This article discusses the importance of team building between occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants and the relationship of teamwork to the effectiveness of service delivery within the profession of occupational therapy. If team members' needs are not satisfied, dysfunctional intraprofessional teams result. Team building is based on the satisfaction of three areas of indi...

OBJECTIVE Occupational therapists are interested in quality of movement under different environmental conditions. It has been shown that during reaching tasks, the physical aspects of the objects to be grasped can influence the quality of movement. This study investigated whether perceived risk (water temperature) affected the quality of movement during a pouring task. METHOD In a counterbala...

OBJECTIVE The authors compared changes in client performance on three goals poststroke after the Cognitive Orientation to daily Occupational Performance (CO-OP) intervention or standard occupational therapy (SOT) to determine the magnitude and direction of change. METHOD Eight people living in the community following a stroke were randomly assigned to receive CO-OP (n = 4) or SOT (n = 4). CO-...

The issue is not generalist versus specialist, bachelor's degree versus master's degree, or even registered occupational therapist versus certified occupational therapy assistant. The issue is: What is each professional's product? What is the process by which each produces it? What knowledge, skills, and judgment do each need to competently produce the product? And, under what circumstances and...

OBJECTIVE This article links two dimensions of occupational therapy within the context of professionalism: the role of caring and the implications of occupational therapy being a predominantly female profession. METHOD Seven occupational therapists representing various levels of professional experience were interviewed to determine (a) how female occupational therapists perceive caring and (b...

This paper presents brief mforma­ tion on the incidence of alcohol­ ism, its effects on physiological and psychosocial dysfunction, and the disease concept. j\![ ore detai led information is provided on a treatment program designed to meet the special needs of the alco­ holiC pallent, and the integral role of the occupational therapist In this program IS explained. Patients are given support to...

OBJECTIVES The paper describes the case of a physical therapist with acute Low Back Pain (LBP) due to patient handling and the efficacy of Kinesio Taping (KT) around the trunk in the treatment of this occupational LBP. MATERIALS AND METHODS KT was applied around the trunk for 3 days, for an average of 10 h/day. Kinesio tape was applied with 130-140% stretch to the rectus abdominis, internal o...

Occupational therapy relies primarily on communication between the therapist and client for effective intervention. Adequate communication may be influenced by language and cultural differences between the therapist and client. Cultural competence in relation to language and culture is thus a vital part in practice. Limited research exists on cultural competence in occupational therapy students...

Working as an occupational therapist in publicly funded schools requires a variety of skills. These skills include assessing the needs of children, serving as a member of the multidisciplinary team, developing individualized education program (IEP) goals and objectives in conjunction with other team members, providing services, and coordinating efforts with parents, teachers, and administrators...