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It's been 22 years since I graduated, but my program was designed to push out of the nest, so to speak. After 2 years of basic studies, then 2 years of my specific program, we had 2 three month fieldwork placements during which we were expected to hone our skills enough to be a full fledged Occupational Therapist. Those 6 months of fieldwork were a nice transition. We arrived at a placement, got a lot of mentoring and supervision to start and by the end of each placement, we were functioning as independent therapists. If not for that, I don't know that I would have really felt ready to enter the real world. While I gained knowledge in college, I learned the job during my fieldwork. I was very ready to start getting paid for what I was doing when those 6 months were over too!
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