OT Students Final

Presentation: Practice
Resources
Annmarie Villanueva & Provvidenza DeArcangelis
Placement Objectives
Objective 1.
Identify resources for 37 areas of
practice (i.e. mental health, chronic
pain, home modifications, etc.).
Objective 2.
Create recommendations on ways
CAOT can share these resources.

Objective 3.
Develop recommendations on a
student-focused platform to
promote knowledge-sharing and
support for students and new
graduates.

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 Outreach Groups

CAOT Team Students & New

Network Leads
Members graduates

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Identify Practice Resources

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What is a “resource”?

How can we select which

resources to include? What
makes a resource practical and
useful? What is the definition of
a good resource?

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 Types of Resources

Policies and
Best practices Practical Tools
Legislation

Practice
Professional
OT Role Networks and
Development
Associations

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Decision Tree

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Create Recommendations for
a Practice Portal
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 What is a practice portal?

Provides practice support for OT professionals & a

place to share knowledge and resources.
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Why is this important for CAOT?

◎ Mission: Advance excellency in OT

◎ Values: Innovation, collaboration,
transparency, & diversity.
◎ Priority: Organizational strength and
excellence

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 Place your screenshot here

Practice Portal Prototype

https://caotpracticeportal1.weebly.com/

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 3
Develop Recommendations
for a Student & New Grad-
focused Platform
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Survey Monkey Results

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Survey Monkey Results

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Survey Monkey Results

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Survey Monkey Results

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 OT4U

Podcast & Blog Series

Podcast for student & new graduates about finding resources and support in various
areas of practice.
Link: https://caotpracticeportal1.weebly.com/blog-post-1
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 Thanks!

Any questions?
You can email us at students@caot.ca
Annmarie: annmarie.villanueva@mail.utoronto.ca
Provvidenza: provvidenza.dearcangelis@mail.utoronto.ca
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References.
CAOT Strategic directions 2019-2022:
https://www.caot.ca/document/6890/CAOT%20Strategic%20Plan%202019-2022.pdf

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Thank
You