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Fieldwork in South Africa: Comparing the 'country of contrast' to Canada
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Occupational Therapy Now
- Article date:
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May 1, 2008
- Author:
- Goyal, Anita
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Copyright informationCopyright Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists May/Jun 2008. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Purpose
This article highlights the experiences of an occupational therapy student completing an international fieldwork in South Africa, to demonstrate that occupational therapists have a role in local as well as developing, international communities.
Introduction
Admission to the University of Toronto's school of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy three years ago was not only the beginning of my new career but also a new opportunity for me. On the first day of school,my colleagues and I were posed with the question: What is Occupational Therapy? We learned that there is no right answer but that the answer depends on the serviced population and area of practice. Throughout the ...