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kaleycloud

Our Mandate for the New Millennium: Evidence-Based Practice | American Journal of Occup... - 1 views

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  • kaleycloud on 22 Sep 16
     
    This 2000 Slagle lecture discusses EBP in OT. The lecture begins by breaking down the 5 levels of evidence used in research as well as provides scenarios for use of EPB. It also stresses the importance of continuing education and staying up to date with the latest research so that you can defend that what you are doing works. The lecture also posed five questions that you can ask yourself to determine if you are being an EBP practitioner: Do I examine what I do by asking clinical questions? Do I take time to track down the best evidence for guidance? Do I appraise evidence or take it at face value? Do I use evidence to do the right thing correctly? and Do I evaluate the impact of the evidence?. The biggest barrier to EBP was described as each individual's own attitude and motivation towards implementing EBP.
meglitwiller

Occupation-centred, occupation-based, occupation-focused: Same, same or different? - 0 views

This article aims to break apart three term often talked about interchangeably when talking, describing, or thinking about what we do as occupational therapists. The three terms are occupation-cen...

started by meglitwiller on 24 Oct 16 no follow-up yet
brittali

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

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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.
shaemckay

Use Of Clinical Reasoning Skills to Enable Patient Centred Problem Solving - 0 views

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  • shaemckay on 04 Aug 14
     
    Do we all know why we are doing what we are doing in treatment? Are our treatment approaches client-centered? Is our treatment occupation based? This webpage provides a quick definition of patient-centered and clinical reasoning. At the end there is a reflection activity that is suggested for CIs to do with their students; however, more than likely they don't know about this activity. So be proactive, do it yourself, learn for the experience, and embrace the experience.
kaleycloud

Clinical Reasoning inı Occupational Therapy:ı An Integrative Reviewı - 0 views

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  • kaleycloud on 21 Sep 16
     
    This article discusses three types of clinical reasoning often used with occupational therapy practitioners. These types include scientific, narrative, and pragmatic. The main questions brought up by the authors were what is clinical reasoning and how does it influence practice?, what can we do to increase clinical reasoning skills?, and do views of clinical reasoning work in the reality of practice?. Aspects that influence use of clinical reasoning included the therapists views of OT, therapists life knowledge, ability to carry out treatments, and interest in patients and profession. It is important to understand what types of clinical reasoning are being utilized in particular practice contexts in order to help with the creation of staff and self development models.
alliejpeugh

Systematic Review of the Effects of Exercise on Activities of Daily Living in People Wi... - 0 views

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alzheimer disease exercise

shared by alliejpeugh on 09 Aug 14 - No Cached
  • bethanysp on 09 Aug 14
     
    This is a systematic review that looks at the evidence for the effects of exercise on ADL functioning of people with AD. This review also looked at the effects of exercise on cognition and mood and on physical performance. The initial search for articles for the systematic review began with over 2000 articles, and the reviewers narrowed it down to 6 articles. Overall, they found that exercise can, in fact improve ADL function in people with AD. Exercise can also improve physical performance, and may slow the decline in cognition and boost mood in those with AD.
  • alliejpeugh on 14 Nov 16
     
    This article used 6 other articles to review effects of exercise on ADL performance of those with Alzheimer's Disease. Occupational therapy intervention that includes aerobic and strengthening exercises may help improve independence in ADLs and improve physical performance in people with Alzheimer's. More research needs to done to identify specific components of intervention and optimal dosage to develop clinical guidelines. At my SNF placement, I have worked with many residents with Alzheimer's. We do use strength training with most patients is they are able to do it, and we also work to increase endurance as well. It is good to see evidence to back up treatment
alliejpeugh

http://www.tbims.org/combi/ils/ils2012b.pdf - 0 views

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assessments inpatient care

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  • alliejpeugh on 14 Nov 16
     
    This assessment is based on observation of a patient in a more natural environment/setting and looks at if they initiate expected activities such as, turning off appliances, closing doors when they leave, doing dishes, prepping dinner.. etc within 15 min of expected time. This is looked at and recorded each day of the week. In acute care this is just not very applicable, as we don't watch patients all day, every day of the week and the Vets are in an unfamiliar setting where they likely won't initiate such activities even if cognition is unimpaired. Even the activities that do occur in the hospital setting, such as eating lunch, don't apply very well because the score is acquired by adding up how they did each day of the week and it is not very practical to see a patient every day for the entirety of their lunch for a week straight. This may be a nice assessment for the nursing home to use in some instances.
kaleycloud

How Do We Change Practice When We Have the Evidence? | American Journal of Occupational... - 0 views

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  • kaleycloud on 27 Nov 16
     
    This article discusses evidence based practice and how even with evidence it can be difficulty to incorporate new changes into practice. There are several steps that need to be taken in order to properly incorporate new evidence into practice, such as determining relevance to setting, creating new guidelines, and adopting these new guidelines into practice. Due to several barriers, these changes typically do not take place immediately. Some barriers to adopting new research findings into practice include: profession, legislative, administrative, practitioner, patient/patient family, and value/belief barriers.
petertapolyai

