OTD 302 Occupational Therapy
Practitioner: Roles, Responsibilities, and
Relationships Powerpoint Exam
Occupational iitherapist ii(OT) iieducated iiat ii- iiAnswers ii-professional iilevel
Occupational iitherapy iiassistance iieducated iiat ii- iiAnswers ii-technical iilevel
Occupational iitherapy iior iirehab iiaide: ii- iiAnswers ii-no iiprior iispecialized iitraining; iionly
iion-the-job iitraining
Roles iiin iiOT ii(7) ii- iiAnswers ii-Practitioner, iieducator, iimanager/administrator,
iiconsultant, iientrepreneur, iiadvocate, iiresearcher/scholar
OTs ii& iiOTAs
Encompasses iiall iiaspects iiof iimanaging iia iicaseload ii- iiAnswers ii-practitioner
Embedded iiin iiour iirole iias iia iipractitioner ii(to iieducate iiconsumers)
Also, iifieldwork iieducator, iicommunity iiopportunities, iicontinuing iieducation iipresenter,
iifaculty iimember, iiacademic iifieldwork iicoordinator, iisite iifieldwork iicoordinator,
iiacademic iiprogram iidirector, iietc. ii- iiAnswers ii-Educator
Oversees iidaily iioperations iior iientire iidepartment/program ii
Supervisor, iimanager, iiadministrator, iiclinical iispecialist, iiteam iileader, iietc. ii- iiAnswers ii-
Manager/administrator
Can iiprovide iia iimultitude iiof iiservices iifrom iitraditional iiOT iiservices iito
iirecommendations iito iian iiorganization. ii- iiAnswers ii-consultant
Self-employed iiin iiarea iiof iiinterest
Requires iibusiness iisavvy iiand iistrategic iiplanning ii- iiAnswers ii-Entrepreneur
Defined iias iione iiwho iipleads iifor iia iicause iior iiproposal
Requires iiknowledge iiof iicurrent iihealth iicare iitrends, iireimbursement iiissues, iilaws,
iisocial iifactors, iicultural iiissues, iietc.
Can iiadvocate iifor iiclients iior iiadvocate iiin iithe iipolitical iiarena ii- iiAnswers ii-Advocate
Becoming iimore iiimportant iias iiOTs iiare iiasked iito iiuse iievidence-based iipractice ii-
iiAnswers ii-Researcher/Scholar
, Why iiis iiit iiso iihard iito iiexplain iiOT? ii- iiAnswers ii-"fundamental iiparadigmatic iiclash
iibetween iibiomedicine iiand iioccupational iitherapy" ii(p. ii191, iiWilding ii& iiWhiteford,
ii2007).
Medicine iiplaces iithe iifocus iion ii(3) ii
They iitend iito iiwork iiin iia ii_________, iimeaning iitheir iiwork iiis iifocused iifirst iion iithe
ii__________. ii
View iiof iihealth iiis: ii
Success iioccurs iiwhen: ii- iiAnswers ii--disease, iiillness, iiinjury
-bottom iiup iiapproach
-problem iior iithe iiillness.
-the iiabsence iiof iidisease
-disease iiis iicured iior iimanaged
OT iitends iito iioperate iifrom iia ii___________, iifocusing iion ii_______. ii
Occupational iitherapy's iiview iiof iihealth iiis ii__________. ii- iiAnswers ii--top iidown
iiapproach iifocusing iion iithe iiperson iiand iitheir iioccupational iineeds iifirst iiand iiforemost. ii
ii-the iiability iito iiparticipate iiin iidesired iioccupations iiregardless iiof iithe iipresence iiof
iidisease iior iiinjury.
-After iioccupational iitherapists iiunderstand iithe iiperson, iithey iithen iilook iiat iihow iithe
iidisease, iiillness iior iiinjury iiaffects iithe iipersons' iiabilities iito iiperform iitheir iichosen
iioccupations.
AOTA iiModel iiPractice iiAct iiDefinition ii- iiAnswers ii-The iipractice iiof iioccupational
iitherapy iimeans iithe iitherapeutic iiuse iiof iioccupations, iiincluding iieveryday iilife iiactivities
iiwith iiindividuals, iigroups, iipopulations, iior iiorganizations iito iisupport iiparticipation,
iiperformance, iiand iifunction iiin iiroles iiand iisituations iiin iihome, iischool, iiworkplace,
iicommunity, iiand iiother iisettings.
WFOT iiDefinition iiof iiOT ii- iiAnswers ii-"Occupational iitherapy iiis iia iiclient-centred iihealth
iiprofession iiconcerned iiwith iipromoting iihealth iiand iiwell iibeing iithrough iioccupation.
iiThe iiprimary iigoal iiof iioccupational iitherapy iiis iito iienable iipeople iito iiparticipate iiin iithe
iiactivities iiof iieveryday iilife. iiOccupational iitherapists iiachieve iithis iioutcome iiby iiworking
iiwith iipeople iiand iicommunities iito iienhance iitheir iiability iito iiengage iiin iithe iioccupations
iithey iiwant iito, iineed iito, iior iiare iiexpected iito iido, iior iiby iimodifying iithe iioccupation iior
iithe iienvironment iito iibetter iisupport iitheir iioccupational iiengagement" ii(WFOT ii2012).
to iidefine ii- iiAnswers ii-"to iiidentify iithe iinature iior iiessential iiqualities iiof"
to iiexplain ii- iiAnswers ii-"to iimake iiplain iior iiclear; iirender iiunderstandable"
Notice iithat iiI'm iiasking iiyou iito iiexplain iioccupational iitherapy, iinot iidefine iiit!
Dr. iiBarbra iiKornblau ii(2004) iia iipast iiAmerican iiOccupational iiTherapy iiAssociation
iipresident iidefines iiOT ii- iiAnswers ii-We iineed iito iihave iibroad, iimultiple iidefinitions iiof
iioccupational iitherapy iipractice iito iiallow iithe iirange iiof iiwhat iiwe iido, iifrom iiprevention
iito iicommunity-based iipractice iito iitraditional iimedical iimodel iipractice iito iinonmedical
