Occupational Therapy Clinical Mentoring Plan

The program aims to support recent OT graduates in clinical practice, enabling them to improve their working skills when providing OT services to clients at their respective medical facilities. The program is a collaborative effort between the Institute for Population, Health and Development (PHAD), the Catholic Relief Services (CRS), and the Binh Dinh Department of Health. The program's objective is to build a sustainable model in Binh Dinh and Quang Nam to support the provision of rehabilitation services to meet the diverse needs of people with severe disabilities, especially those with gender vulnerability. The program's duration is estimated to be 6 months, during which time the recent OT graduates will participate in clinical mentoring activities at health facilities. The program's objectives are to reinforce the trainees' knowledge, skills, and attitudes in occupational therapy. The program's methodology involves a combination of onsite and online clinical supervision and mentoring for each unit. The clinical supervisors will provide guidance, feedback, and suggestions to the trainees, while also exchanging and learning from each other. The program will utilize a variety of mentoring forms, including onsite direct mentoring, group discussions, online mentoring, and mentoring with the use of videos and materials. The program's scope of clinical practice will focus on the following areas: clinical presentation of health status and prognosis, impact on functional independence and ability to participate in activities, OT assessment and intervention, screen and evaluate the impacts of specific pathologies on functional independence and the ability to participate in activities, establish therapeutic relations, communicate with patients and family members, identify treatment goals, conduct intervention, re-assessment, and establish an occupational profile. The program's expected outcomes include the improvement of the trainees' knowledge, skills, and attitudes in occupational therapy, as well as their ability to provide effective OT services to clients at their respective medical facilities. The program's success will contribute to the development of a sustainable model in Binh Dinh and Quang Nam to support the provision of rehabilitation services to people with severe disabilities. The program's technical support team consists of three experts: MS. Sefali Patel, MS. Namita Namboridi, and BA. Dao Hoang Phuong Thy. The team will provide guidance, feedback, and suggestions to the trainees, while also exchanging and learning from each other. The program's trainees are 16 staff members from 13 hospitals and medical centers in Binh Dinh province, who have completed the 12-month OT training course at Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy. The trainees will participate in clinical mentoring activities at health facilities, with the aim of improving their working skills when providing OT services to clients.