Fieldwork Educators Seminar

May 15, 2024, 8am–12:15pm
USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy
1540 Alcazar, CHP-133
Los Angeles, CA 90089-9003

Course Description
This is a continuing education seminar for fieldwork educators who provide level I and level II fieldwork supervision for Chan students. This seminar will present methods and approaches to prepare to host fieldwork students with accommodations. This seminar seeks to support Fieldwork Educators in cultivating a learning environment accessible to all. Fieldwork educators will be oriented to students’ rights, university processes, resources to determine whether accommodations are reasonable, and tips on implementing accommodations.

Target Audience
Occupational Therapy Fieldwork Educators. This course is designed for OTs as an introductory level course, although all levels are welcome. It is also open to USC Chan occupational therapy fieldwork educators.

Educational Level
Introductory; concepts are designed to address topics of relevance to OT fieldwork educators at any level. The concepts will provide evidence supporting the growing need for fieldwork educators to be prepared to support students with accommodations. This includes a thorough understanding of students’ rights, as well as awareness of the processes involved and the common barriers students with accommodation needs may face.

Prerequisites (if applicable)
N/A

Learning Objectives
By the end of the seminar, attendees will be able to:

1. Describe students’ rights and protections as dictated by ADA and the Rehab Act of 1975 or 1973 with a focus on their application within educational settings, including occupational therapy fieldwork.
2. Summarize the University’s process for students to request and obtain accommodations.
3. Identify supportive ways to respond when a student discloses they have formal accommodations.
4. Identify key resources for determining reasonable accommodations within your organization.
5. List key supports available for fieldwork sites and educators working with students who require accommodations.
6. Develop 1-2 strategies for implementing commonly requested accommodations at your site or within your practice area.

Time-Ordered Agenda
8:00 - 8:30 am Breakfast
8:35 - 10:00 am Supporting Fieldwork Students with Accommodations
10:00 - 10:15 am Break
10:15 - 11:15 am Group Activity: practice setting/site accommodation resource
11:15 - 11:55 am Share
11:55 - 12:05 pm Program Updates and Upcoming Fieldwork Opportunities (Julie and Deanna)
12:05 - 12:15 pm Concluding Remarks and Learning Evaluation and Feedback Form

Instructional Methods
Live, Hybrid,- Interactive: PowerPoint presentations (multi-media) with lecture and small-group discussion.

CEU Credit
This course is 3 contact hours. Participants must complete a post-test and course evaluation to receive a certificate of attendance.

Course Completion Requirements
Attendees will complete a course evaluation that will be submitted via a Google form.
https://forms.gle/mqpMVdQudMYx4GJr8
View the course eval here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/12QBED7Rgx-TwFisAIPnL1o8vg0C9bHhTimbSBRGmoZU

Presenters with Credentials

Candace Chatman, OTD, OTR/L
Dr. Candace Chatman is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Occupational Therapy and Academic Fieldwork Coordinator for Pediatrics. Her dedication to improving the lives of families and children with disabilities began with a Master’s in Teaching Special Education from Loyola Marymount University. She enjoyed working as a secondary special education teacher and coordinator in Highland Park and Watts for eight years. Dr. Chatman received her Master’s of Science degree in occupational therapy from California State Dominguez Hills in 2016. For four years, she worked as a pediatric occupational therapist at Pediatric Therapy Network, which allowed her to practice in school-based, early intervention, clinic, and social skills settings. Dr. Chatman received her Doctorate of Occupational Therapy degree from USC in 2020, where she completed her research residency with Dr. Stefanie Bodison in the SensoryLab, with an emphasis on measuring the impact of group-based early intervention programming on sensory integration processing of children ages 18 months to 3 years old. She also participated on the pedagogy track as a teaching assistant to Dr. Amber Bennett and Dr. Camille Dieterle.

As an Academic Fieldwork Coordinator, Dr. Chatman works with the Fieldwork team on site development, mentoring students, and collaborating with clinicians to develop fieldwork opportunities within the entire scope of occupational therapy. Dr. Chatman has served on Occupational Therapy Association of California as a Co-Chair of the Student Leadership Committee from 2023-2024. In 2024 she was elected to the role of OTAC Treasurer.

