Qualities of the Ideal Fieldwork Student: Perspectives From a Fieldwork Educator

Cheryl Boop, MS, OTR/L I just finished supervising one of the best OT students I have had the pleasure of mentoring. She graduated in December and will take her boards in January-I cannot wait for her to find her dream position. As I worked with her this semester, I began to think about what made her such an ideal student to supervise. I have had experience as a student myself, and I have been a fieldwork educator for OT students for the past 13 years. I also taught