As the final stretch of the Basic placement approaches your student is likely feeling more comfortable. Providing a challenge or encouraging some risk taking in a new area may be just what the placement experience needs. At this point you are in a good to position to know what might work.
Choose an activity the student has had exposure to or experience with and push it up a notch.
Ø Has the student had opportunity to meet or work with a client alone?
Ø What about having them follow up with a team or family member regarding a client?
Ø Is the student ready to advance their skills with documentation? Have they tried writing SMART goals for a client? They know what SMART stands for.
Don't hesitate to share any ideas you have to keep students fully engaged in the learning.
Thanks for the post! We just had this come up at HSC this week. Therapists were looking for resources to push students a little further (which can sometimes feel difficult, especially in Basic placements). We developed some worksheets to give to students for use when observing therapists to help develop their observation and reasoning skills. We would be happy to share!
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