz has worked as an Occupational Therapist for 25 years in a variety of settings and has worked in academia for 9 years.
Geralyn Wallace, MS, OTR/L is currently the Academic Fieldwork coordinator and instructor for the Occupational Therapy Assistant program at Penn State Shenango.
Declaration of Interest
The authors report no declarations of interest.
Recommended Citation
Probst, K., Brzuz, A. L., & Wallace, G. (2024). OT/OTA Student Intraprofessional Collaboration: A Multi-University Remote Design. Journal of Occupational Therapy Education, 8 (4). https://doi.org/10.26681/jote.2024.080401
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