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/

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Email: conniehunt@positivefoundationsforkids.com

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