Ethical considerations in SNF - 1 views

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  #1 kelseyanne44 on 25 Oct 15

   

  http://abctherapeutics.blogspot.com/2015/08/ethical-occupational-therapy-practice.html
  
  This blog posts outlines an ethical dilemma many occupational therapists and occupational therapy students face in SNF- the push for more therapy and to get 60-75 minutes with patients who may not be appropriate for an Ultra High. However, as this article states, many therapists go along with this push because they become concerned with job security or that they simply accept these practices. Furthermore, students may not want to express their concerns because they don't want to stir up conflict and are more concerned with passing their fieldwork rotations. However, if practitioners never speak up, will the push only continue to get worse? I enjoy working with the geriatric population, but I also don't agree with how the reimbursement works in a SNF. As a therapist you have no control over how many minutes of therapy your patient is going to receive, whereas in an acute care hospital setting you can determine the duration of the therapy sessions.

   

  <div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner"><a href="http://abctherapeutics.blogspot.com/2015/08/ethical-occupational-therapy-practice.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://abctherapeutics.blogspot.com/2015/08/ethical-occupational-therapy-practice.html</a> <br /> <br /> This blog posts outlines an ethical dilemma many occupational therapists and occupational therapy students face in SNF- the push for more therapy and to get 60-75 minutes with patients who may not be appropriate for an Ultra High. However, as this article states, many therapists go along with this push because they become concerned with job security or that they simply accept these practices. Furthermore, students may not want to express their concerns because they don't want to stir up conflict and are more concerned with passing their fieldwork rotations. However, if practitioners never speak up, will the push only continue to get worse? I enjoy working with the geriatric population, but I also don't agree with how the reimbursement works in a SNF. As a therapist you have no control over how many minutes of therapy your patient is going to receive, whereas in an acute care hospital setting you can determine the duration of the therapy sessions.</div>

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