Jackie Fox 

Practice Education Co-ordinator
Tel:  353-91-495294
Email:  jackie.foxnuigalway.ie

Personal Profile

Jackie Fox has been employed in the School of Health Sciences (Discipline of Occupational Therapy) since July 2010. She worked as a staff grade Occupational Therapist with the Roscommon Mental Health services from 2003-2005, and as a senior Occupational Therapist with the Dublin North-West Mental Health services from 2007-2010. She also worked in the field of Forensic/Addictions Mental Health in Vancouver, Canada in 2005/06. 

Academic Qualifications

Jackie obtained a BSc in Occupational Therapy (hons) from Trinity College Dublin in 2003. She completed an MSc in Occupational Therapy (with distinction) also from Trinity College Dublin in 2010. 

Clinical Teaching

Jackie has teaching responsibility for the Preparation for Practice module, which covers all aspects of preparation for practice education placements with second year Occupational Therapy students. Jackie also contributes to other modules across the curriculum.

Before and after each block of practice education, a briefing session is held with all students which is facilitated by the Practice Education Co-ordinator and other Practice Education Staff. These sessions are used to identify student learning objectives, and to plan future placements.

Placements

The Practice Education Co-ordinator has responsibility for organising Occupational Therapy practice education placements.These placements are as follows: 

• Year 1 Semester 2: one week observation placement
• Year 2 Semester 2: 2 x 8 week placement blocks
• Year 4 Semester 1: 2 x 8 week placement blocks

All practice education placements are facilitated by qualified Occupational Therapists, supported by Practice Education staff. These placements span a variety of clinical areas and geographical locations in Ireland and abroad. 

Students on clinical placement in the Midlands and North-west are supported by Regional Placement Facilitators, and Practice Tutors facilitate the learning experience for students in Galway University Hospitals and the National Rehabilitation Hospital.  Practice education site visits are offered to all students and educators, and are carried out by Jackie when difficulties arise on placement. 

Educator Workshops

Jackie collaborates with her colleagues in Occupational Therapy and Podiatry to run workshops to prepare educators for their role in facilitating student placements. These take place twice a year. One is run in Galway and the other is offered in a regional centre. The content of these workshops has been adapted from workshops provided by Ms. Ann Parker and is also based on the feedback received from educators who have attended previous training days. On average 25 delegates attend each of these training days. 

University/HSE Liaison

Jackie is currently a member of a working group to re-develop the student Practice Education assessment form, in collaboration with the Discipline of Occupational Therapy, Trinity College.

She is also a member of the Association of Occupational Therapists of Ireland Research Committee.

Research Interests

Jackie has research interests in the area of Mental Health, Occupational Science and Practice Education. Her MSc research, entitled “The Meaning of Social Activism to Older Adults in Ireland” will be presented at the AOTI national conference in 2011.

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