Chesapeake Fieldwork Council Annual Workshop – Evaluation Results

April 5, 2013

Extremely / Very / Somewhat / Not At All/Not Applicable
Program Director's Report / 12 / 21 / 1
Keynote Address / 27 / 9
Panel Presentation / 23 / 13
Break Out Sessions / 13 / 15 / 4
Networking / 21 / 11 / 3
Facilities / 25 / 10 / 1
  1. What was the workshop highlight, i.e., the session that was most valuable or most interesting to you? What would have made the presentation better?

-Highlights

  • Keynote address 18
  • Panel Presentation11
  • Break out session9
  • Getting information on EBP 5
  • Program Director’s Report 3
  • Networking3
  • Everything3
  • Tour
  • Collaborating

-Suggestions for Improvement

  • Put the tour at the end
  • Go into break out after lunch
  • Organize break out session by practice area
  • Shorter program report
  • Add a current student who is doing EB during the affiliation
  • Focusing the breakout better – provide participants the question
  1. What was the overall highlight of the workshop for you? What would have made this workshop better?

-Highlights

  • Networking with other OTs, faculty 9
  • Break out session 4
  • Tour 3
  • Keynote address 3
  • Panel presentation 3
  • Getting information on EBP 2
  • Everything 2

-Suggestions for Improvement

  • Shorten the afternoon sessions
  • More guidance to workshop and discussion
  • More structure in breakout
  • Provide handouts or offer a link online
  • Have a student panel
  • Have breakout sessions for each area of OT rather than all areas (would have liked just a group for mental health)
  • Would have liked a clear understanding of what we were supposed to be doing in our break out session – perhaps written examples on a board would have been helpful to get us started
  1. What did you especially like or dislike with regards to the location, and facilities?

-Like

  • Facility 21
  • Location13
  • Tour 6
  • Lunch 4
  • New technology/resources 2
  • Free, easy parking

-Dislike

  • Location could not be found on Mapquest/Google/GPS 2
  • Need clearer directions on brochure 2
  • Hard to find
  • Location was far, but okay since it is annual
  • Thought IWB was on main campus
  • Would have liked to have known lunch was provided
  1. Do you have general comments or suggestions for the 2014 workshop?

-General Comments

  • Good, well rounded workshop; learned a lot of useful information

-Suggestions

  • EBP
  • Clinic on helping people develop EBP specific to their sites
  • Use of Excel to manage data (how to input data, run basic statistics)
  • Stats or data analysis workshop
  • Incorporate information on insurance standards/restrictions that hinder the use of EBP and how to advocate for its use and importance
  • Results of EBP implementation from this year’s participants
  • Students and Fieldwork
  • Creating alternative fieldwork placements 2
  • How to increase level I focus/activity
  • Fostering professional relationships with FW students in clinical settings
  • Developing group leadership skills with students
  • Creative ideas for FW supervision to promote clinical reasoning – journaling
  • Discuss how professional behaviors emphasized in school programs has translated in clinical placements to review and reflect on progress made and what still needs addressing – such an important part of our presentation of our profession
  • Have students come to get their perspective and voice
  • Share student forms/manuals
  • Location
  • Hold workshop at CCBC Catonsville
  • Hold at IWB again
  • Breakout Sessions
  • Sessions on SCI
  • More guidance during breakout session discussion
  • Be able to choose breakout session according to practice area
  • Advertise the workshop more 2
  • Non-traditional settings where OT could be beneficial and how to break in
  • Plan bi-annual fieldwork meetings