Connie and Sarah discuss:
- Importance of collaboration between disciplines
- The complexity of working in feeding and swallowing
- Slowing down in this hyperspeed world to address therapy needs
- Feeding hacks for sensory kids
- Connie’s path into pediatrics
- Her advice for students
- The impact that graduate school had on her outlook as a clinician
- Students and the lack of preparedness for real world therapy coming out of school
- Her experience of not feeling supported as a student
- Supervisors need to take a step back to figure out where students at in that moment
- Gauging students learning by asking questions as a supervisor
- Having a student is not about what they can do for the supervisor, it is more about how the supervisor can help the student
- Building positive foundations for students through responsible clinical supervision
- Just because you are a good clinician, does not mean that you are a good supervisor
- Getting feedback about what students like/dislike at other fieldwork sites to guide your site
- Connie’s book series: Hello Mouth, Hello Hands, and Hello Feet
- R2D2
- Resources for Fieldwork Educators:
- https://otpotential.com/blog/ot-fieldwork-educator
- https://www.myotspot.com/fieldwork-clinical-instructor/
Buy the Hello Series Books: https://positivefoundationspublishing.com/
Contact Connie:
Email: conniehunt@positivefoundationsforkids.com
Website: http://www.positivefoundationsforkids.com
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