Document Type

Report

College

College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences

Department

Occupational Therapy

Degree

Doctor of Occupational Therapy (OTD)

Report Date

2021

Faculty Mentor

Dow-Royer, Cathy

Doctoral Experiential Coordinator

Rainville, Ellen B.

Abstract

"The Western New England University (WNE) Doctoral Experiential (DEx) is designed to assess and serve the needs of the population and setting of a community partner organization. Under the faculty mentorship of Dr. Cathy Dow-Royer, Ed. D., OTR/L, WNE OTD students teamed up with Dr. Marilyn Micka-Pickunka, Ed. D., OTR/L, owner of Still Me Dementia Care and the Interim Director of Education and Training at Rockridge Retirement Community. The doctoral experiential is divided into three phases: preparatory, proposal writing, and implementation. The preparatory and proposal phases of this project occurred simultaneously from January-March 2021. The WNE OTD students (TeamWNEU) began a literature review on dementia care excellence and wrote preliminary DEx proposals. The initial proposal provided a rudimentary outline for individual projects based on the needs of individuals with dementia identified in their literature reviews. After completing their Level II Fieldwork requirements, TeamWNEU entered the implementation phase of the DEx project, which occurred over a 14 week period, from April- July 2021. A needs assessment was conducted and identified interprofessional care partner education as an area of weakness within the organization. Students used the information gained from the needs assessment to update their literature reviews and tailor their DEx proposals into individual projects that would meet the needs of Rockridge Retirement Community."

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