The Revised American Occupational Therapy Association Fieldwork Performance Evaluations: Evaluation of Content Validity—Part 1.
Importance: Occupational therapy education and practice has changed over time; however, items on the American Occupational Therapy Association's (AOTA's) Fieldwork Performance Evaluations (FWPEs) for the Occupational Therapy Student (OTS) and Occupational Therapy Assistant Student (OTAS) have not be...
| Publicado en: | American Journal of Occupational Therapy Vol. 74; no. 6; pp. 1 - 14 |
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American Occupational Therapy Association
Nov/Dec200
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