Clinical Education

Clinical Education is the practical application of academic coursework in real life health care and community service settings.

Offer an OT student placement

Help an occupational therapy student turn classroom learning into practice. We’re seeking placement offers in Alberta, Saskatchewan and the Northwest Territories.

Placement dates: January 11–February 19, 2027
Submit offers by: October 23, 2026

How to offer a placement

AHS and Covenant sites: Please discuss placement opportunities with your manager and/or student placement team.

Other programs and sites: Submit your offer using the appropriate form below.

Offer a placement — Alberta/NWT Offer a placement — Saskatchewan

Considering a placement but have questions? Contact Cherie Henderson, Academic Coordinator of Clinical Education, to talk it through.

Under the mentorship and guidance of a licensed occupational therapist, occupational therapy students are able to put into practice the knowledge, skills and behaviours learned in the classroom. Students in the occupational therapy program participate in a minimum of 28 weeks of clinical education experiences in a wide range of practice settings and content areas including (but not limited to) rehabilitation facilities, schools, private clinics, home care, long term care centres and acute care hospitals. All placements are arranged by the Academic Coordinator of Clinical Education (ACCE) at facilities approved by the Department of Occupational Therapy.

Fieldwork Contacts

Cherie Henderson, BScOT, MScRS
Academic Coordinator of Clinical Education (ACCE)
Phone: 780-492-9680
Email: cherie.henderson@ualberta.ca

Clinical Education Team
Phone: 780-492-2488
Email: otclined@ualberta.ca

Michele Moon, MSc, BScOT
Clinical Education Coordinator - Calgary and Southern Alberta
Phone: 403-263-1579
Email: mlmoon@ualberta.ca

Tami Turner 
Clinical Education Coordinator - Saskatchewan
Email: tvturner@ualberta.ca