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robmoat

Mental health evidence in the american journal of occupational therapy - 1 views

D'Amico, M., Jaffe, L., & Gibson, R. W. (2010). Mental health evidence in the american journal of occupational therapy. The American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 64(4), 660-9. Retrieved from ht...

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meganthompson

OT Code of Ethics - 0 views

www.york.cuny.edu/...ational-therapy-code-of-ethics

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  • meganthompson on 03 Aug 14
     
    This web resource outlines the Occupational Therapy Code of Ethics and Ethics Standards, as published in 2010, by the American Occupational Therapy Association. The OT Code of Ethics is a document outlining principles to uphold to maintain high standards of professionalism within the field of occupational therapy when confronted with ethical issues. The American Occupational Therapy Association defined seven principles that occupational therapy practitioners must uphold. These seven principles are beneficence, nonmaleficence, autonomy and confidentiality, social justice, procedural justice, veracity, and fidelity. This web resource defines each of these seven principles as outlined in the American Journal of Occupational Therapy, and explains how occupational therapy practitioners can uphold these principles in practice.
kelseygallimore

Occupational Therapy Interventions for Adults With Stroke | American Journal of Occupat... - 0 views

ajot.aota.org/article.aspx

Occupational Therapy stroke

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  • kelseygallimore on 06 Dec 17
     
    Evidence Connection articles provide a clinical application of systematic reviews developed in conjunction with the American Occupational Therapy Association's (AOTA's) Evidence-Based Practice project. The clinical condition discussed in this inaugural Evidence Connection article is adults with stroke. Findings from the systematic reviews on this topic were published in the January/February 2015 issue of the American Journal of Occupational Therapy and in AOTA's Occupational Therapy Practice Guidelines for Adults With Stroke (Wolf & Nilsen, 2015). Each article in this series will summarize the evidence from the published reviews on a given topic and presents an application of the evidence to a related clinical case. Evidence Connection articles illustrate how the research evidence from the reviews can be used to inform and guide clinical decision making.
courtneycoe

Supervision - 2 views

this article is from the British Journal of Occupational Therapy. This article is an opiion piece written to discuss inconsistencies in the practice and theory of supervision and in provision of tr...

started by courtneycoe on 07 Aug 15 no follow-up yet
brittali

The Heart, Mind, and Soul of Professionalism in Occupational Therapy | American Journal... - 3 views

ajot.aota.org/article.aspx

professionalism

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  • shaemckay on 25 Jul 14
     
    This article focused on the importance of having your heart, mind, and soul behind you and your profession in order to present professionalism within the occupational therapy field. The heart of professionalism in occupational therapy, focuses on doing Good Work and/or ensuring that what we are doing is right for us as well as improving another's life. The mind of professionalism in occupational therapy, this idea is centered around working to broaden the scope of knowledge within occupational therapy as well as providing EVP to your clients because they deserve more than the routine BUE exercises. Lastly, the soul of professionalism within occupational therapy, this involves collaborating with other individuals within the profession, critically evaluating, and brainstorming to ensure that the highest standard of practice is being used within the clinics. These three components are interwoven. Therefore, if one piece, the heart, mind, or soul is missing then the level of professionalism you portray decreases.
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  • stewarts3 on 01 Aug 14
     
    The Heart, Mind, and Soul of Professionalism in Occupational Therapy. This is an AJOT article that discusses the topic of professionalism and how it applies to occupational therapy practice. The article discusses the "heart of professionalism" and how presenting oneself in a professional manner is crucial in today's healthcare market as an occupational therapy practitioner.
  • lannars on 06 Aug 14
     
    This article explores the question of how as OT's we stay convinced that our work is, and can always be, right for ourselves just as it is good for the world. The author proposes the answer lies in how we understand and enact professionalism
  • saracrall on 07 Aug 14
     
    This is a really neat article. It personifies professionalism and puts a whole new meaning to it. It emphasizes the importance of it for our field and how it has evolved over the years. I like how it talks about professionalism can bring occupational therapists together and "nourish our convictions in the rightness of our work for ourselves and its goodness for the world." This article is written more like a novel and I think many people would enjoy the read!!
  • meganthompson on 09 Aug 14
     
    This article provides an interesting perspective concerning professionalism in occupational therapy. In this article the author examines the importance of having your heart, mind, and soul as your driving force in order to demonstrate professionalism. The heart of professionalism involves a belief that what you do to better people's lives and society is so special that no amount of money could measure how important it is to you. The mind of professionalism involves the application of knowledge and expertise that enables a therapist to be empowered and inspired to utilize evidence within their everyday practice to better meet their patients' needs. Lastly, the soul of professionalism includes the special bond therapists have with one another and with their patients, focused on collaboration and creativity, in order to provide the highest quality of care to their patients.
  • arikamarie on 18 Aug 15
     
