Perceptions, Competencies and Motivation for Study Choice: Occupational Therapy and Social Work Student Perspectives

Tétreault, Sylvie; Bétrisey, Carine; Gulfi, Alida; Brisset, Camille; Kühne, Nicolas; Leanza, Yvan

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“…They also identify three key elements of an apprenticeship: development of learning contexts that model proficiency; provision of coaching and scaffolding as students become immersed in authentic activities; and independent practice that yields an appreciation of using 'domain-related principles' across multiple contexts (Hay & Barab,p318). In order for OTs to understand their professional identities, address their clients' needs, and establish effective interventions, they require a solid conceptual foundation (Kielhofner, 2009), as well as inter-personal skills, flexibility, creativity, and teamwork skills (Tétreault et al, 2020). A successful OT apprenticeship will aim to engender these aspects.…”

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A Student Evaluation of an Occupational Therapy Apprenticeship

Liddell¹,

Izzard²,

Elliott³

et al. 2023

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Apprenticeships are becoming an increasingly popular means of training healthcare professionals; providing an opportunity to earn and study simultaneously in order to gain nationally recognised qualifications. However, there is currently a lack of evaluative data on student experience of Occupational Therapy (OT) or Allied Health Professional (AHP) apprenticeship schemes. The aim of this study was to evaluate the perspectives of five apprentices who commenced the Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust (KCHFT) OT Apprenticeship in January 2020. A qualitative interpretive approach was utilised to analyse semi-structured interview data. Subsequent thematic analysis identified three key themes from the data: support (peer-support, support from employer, and applying theory to practise), organisation (University, time-management and learning needs), and communication (University, and stakeholder expectations). Findings from this study emphasise the importance of clear communication and management of expectations between stakeholders, effective induction processes, and a commitment to supporting mentors and workplace teams within the clinical arena. Future evaluations should consider the perspectives of other stakeholders within apprenticeship programmes.

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A Student Evaluation of an Occupational Therapy Apprenticeship

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Elliott³

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Does money motivate prospective foster parents? Are responses from high vs. low‐income towns different? Evidence from Google advertising

Roy,

Roy

2024

Child Abuse Review

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Recruiting foster parents is a worldwide challenge. In the US, foster parents are supposed to volunteer but receive stipends to cover the cost of foster children. Thus, Foster Care agencies hesitate to highlight the Stipend in their recruitment messaging to prospective foster parents. This hesitation is to weed out extrinsically (stipend) motivated prospective parents early in the application, training and licensing process.The first step in foster parent recruitment is to start the conversation between prospective foster care parents and foster parent recruiters.Extant research has relied on current or former foster parents to find their motivations for fostering and continuing to foster. We believe ours is the first study to empirically examine whether mentioning money (stipend) early in the recruitment process makes a difference in the response of prospective foster parents.The research reports Google ads data from two foster parent recruitment campaigns. These Google search ads showed when “foster parenting” related words were Googled. One ad had the word “stipend,” and the other did not. We then examine differences in response between high and low‐income towns. Next, we analysed differences in click behaviour over 207 days between the two versions of the ads. We then examined differences in click behaviour between residents of high and low‐income towns. We used the t‐test to test for differences in our data analysis approach.We find no statistical difference in response between the ads that mention ‘stipend’ and those that do not (t = 0.64, p = 0.26). However, residents of low‐income towns are five times more likely to click on a foster parent ad than residents from high‐income towns, irrespective of whether the stipend is mentioned in the ad (without mentioning stipend: t = 3.21, p = 0.0008; mentioning Stipend: t = 3.77, p = 0.0001).

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Socio-demographic portrait of the applicant and the main motives for choosing the "Therapy and rehabilitation" speciality

Zakharov,

Nekhanevych,

Rusakova

et al. 2024

Medicni Perspektivi

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Rehabilitation and psychological support are becoming today's most urgent issues due to russian armed aggression. These needs will be long-lasting and increasingly significant. Since 2023, the Program of Medical Guarantees in Ukraine has been expanded regarding rehabilitation assistance. Additionally, volumes of the state-commissioned training of bachelors and masters in the speciality of "Therapy and rehabilitation" have been increased. It is well known that the quality of specialists trained by higher educational institutions largely depends on the motives behind the career choice. Knowledge about a student's socio-demographic status and his/her motivations to become a physical therapy and occupational therapy specialist can help understand future challenges and opportunities for the profession's development. This information can aid in elaborating strategies to promote the profession in the educational services market and to attract more applicants to choose the speciality 227 "Therapy and rehabilitation". The research aimed to compose the socio-demographic characteristics of the applicant for training in the speciality 227 "Therapy and rehabilitation", to investigate the motivational aspects of career choice and to establish the factors significant for motivation formation. To achieve this goal, a voluntary anonymous survey of 39 domestic applicants enrolled to complete the bachelor's degree program in speciality 227 "Therapy and rehabilitation" at Dnipro State Medical University was conducted. It was determined that the contingent of applicants is represented mainly by persons aged 16-18 (74%) with an active life position (90%). Additionally, most are familiar with the specifics of medical professions (62%) and have had previous personal or professional contact with physical therapy and occupational therapy (78%). The future career decision was mostly independent (84%), conscious, and influenced by the balance of internal and external motivational factors. It was typically made one to two years before taking degree course (72%). The primary motives for choosing the speciality 227 "Therapy and rehabilitation" while understanding its demand in today's conditions by applicants (82%) were "interest in medical science" (95%), "the desire to help others" (95%), "the opportunity to obtain a prestigious profession" (90%), "possibility of guaranteed employment" (90%) and "material interest/financial independence" (87%). Future specialists are aware of the importance of controlled acquisition of knowledge and skills (90%), the need for daily independent work (80%), and the significance of gaining practical experience during training (95%). They aim to achieve professionalism (59%), enhance communication skills (31%), build endurance (31%), and cultivate persistence (28%) and empathy (28%). Most applicants entering the speciality 227 "Therapy and rehabilitation" are goal-oriented, highly motivated, and prepared for rigorous study, which is the key to developing into competent and competitive specialists.

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Perceptions, Competencies and Motivation for Study Choice: Occupational Therapy and Social Work Student Perspectives

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References 19 publications

A Student Evaluation of an Occupational Therapy Apprenticeship

A Student Evaluation of an Occupational Therapy Apprenticeship

Does money motivate prospective foster parents? Are responses from high vs. low‐income towns different? Evidence from Google advertising

Socio-demographic portrait of the applicant and the main motives for choosing the "Therapy and rehabilitation" speciality

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