Professional Behavior
Professional Behavior is fundamental to fieldwork practice and thus to all fieldwork education experiences within the program. (Refer to Part III, Section 13) for program policies related to Professional Behavior. Students are responsible for assuring that they are complying with standards for professional behavior in all fieldwork education experiences.
Client/patient care provided by occupational therapy students is done so under the license of the supervising occupational therapist or other qualified personnel such as, currently licensed or otherwise regulated occupational therapy assistants, psychologists, physician assistants, teachers, social workers, nurses, and physical therapists. Any student with questions regarding ethical and/or legal aspects of care being provided is encouraged to discuss such matters with the fieldwork supervisor and/or fieldwork site Student Program Coordinator. Students are also responsible to report any concerns about their participation in fieldwork courses to the faculty of record for the course.
The IHP OTD Fieldwork Program and Fieldwork Faculty will strictly enforce standards for professional behavior across all fieldwork experiences and practice settings.