    This article in The American Journal of Occupational Therapy sets out to describe professionalism and how it relates to the occupational therapy field and career. The author, Wendy Wood (2004), describes professionalism as an "ideal that encompasses widely held expectations of, and objective standards for evaluating, any field that calls itself a profession." She emphasizes how personal professionalism is and relates it to the heart, mind, and soul to illustrate its most crucial elements. She describes the history of the profession and how it along with professionalism has developed as the field has grown. Wood goes on to state that any field, occupational therapy included, which claims professional stature must be equally dedicated to developing it's "mind" and "heart." This just means that the body of knowledge must also continue to grow and develop as the profession grows. We must also grow as professionals who are interacting with one another. Wood (2004) states the importance of interacting with others in ways that are "honest, critically evaluative, and dedicated toward realizing a greater good."
  • mregan1301 on 30 Oct 15
     
    This article provides a guideline on how occupational therapists can understand and carryout professional behavior. The author breaks down professionalism in terms of "the vital elements" the heart, mind, and soul and how to apply these aspects in a professional manner. The author highlights the fact that professionalism is a process and grows over time.
  • karajordan on 17 Oct 16
     
    As we engage our hearts to do Good Work, strive to nourish our minds, and to cultivate the authenticity of our souls we can help make the field of occupational therapy stand out and be a pillar of professionalism. Wendy Wood's article is inspiring and is a good read to give you a little boost.
  • brittali on 09 Dec 16
     
    The author's purpose of this article was to promote professionalism as heart, mind, and soul at all level so that all we do in the name of occupational therapy not only remains right for ourselves and good for the world, but also grows more so over time. He described professionalism as especially important for the well-being of individuals or of society at large, having a value so special that money cannot serve as its sole measure: it is also simply good work. The author was captured by the magic of occupational therapy as a counselor at a summer camp for autistic children, which was a truly inspiring story about how he fell in love with the profession. He emphasized how personal professionalism is; so personal, in fact, that he uses the metaphors of heart, mind, and soul to depict its most vital elements. Any field claiming professional stature must be just as dedicated to cultivating its mind as it is to nourishing its heart, as the two are wonderfully symbiotic. I loved this article, and it truly depicted the meaning of and what it means to be an occupational therapist at a personal level.
harrisn2

End-of-Life Care - 1 views

I chose to look at the differences between hospice and palliative care along with the role of OT in the end-of-life setting. Hospice care is for individuals of all ages with life-limiting illnesses...

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Megan Applegate

music and mental health.pdf - 0 views

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  • Megan Applegate on 06 Aug 16
     
    Individuals experiencing mental health disorders are susceptible to impairments in occupational functioning due to decreased concentration, memory, thought processes, insight, judgement, decision-making, reality orientation, regulating emotions, understanding perception, motivation, and psycho-motor activity. This is a quantitative study out of the South American Journal of Occupation Therapy that studied the effects of slow vs. fast tempo of music on symptoms of psychosis during occupation. There were 160 individuals with diagnosed psychological disorders in a psych hospital in South Africa. The subjects participated in a leatherwork activity while listening to either fast paced/upbeat music or low tempo/slow music. Attention/focus, ability to follow instructions, directedness towards the activity, and motivation were measured in groups of individuals who had psycho-motor agitation or psycho-motor inhibition psychosis. The study found that listening to music during an activity has the ability to improve all three variables in both agitation and inhibited-motor psychosis. Fast-paced tempo significantly improves attention in individuals with inhibited motor-psychosis. The ability to follow instructions improved in both fast and slow tempo music for both agitated and inhibited individuals. Directedness and motivation did not significantly improve in any of the groups. This study indicates that music can improve the ability to perform occupations and activities in individuals with mental health disorders. Music is very individualized and it may be difficult for OT practitioners to work with groups of individuals when introducing music. IT is important for an OT to gather a good understanding of a patient's preferences and determine if they would be a good candidate for the use of music during therapy. More research is recommended in this area to further determine the effects of music on occupation in this population.
kimbleraf

Evidence Based Practice - 0 views

Authors state that the purpose of this study was to examine how U.S. occupational therapy practitioner's access and use clinically relevant evidence based practice research. Authors surveyed clinic...

started by kimbleraf on 16 Aug 15 no follow-up yet
nicarobe88

Professionalism - 1 views

This article published in the American Journal of Occupational Therapy proposes how we exhibit professionalism lie in how we understand and enact it daily. Clearly, professionalism is an ideal that...

Wood W. (2004). The heart mind and soul of professionalism in therapy. American Journal Occupational Therapy May_June 2004 Vol. 58 249-257. doi:10.5014_ajot.58.3.249

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emking

Evidence-Based Practice - 0 views

This study examines how occupational therapists in the United States access and use clinically relevant research results. Clinically practicing occupational therapists who were members of the Ameri...

