The two (2) Level II Fieldwork courses are OCTA 266: General Fieldwork and OCTA 269: Psychosocial Fieldwork. These two (2) courses are scheduled only after all other academic coursework (general education and OTA courses) are successfully completed. Assignment to these courses occurs through the OTA Program's Academic Fieldwork Educator. This person conducts several mandatory meetings to prepare students for entrance into Level II fieldwork. These meetings are outside of class time and are often scheduled during the final semester on campus.
Students must be aware of time commitments and assignment limitations surrounding this Level II Fieldwork. With few exceptions the Level II Fieldwork is full time for a total of four (4) months, two (2) months in general fieldwork and two (2) months in psycho-social fieldwork. The term "full-time" generally refers to Monday through Friday either 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. or 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. However, since this is a learning experience, students should be prepared to spend additional time at the Level II Fieldwork site, as they complete their progress notes and prepare for patient treatment sessions for the upcoming day. Therefore, students are strongly discouraged from attempting to work during the Level II Fieldwork. In addition, students should make sure their childcare situation can accommodate the hours expected on Level II Fieldwork as well as have back up plans for "snow days" or when a child becomes ill and can not attend the regular daycare/school program. With few exceptions, students are not allowed to miss days from the Level II field work assignment. Please refer to the Level II Fieldwork Manual for additional information. Students should also be aware that the Academic Fieldwork Educator will determine the assignment taking into consideration the student's learning style, interests and personal commitments. However, the ultimate goal is to provide the student with the best well-rounded experience to adequately support successful completion of the national certification examination.
Students will be requested to comply with several health requirements imposed by the Level II Fieldwork sites. These may include recent physical, updated immunizations, recent PPD, CPR certification, and hepatitis vaccination. The student is required to comply with these requests and is responsible for the costs associated.