RS 3061 OT Exam
Canadian Association of Occupational Therapy Definition – answer CAOT: The art and science of enabling engagement in everyday living through occupation
- Enabling people to perform occupations that foster health/well-being - Enabling a just and inclusive society - All may participate to their potential in daily occupations of life
COTO definition - answer The practice of OT is the assessment of function and adaptive behavior and the treatment and prevention of disorders which affect function or
adaptive behavior to develop, maintain, rehabilitate or augment function or adaptive behavior in the areas of self-care, productivity and leisure.
Occupation - answer Everything that people do during the course of everyday life
Occupational needs - answer What patients want to do/need to do that ensure our health and well-being - Anything important to the patient (OT might not agree, but it is patients needs - moral aspect)
OT approach type - answerSystematic approach based on evidence and professional reasoning - Evidence based/evidence informed practice
Goal of OTs - answerTo enable individuals, families, groups, communities, organizations, or populations to develop the means and opportunities to identify and engage in the occupations of life
OT Process (6 steps) - answer1. Assessing
2. Planning
3. Implementing
4. Monitoring
5. Modifying
6. Evaluating
Areas important for occupational engagement (5) - answer1. Self-care
2. Work 3. Study 4. Volunteerism 5. Leisure
Examples of enablement skills (10) - answer1. Adaption
2. Advocacy 3. Coaching 4. Collaboration 5. Consultation 6. Coordination 7. Designing/building 8. Educating 9. Engaging 10. Specializing
OTs can function as: - answerManagers, researchers, program developers, educators, practice scholar, clinicians (very broad)
Essential elements of OT practice (5) - answer1. Presence of an occupational CHALLENGE
2. Possibility of SOLUTIONS that enable occupation 3. Client-specific goals/CLIENT-CENTERED
4. Multidisciplinary KNOWLEDGE base 5. Strong REASONING process for complexity (Ex. comorbidity)
Occupational challenge - answerWhat client needs to do/expected to do to enable engagement
OT education requirements in Canada - answerEffective 2008: Entry level education requirements in Canada include a professional Masters degree in Occupational Therapy
How many schools in Canada? - answer14 total 5 in Ontario alone
National Occupational Therapy Certification Examination (NOTCE) purpose - answerProtects public interest by assessing the written application of academic knowledge and professional behaviour of individuals entering the OT profession in Canada
NOTCE facts (3) - answer1. Written only exam 2. Provisional licence before results 3. Admin by CAOT - Not a college - No regulation
College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario (COTO) Responsibilities - answerProtects the public interest by setting standards for practice/Oversees practice - Programs in place to see that OTs practice safely and effectively
Registration with COTO allows... - answerThe use of the OT title/OT Reg. (Ont.)
COTO OT education requirements - answerBSc/Msc in Occupational Therapy obtained in Ontario or equivalent
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