This past fall, BACA had two DOT students complete their second Level II fieldwork with us. The students worked with myself and Angela, my colleague, during the 12 week experience. It was the first time that we have had two students at the same time, and we enjoyed how they were able to collaborate with each other. Because this is an intense setting for students as they are required to learn and implement the basic principles of ABA on top of the OT skills, it was helpful for the students to go through the process together. While they were here, each student treated a full caseload of clients as expected, but they also completed several projects which are listed below:
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Parent Handouts
– The students created several handouts for parents that address various topics including but not limited to fine motor, gross motor, posture, and trunk control. They explained each concept in a way that parents would understand, as well as explained why each topic is important.
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Themed Activities
– The students created activities to address a plethora of skills that relate to different themes. For example, they created several worksheets and crafts related to Valentine’s Day to address fine motor skills, visual perceptual skills, and visual motor integration.
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Task Analyses
– The students created several task analysis templates to address common skills that we address during therapy including dressing, toothbrushing, and showering. The templates are typically modified to meet the needs of each client, but they provide a good base of information as a starting point.