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lwasil08

A Ten Step Process for Resolving Ethical Issues - 0 views

www.asha.org/...10step

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  • lwasil08 on 28 Oct 14
     
    I found this ten-step process for resolving ethical issues in the school from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. I thought this was a really nice guide and one that can be used by OT's as we look to our Code of Ethics. 
beihlt

Diabetes and OT - 1 views

Occupational therapy focuses on lifestyle modification, health promotion, remediation of physical and visual impairments, and maximizing self-care independence, all of which are directly and advers...

http:__occupational-therapy.advanceweb.com_Archives_Article-Archives_On-the-Front-Lines.aspx

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kolodziejs

Clinical Reasoning - 0 views

Narrative reasoning is a central mode of clinical reasoning in OT. Therapists reason narratively when they are concerned with disability as an illness experience, that is, with how a physiological ...

http:__ajot.aota.org_article.aspx?articleid=1877119

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alisonnurre

Supporting Adults With Alzheimer's Disease and Related Major Neurocognitive Disorders a... - 1 views

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Alzheimer's

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  • alisonnurre on 08 Dec 17
     
    Occupational therapy practitioners play a significant role in supporting adults with Alzheimer's disease and related major neurocognitive disorders, as well as their caregivers, through all phases of the disease process. This editorial highlights the systematic reviews completed in collaboration with the American Occupational Therapy Association's Evidence-Based Practice Project that summarize the evidence for the effectiveness of interventions within the scope of occupational therapy practice for this population. Readers are encouraged to translate and integrate this updated knowledge into everyday practice.
alisonnurre

Rehabilitation Research at the National Institutes of Health: Moving the Field Forward ... - 0 views

https://ajot.aota.org/article.aspx?articleid=2618316&resultClick=3 Approximately 53 million Americans live with a disability. For decades, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has been conducti...

Rehabilitation Research

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alliejpeugh

A Problem-Solving Version of the Allen Cognitive Level Test | American Journal of Occup... - 1 views

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  • alliejpeugh on 19 Oct 16
     
    I chose this article because we use the Allen Cognitive level often in my setting and I continue to question the outcome at times yet everyone experienced that I work with fully believes that it is a great assessment. I like the idea in this article that there is more to be learned than the ACL can give you.
kaleycloud

Guidelines for Supervision, Roles, and Responsibilities During the Delivery of Occupati... - 0 views

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  • aduseipokue on 22 Aug 14
     
    This document provides a definition for supervision: viewed as a cooperative process in which two or more people participate in a joint effort to establish, maintain and or elevate the level of competence and performance. The authors add that supervision is based on a mutual understanding between the supervisor and supervisee about each other's competence, experience, education and credentials. For me, it was interesting that the authors indicated that supervision is supposed to promote growth, encourage creativity and innovation. Thus, if your relationship with your supervisor does not reflect this then you may want to meet and discuss this document.
  • kaleycloud on 22 Sep 16
     
    This article discusses the general supervision guidelines for OTs and OTAs. It is broken down into four sections which cover general supervision, supervision of OTs and OTAs, roles and responsibilities, and supervision of OT aides. Supervision is defined at a joint effort to establish, maintain, or elevate competence and performance. The article urges OTs to seek mentorship as supervision to maintain competency and increase knowledge. Delegation of tasks to OTAs by OTs should be done with regard to the complexity of the client's needs/the intervention technique, the practice setting, and state/agency requirements.
kaleycloud

The Heart, Mind, and Soul of Professionalism in Occupational Therapy | American Journal... - 0 views

ajot.aota.org/article.aspx

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  • aduseipokue on 08 Aug 14
     
    This article explores professionalism as an ideal that encompasses widely held expectations of, and and objective standards for evaluating,any field that calls itself a profession. The author seeks to promote professionalism as heart, mind, and soul at all levels so that all practitioners do in the name of occupational therapy will remain right for themselves and good for the world.
  • kaleycloud on 22 Sep 16
     
    This article discusses professionalism in OT practice and what it means. Professionalism was broken down into three parts: the heart, mind, and soul. The main point the author stressed is that professionalism is personal and is the responsibility of each individual. The heart was described as the pleasure and pride taken in our work as OTs. The mind is the specialized body of knowledge that makes OT unique. The soul is the authentic and genuine connections with both patients and colleagues. Each of these can be disrupted but it is the individual's responsibility to try and create a solution to further promote the professionalism of OT.
kaleycloud

Ethical Considerations Related to Evidence-Based Practice | American Journal of Occupat... - 0 views

ajot.aota.org/article.aspx

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  • kaleycloud on 26 Sep 16
     
    This article discussed EPB and some of the ethics surrounding its use. One of the barriers to practitioners using EPB stated in the article was that at times research presents more ambiguity than providing answers. This can be due to the difficulty defining and measuring some aspects of occupational therapy. Some ethical issues brought up included conflict of interests, informed consent especially during the research of a vulnerable population, and bias in research topic selection or support. Overall, OTs are ethically obligated to make sure that their decisions are being made based on the best evidence available.
mflower

Occupational Therapy Interventions for Chronic Diseases: A Scoping Review - 1 views

* Hand, C., Law, M., & McColl, M.A. (2011). Occupational therapy for interventions for chronic diseases: A scoping review. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 65, 428-436. Doi: 10.5014/ajot.2...

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