Travelling via Delphi: A New Route to the Accreditation of Fieldwork Educators

The Department of Occupational Therapy, University of Liverpool, has recently developed and introduced a new system of accreditation for fieldwork educators. A team of educators and practitioners used a Delphi technique to determine and refine the system's content and structure. Implementation was preceded by a planned education phase, using formal conferences and informal meetings with staff teams, to ensure familiarity with the new system. Both national and university credit rating has been sought.