Top 12 Tips for Mastering Fieldwork

Karen Dobyns, MOT, OTR/L As an OT practitioner of nearly five years and an OT blogger for nine years, I've heard from many OT students who are nervous about their fieldwork. I remember well how scary it seems, so here are my tips to get you through your current or upcoming fieldwork. 1. Be proactive and reactive. If you're scheduled to see a patient with a condition you haven't treated before, such as fragile X syndrome,

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