New Jersey Regulations for Supervision of OT Fieldwork Students
The State of New Jersey provides specific mandates for supervision of occupational therapy fieldwork students. The licensure regulations can be retrieved from the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs Occupational Therapy Advisory Council at http://www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/ot/Pages/regulations.aspx
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The State of New Jersey provides specific mandates for supervision of occupational therapy fieldwork students. The licensure regulations can be retrieved from the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs Occupational Therapy Advisory Council at http://www.njconsumeraffairs.gov/ot/Pages/regulations.aspx
Copied from: NJ Division of Consumer Affairs Occupational Therapy Advisory Council
- Supervision means the responsible and direct involvement of a licensed occupational therapist with an occupational therapy assistant, a temporary licensed occupational therapist, a temporary licensed occupational therapy assistant, or an occupational therapy student fulfilling the required fieldwork component of his or her educational training, for the development of an occupational therapy treatment plan and the periodic review of that plan.
- Prior to supervising any person engaged in the practice of occupational therapy services, a licensed occupational therapist shall have at least 1,200 hours of work experience obtained in no less than one year and within three consecutive years of practice.
- A licensed occupational therapist may supervise five occupational therapy students who are fulfilling the required fieldwork component of their educational training.
- A designated supervisor shall maintain a written plan of supervision that shall include evidence of the ongoing supervision of each occupational therapy assistant and temporary licensee for whom the supervisor is responsible.
- A licensed occupational therapist may delegate selected occupational therapy services to the license occupational therapy assistants and to occupational therapy students fulfilling the required component of their educational training, provided the services are within the scope of the practice of the individual to whom they are delegated.
- In delegating selected occupational therapy services, the licensed occupational therapist shall be responsible for exercising that degree of judgment and knowledge reasonably expected to assure that a proper delegation has been made.