Putting students to work: Valuing fieldwork placements as a mechanism for recruitment and shaping the future occupational therapy workforce

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Australian Occupational Therapy JournalVolume 54, Issue s1 p. S94-S97 Putting students to work: Valuing fieldwork placements as a mechanism for recruitment and shaping the future occupational therapy workforce Sylvia Rodger, Sylvia Rodger Division of Occupational Therapy, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane,Search for more papers by this authorYvonne Thomas, Yvonne Thomas Occupational Therapy Department, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland,Search for more papers by this authorDavid Dickson, David Dickson Rehabilitation Unit, Mater Private Hospital, Brisbane,Search for more papers by this authorCathy McBryde, Cathy McBryde Paediatric Occupational Therapy Services, Brisbane,Search for more papers by this authorJacqueline Broadbridge, Jacqueline Broadbridge Occupational Therapy, Commonwealth Rehabilitation Services Australia, Brisbane,Search for more papers by this authorRachel Hawkins, Rachel Hawkins Medical and Allied Health Unit, WorkCover Queensland, Brisbane, andSearch for more papers by this authorAnn Edwards, Ann Edwards Occupational Therapy Department, Mater Health Services Brisbane, Queensland, AustraliaSearch for more papers by this author Sylvia Rodger, Sylvia Rodger Division of Occupational Therapy, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane,Search for more papers by this authorYvonne Thomas, Yvonne Thomas Occupational Therapy Department, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland,Search for more papers by this authorDavid Dickson, David Dickson Rehabilitation Unit, Mater Private Hospital, Brisbane,Search for more papers by this authorCathy McBryde, Cathy McBryde Paediatric Occupational Therapy Services, Brisbane,Search for more papers by this authorJacqueline Broadbridge, Jacqueline Broadbridge Occupational Therapy, Commonwealth Rehabilitation Services Australia, Brisbane,Search for more papers by this authorRachel Hawkins, Rachel Hawkins Medical and Allied Health Unit, WorkCover Queensland, Brisbane, andSearch for more papers by this authorAnn Edwards, Ann Edwards Occupational Therapy Department, Mater Health Services Brisbane, Queensland, AustraliaSearch for more papers by this author First published: 09 December 2007 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1630.2007.00691.xCitations: 26 Sylvia Rodger, Division of Occupational Therapy, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Qld 4072, Australia. Email: [email protected] Sylvia Rodger BOccThy, MEdSt, PhD; Associate Professor and Head. Yvonne Thomas DipCOT, MEd; Senior Lecturer. David Dickson BOccThy (Hons)., BBus (Marketing) (Hons); Project Officer. Cathy McBryde BOccThy, PhD; Jacqueline Broadbridge BAppSc (Occupational Therapy); Rachel Hawkins BOccThy, BBioMedSc, Grad Cert CMngt, DipBus, and Ann Edwards BOccThy, GCPA, MBA, are members of the Queensland Occupational Therapy Fieldwork Collaborative. Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Citing Literature Volume54, Issues1December 2007Pages S94-S97 RelatedInformation