Key Pals and E-Pals
For Occupational
Therapy Students
technical level program
Uses for key and
E-Pals
1.
To connect students from the ota program to students with the ot program for collaborative projects to increase
understanding from both groups on role delineation and team collaboration.
2.
to Provide students with mentors in the field
of occupational therapy. this could be in the area the student has specific interest,
or used just to provide support from outside of the school setting.
3.
to allow my students to talk with students
from other states and countries. this could help the students to keep up on occupational
therapy trends and issues, as well as provide information on innovative
treatment ideas.
4.
to provide mentorship from other related
professions to allow students to “ask the experts” on questions related to
patient diagnosis, medication or other related topics.
5.
TO allow students to discuss cultural differences in other parts
of the world to greater assist them in clinical practice.
This site connects the student with experts in several areas
including orthopedics and allied health.
this site could be beneficial in providing the
students with mentors in various health related fields. this could be used
to ask questions related to occupational therapy practice and its relation to
the other health care fields.
This site connects students with classrooms from around the
globe with a focus on exchanging cultural information. This site could be used by occupational
therapy students to work with other students to understand the cultural
differences.
Future Hopes
After completing this assignment, it is my hope that I can
coordinate a key-pals project between the occupational therapy program at