Deanna Mannarelli, OTD, OTR/L
Dr. Deanna Mannarelli is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Occupational Therapy and Director of Fieldwork and the Doctoral Capstone coordinator. Dr. Mannarelli received her Master of Science degree in occupational therapy from Samuel Merritt University in 2008. Since her graduation, Dr. Mannarelli has practiced in Adult Rehabilitation, both acute and inpatient rehabilitation at Cedar Sinai Medical Center, Huntington Hospital and Keck Hospital of USC. Her dedication to adults with physical disabilities inspired her to become Neuro-IFRAH certified as well as implementing evidence-based practice on inpatient rehabilitation units. When completing her OTD, Dr. Mannarelli focused her interest in supporting students during fieldwork by concentrating her research on the best practices of various supervision models.

Kim Nguyen, MSW, LCSW
Kim is a licensed clinical social worker who’s been working in the field of education since 2011. Kim served as a school counselor for nearly 6 years providing individual and group therapeutic services to students with special needs. She has always had a passion supporting students with their long-term educational goals. That led to Kim pursuing student disability services in higher education for 2 years before joining OSAS. Kim currently manages a OSAS caseload with an emphasis in coordinating accommodations for students in clinical and professional placements.

Clarissa Saunders-Newton, PhD., OTR/L
Dr. Saunders-Newton is an Associate Professor of Clinical Occupational Therapy and Academic Fieldwork Coordinator for Adult Physical Rehabilitation at the University of Southern California Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy. Dr. Saunders-Newton completed her graduate work at the University of Southern California and her undergraduate work at Loma Linda University. She currently works as an Academic Fieldwork coordinator and has experience in a wide variety of roles and settings including hospitals, outpatient centers, adult day care centers, and academic environments.

Bari Turetzky, OTD, OTR/L
Dr. Bari Turetzky serves as Associate Professor of Clinical Occupational Therapy and Academic Fieldwork Coordinator for Productive Aging and Geriatrics at the University of Southern California Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy. Dr. Turetzky completed her Doctorate of Occupational Therapy and her Master’s of Arts in Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy at the University of Southern California. Dr. Turetzky has developed clinical experience across the continuum of care including acute care, acute rehabilitation, and outpatient neurorehabilitation. She began her career as an occupational therapist at USC Keck Medical Center where she served as lead OT on the acute rehabilitation unit and then transitioned to Huntington Health, an Affiliate of Cedars-Sinai. Her doctoral work focused on developing a continence management program in the acute rehabilitation setting. Dr. Turetzky is passionate about mentoring students to cultivate confident, engaged leaders in the OT profession.

Non-Financial Disclosure
No non-financial relationships to the content of this course.

Cancellation Policy
Cancellation by USC will result in an email communication to those registered. There is no fee for this seminar, therefore there is no monetary compensation for the cancellation.

Special Needs Requests
If you require ADA accommodations, please email details of request(s) to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) at least two weeks before the course date so that arrangements can be made.

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USC Chan is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. PD activity approval ID #9404. This Live, Distance Learning-Interactive activity is offered at .3 CEUs, Introductory, Professional Issues. The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA.

USC Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy

1540 Alcazar Street, CHP 133, Los Angeles, CA 90089-9003

ACOTE accreditation | NBCOT certification

The USC entry-level doctorate in occupational therapy (OTD) degree program (cost of attendance) is fully accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education® (ACOTE®) of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA). The USC entry-level master’s degree program (cost of attendance) is in Accreditation–Inactive status by ACOTE®. View our program’s ACOTE® standards public data. ACOTE® c/o the American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc.®, 7501 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 510E, Bethesda, MD 20814, (301) 652-AOTA, www.acoteonline.org.

Professional program graduates are eligible to sit for the national certification examination for the occupational therapist administered by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy, Inc.® (NBCOT®), nbcot.org. Program results from the NBCOT can be found online at www.nbcot.org/Educators-Folder/SchoolPerformance.