Issue 3: Fidelity — “ Address incompetent, disruptive, unethical, illegal, or impaired practice that jeopardizes the safety or well-being of others and team effectiveness…Abide by policies, procedures, and protocols when serving or acting on behalf of a professional organization or employer to fully and accurately represent the organization’s official and authorized positions” (AOTA, 2015, p. 7-8).
It is a practitioner’s responsibility to uphold the profession of occupational therapy and treat their clients, colleagues, and other professionals with respect, fairness, discretion, and integrity at all times. Susie’s fieldwork educator does not demonstrate this behavior; therefore, this must be addressed and modified.
Solution 1: reducing Susie's caseload to an appropriate level for week 3 fieldwork level II, which is about a 3-5 patient caseload.
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Solution 2: Providing more supervision for Susie so she can receive a better education and that patients can receive the best quality care.
Responsibility Issues: Susie would not be getting the appropriate and best education without the supervision of her fieldwork educator.
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No: Other staff members would have to absorb the other clients in order for Susie to have the appropriate level of supervision from her fieldwork educator.