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Estimates of the number of hours of single-purpose and joint-purpose instructional activities and percentage estimates of direct-contact time were provided by clinicians from a sample of 12 of 28 agencies providing clinical placements for occupational therapy students. These agencies provided 77.3 % of the total clinical hours for the student population during a 12-month period. The sample data from these agencies were used to estimate the educational costs to agencies for the total occupational therapy clinical program. Both the methodology and the findings of this study are relevant to government, educational institutions, and clinical agencies to assist in defining policies and funding mechanisms for clinical training programs.

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instructional time estimation procedure direct-contact time

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Estimating Educational Costs of Clinical Placements for Occupational Therapy Students

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