Building Positive Foundations Through Collaboration with Connie Hunt

Connie and Sarah discuss: Importance of collaboration between disciplinesThe complexity of working in feeding and swallowingSlowing down in this hyperspeed world to address therapy needsFeeding hacks for sensory kidsConnie’s path into pediatricsHer advice for studentsThe impact that graduate school had on her outlook as a clinicianStudents and the lack of preparedness for real world therapy coming out of schoolHer experience of not feeling supported as a studentSupervisors need to take a step back to figure out where students at in that momentGauging students learning by asking questions as a supervisorHaving a student is not about what they can do for the supervisor, it is more about how the supervisor can help the studentBuilding positive foundations for students through responsible clinical supervisionJust because you are a good clinician, does not mean that you are a good supervisorGetting feedback about what students like/dislike at other fieldwork sites to guide your siteConnie’s book series: Hello Mouth, Hello Hands, and Hello FeetR2D2Resources for Fieldwork Educators:https://otpotential.com/blog/ot-fieldwork-educatorhttps://www.myotspot.com/fieldwork-clinical-instructor/ Buy the Hello Series Books: https://positivefoundationspublishing.com/ Contact Connie:Email: conniehunt@positivefoundationsforkids.comWebsite: http://www.positivefoundationsforkids.comTwitter: https://twitter.com/ConnieHuntSLPInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/positivefoundations/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/positivefoundationsforkids/