Great video! I think it would be interesting to do a video (or even research!) on the comparison between the experience of PP-OTD students and Entry-Level OTD students. I have heard subjective input from colleagues that feel as if the capstone experience and resulting research may be more impactful from the PP-OTD perspective. This could be attributed to the fact that PP-OTD students are typically bringing extensive work experiences with them to the program, therefore improving their ability to identify meaningful practice issues/gaps to address. Some of my Entry-Level OTD fieldwork students have expressed that they feel like it was difficult for them to identify an area of need that was meaningful to them and the profession because they haven't worked outside of fieldwork or explored what their true interests are in independent (post-graduate) practice. As someone that is currently in a PP-OTD program, I was surprised to hear these concerns because I felt like I entered my program feeling like I had an abundance of practice needs I wanted to address from my early intervention work experience; so my perspective and experience was notably different. I'm curious about what this means when suggesting pathways for others. Does this suggest that the optimal path may be doing an MOT, practicing for a few years, then going for a PP-OTD once you’ve identified your professional passions and acknowledged the obstacles you’ve faced in practice? As well as determining if the OTD is even for you as you may learn that you're satisfied with your MOT degree? Either way, both paths are great and fantastic research has come from both types of programs. ☺ I think this is such an interesting conversation!
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