The Occupational Therapy Examination and Practice Preparation (OTepp) Program: Development, Implementation and Evaluation of an Educational Program for Internationally-Educated Occupational Therapists
This paper provides a chronological overview of the development, implementation, and evaluation of an educational initiative aimed at ensuring internationally-educated occupational therapists are prepared to enter practice in their new country, Canada. The three major phases of the program’s 12-year...
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| author | Susan E. Baptiste Shaminder Dhillon Kathryn Decker Nancy Lidstone Leah Dix Colleen E. McGrath Pat McMahon Elizabeth Steggles Claudia von Sweck |
| author_facet | Susan E. Baptiste Shaminder Dhillon Kathryn Decker Nancy Lidstone Leah Dix Colleen E. McGrath Pat McMahon Elizabeth Steggles Claudia von Sweck |
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| description | This paper provides a chronological overview of the development, implementation, and evaluation of an educational initiative aimed at ensuring internationally-educated occupational therapists are prepared to enter practice in their new country, Canada. The three major phases of the program’s 12-year evolution are described, to distill the key lessons learned at each phase. Data related to the demographics of participants, program content, results of the national examination, registration, and employment outcomes are included. An enhanced understanding of the transition experience of internationally educated occupational therapists provides a strong foundation from which to support internationally-educated colleagues and strengthen the occupational therapy profession. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a01e46daa67c4853b9ee1267eee3cc142022-12-21T19:19:55ZengEastern Kentucky UniversityJournal of Occupational Therapy Education2573-13782020-07-014310.26681/jote.2020.040314The Occupational Therapy Examination and Practice Preparation (OTepp) Program: Development, Implementation and Evaluation of an Educational Program for Internationally-Educated Occupational TherapistsSusan E. Baptiste0Shaminder Dhillon1Kathryn Decker2Nancy Lidstone3Leah Dix4Colleen E. McGrath5Pat McMahon6Elizabeth Steggles7Claudia von Sweck8McMaster UniversityMcMaster UniversityMcMaster UniversityMcMaster UniversityMcMaster UniversityWestern UniversityMcMaster UniversityMcMaster UniversityUniversity of British ColumbiaThis paper provides a chronological overview of the development, implementation, and evaluation of an educational initiative aimed at ensuring internationally-educated occupational therapists are prepared to enter practice in their new country, Canada. The three major phases of the program’s 12-year evolution are described, to distill the key lessons learned at each phase. Data related to the demographics of participants, program content, results of the national examination, registration, and employment outcomes are included. An enhanced understanding of the transition experience of internationally educated occupational therapists provides a strong foundation from which to support internationally-educated colleagues and strengthen the occupational therapy profession.https://doi.org/10.26681/jote.2020.040314occupational therapyforeign professional personnelemploymentprofessional practice |
| spellingShingle | Susan E. Baptiste Shaminder Dhillon Kathryn Decker Nancy Lidstone Leah Dix Colleen E. McGrath Pat McMahon Elizabeth Steggles Claudia von Sweck The Occupational Therapy Examination and Practice Preparation (OTepp) Program: Development, Implementation and Evaluation of an Educational Program for Internationally-Educated Occupational Therapists Journal of Occupational Therapy Education occupational therapy foreign professional personnel employment professional practice |
| title | The Occupational Therapy Examination and Practice Preparation (OTepp) Program: Development, Implementation and Evaluation of an Educational Program for Internationally-Educated Occupational Therapists |
| title_full | The Occupational Therapy Examination and Practice Preparation (OTepp) Program: Development, Implementation and Evaluation of an Educational Program for Internationally-Educated Occupational Therapists |
| title_fullStr | The Occupational Therapy Examination and Practice Preparation (OTepp) Program: Development, Implementation and Evaluation of an Educational Program for Internationally-Educated Occupational Therapists |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Occupational Therapy Examination and Practice Preparation (OTepp) Program: Development, Implementation and Evaluation of an Educational Program for Internationally-Educated Occupational Therapists |
| title_short | The Occupational Therapy Examination and Practice Preparation (OTepp) Program: Development, Implementation and Evaluation of an Educational Program for Internationally-Educated Occupational Therapists |
| title_sort | occupational therapy examination and practice preparation otepp program development implementation and evaluation of an educational program for internationally educated occupational therapists |
| topic | occupational therapy foreign professional personnel employment professional practice |
| url | https://doi.org/10.26681/jote.2020.040314 |
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