AOTA’S RECOMMENDED CONTENT FOR A FACILITY LEVEL II STUDENT FIELDWORK MANUAL

Orientation Outline
Assignments
Safety Procedures/Codes
Behavioral Objectives
Week-by-Week Schedule of Responsibilities
Patient Confidentiality Information (Patient Rights)
Guidelines for Documentation:

Completed samples of all forms
Acceptable medical abbreviations
Discharge plan
Billing
Dictation Directions, if applicable

AOTA's Uniform Terminology

Additional information that can gradually be added to the student manual

Organizational Chart of the Fieldwork Setting
History of the Fieldwork Setting
Department Information

Policy and procedures
Mission statement
Organizational chart
Essential job functions
Dress code

Regularly Scheduled Meetings:

Dates\times
Purpose of meeting

Special Client Related Groups\Programs

Purpose
Referral system
Operation
Transport

Patient Confidentiality Information (Patient Rights)
Guidelines for Documentation
Responsibilities of:

Fieldwork educator
Student
Fieldwork coordinator (if position exists)

Performance Evaluation
Procedure and guidelines used in the evaluation of

Student
Fieldwork Educator
Fieldwork Experience

Material for your student manual can be gathered from other sources within your facility (e.g., employee handbooks, Human Resources Department, etc.)

Feel free to call the academic programs that you have contracts with to get the names of nearby facilities that are similar to your site. Call those facilities and see if they are willing to share their student manual with you.

Don't feel that you need to have a separate manual for students and fieldwork educators. The manuals can be the same.

Last Updated 10/2/2000

Information obtained from AOTA website