Clinical preceptors play an integral role in preparing students to enter the profession as competent, ethical, and reflective practitioners. By supporting students during clinical placements, preceptors enable students to integrate academic knowledge, professional reasoning, and occupational therapy values within authentic practice contexts, working with real people, communities, and systems.
In alignment with the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists Accreditation Standards and the World Federation of Occupational Therapists (WFOT) Minimum Standards for the Education of Occupational Therapists (2026), students are required to complete a minimum of 1,000 hours of supervised fieldwork across their program. These hours are designed to support the progressive development of competence through exposure to a diverse range of role and practice settings, client populations, ages, health needs, and service delivery contexts.
Your commitment to mentorship and education is foundational to the future of the profession, and we deeply value the time, expertise, and leadership you bring to occupational therapy clinical education.
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OTH 901.1: Clinical Placement 1 (1 week)
This course introduces students to clinical education in Occupational Therapy. Students will gain exposure to the profession by observing professional OTs in a practice setting. This helps students establish a foundational understanding of occupational therapy (OT) practice, which they can expand upon during classroom and lab learning, ultimately preparing them for future clinical placements.
*Note: Students will be at a clinical site for one day only.
OTH 902.5: Clinical Placement 2 (5 weeks)
Students will gain practical learning experience in approved facilities and community agencies to apply and integrate the core knowledge and skills of occupational therapy. At this early stage, students further develop foundational knowledge in OT by observing and practicing introductory clinical skills with professional OTs in a practice context.
OTH 903.6: Clinical Placement 3 (6 weeks)
Students will gain practical experience in approved facilities and community agencies to apply and integrate knowledge and skills of occupational therapy. Following in-class preparation in communication, culturally relevant practices, and OT assessment, students are expected to be active participants, conducting assessments, applying emerging concepts of clinical reasoning, and building therapeutic relationships with a more complex caseload relevant to the content from previous courses.
OTH 904.6: Clinical Placement 4 (6 weeks)
Students will gain practical experience in approved facilities and community agencies to apply and integrate their knowledge and skills of occupational therapy. This clinical placement focuses on complex OT interventions, enhancing clinical reasoning and decision-making. It prepares students for more autonomous roles and strengthens competencies critical to OT functions. This course is designed to provide diverse experiences and advanced clinical skills with a more complex caseload relevant to the content from previous courses.
OTH 905.6: Clinical Placement 5 (6 weeks)
Students will gain practical experience in approved facilities and community agencies to apply and integrate foundational knowledge and skills of occupational therapy. Focused on diverse cases, this placement fosters independent case management and interprofessional teamwork, solidifying professional identity as students provide therapeutic processes to a more complex caseload.
OTH 906.6: Clinical Placement 6 (6 weeks)
Students will gain practical experience in approved facilities and community agencies to apply and integrate advanced knowledge and skills of occupational therapy. This placement prepares students for full caseload management, specialized complex client care, and a focus on professional identity to support the application of competencies at an entry-to-practice level.
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