Four weeks into the fall semester and things have calmed down quite a bit. The Spirituality class is going well - great students who come prepared and seem interested every week. Mary Ellen Johnson and I are looking forward to having these students in Sacred Heart's Occupational Therapy Program in the next year or two.
I am getting to know our new Occupational Therapy class. The students seem to be a great group, classes are going well, and it is nice to have such enthusiasm around us. They are getting ready to begin their pediatric fieldwork in the next few days so hopefully everyone will have a meaningful and valuable clinical experience. I am proud of myself because I pretty much know everyone's
name now (of course, some of these students I have been talking with since they were undergraduate freshman so I had a head start). I have attached a picture of our new class to this blog. . (and did you notice -- FOUR male students -- so maybe the female predominance in the OT field is starting to fade...?)
Our second year students are all out on their Level 2 fieldwork in a variety of settings and everyone seems to be doing well which is always good news.
Many undergraduate students are inquiring and seeking some advisement as they begin the application process for a September 2009 start of the program. I just love speaking with them because they are excited and motivated and just cannot wait to get into the program with so much enthusiasm for Occupational Therapy as a profession. Life is good.