The American Occupational Therapy Association Advisory Opinion for the Ethics Commissio... - 1 views

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  • mregan1301 on 30 Oct 15
     
    This article is the AOTA's position on how to set professional boundaries with patients. The article provides examples of ethical documents within the the profession of OT, such as the Occupational Therapy Code of Ethics Standards. It then goes on to define professional boundaries and how to set them. Case study examples are provided for how to set professional boundaries, in a variety of contexts.
  • petertapolyai on 10 Aug 16
     
    This is a great article pertaining directly to ethics of occupational therapy practitioners in skilled nursing facilities. The article clearly defines each ethical principal outlined in the AOTA code of ethics and how they relate to practice. The article then has several case studies that give specific ethical dilemmas and solve the dilemma with evidence from the AOTA ethical principals. One specif case study explained how it was unethical to treat a family member to do potential violations of justice and fairness.
  • petertapolyai on 10 Aug 16
     
    This is a great article pertaining directly to ethics of occupational therapy practitioners in skilled nursing facilities. The article clearly defines each ethical principal outlined in the AOTA code of ethics and how they relate to practice. The article then has several case studies that give specific ethical dilemmas and solve the dilemma with evidence from the AOTA ethical principals. One specif case study explained how it was unethical to treat a family member to do potential violations of justice and fairness.
shaemckay

How Evidence-Based is Your Therapy Practice? - 0 views

theanonymousot.com

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  • shaemckay on 05 Aug 14
     
    If you scroll through this homepage you will find various blog postings from the pediatric anonymous occupational therapists. I enjoy reading these postings as she is level headed and tries to combine "what a practitioner should do" with "living in the real world". The OT discusses EBP in one of her postings that, more than likely, applies to most practicing therapists. She discusses how many individuals do what they do in treatment because "it worked before" or "learned it from another therapist" along with the lack of resources and time clinicians have to located EB articles. However, the OT challenged all personality types and clinicians to try to make a small change and incorporate more EBP into their daily treatment sessions.
shaemckay

Tips for Professionalism - 0 views

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  • shaemckay on 05 Aug 14
     
    This article is aimed at assisting psychology graduate students in reaching an expected level of professionalism. Although it is not aim at occupational therapy graduate students, I feel that the concepts shared are broad and valid for all professionals. As graduate students we all should know how to look, act, and think like a professional, but do we? Do you fall short in any of these following areas? Dressing the part: When necessary where professional and conservative clothing. Make sure your clothes fit and that it is free of wrinkles. Know your manners: Always smile, use a person's name if you know it, don't use your cell phone unless it is an emergency, beware of your tone and volume, and when sending an email be sure to use formal etiquette. Get involved: become involved in the community and promote occupational therapy, as well as build your network. Bring value to others: how do you successfully build your network? You look for opportunity to help others.
harrisn2

"Many Doctors Who Diagnose Alzheimer's Fail to Tell The Patient." - 0 views

The short media clip on npr.org discussed that many families of Alzheimer's patients feel as if they are not being served as well as they should be because these patients are not being told by thei...

started by harrisn2 on 19 Nov 15 no follow-up yet
jordanabowling

School-Based Occupational Therapists' Perspectives on Using iPads - 0 views

https://www.aota.org/Publications-News/otp/Archive/2016/10-10-16-well-read/school-ipad.aspx The above link is AOTA's examination of using iPads for school-based OT services. The examination demons...

started by jordanabowling on 05 Nov 17 no follow-up yet
courtneyb22

Psychosocial Documentation: Are Your Objectives Functional, Measurable and Reimbursable? - 1 views

http://sci-hub.cc/10.1300/J004v14n03_02 This paper critiques the skill of writing objectives (short-term goals) in mental health practice, and discusses the need for precise documentation in the co...

Occupational Therapy Psychosocial

started by courtneyb22 on 17 Nov 17 no follow-up yet
kdoug2016

Clinical Reasoning in Pediatrics - 1 views

I saw this post in an email from OT Practice and looked up some of the blogs so I could keep up with all things OT. There are some great suggestions for how to use better clinical reasoning when de...

Occupational Clinical

started by kdoug2016 on 02 Aug 16 no follow-up yet
mflower

Systematic Review of the Effects of Exercise on Activities of Daily Living in People Wi... - 1 views

Link: http://ajot.aota.org/article.aspx?articleid=1863114&resultClick=1 This article used 6 other articles to review effects of exercise on ADL performance of those with Alzheimer's Disease. Occupa...

started by mflower on 30 Oct 16 no follow-up yet
amandamccoy

Professional Boundaries: Where to Draw the Line https://www.aota.org/-/media/Corporate/... - 0 views

This article gives guideline for OT practitioners on how to define and set their professional boundaries so that they do not find themselves in a scenario in which they may violate the code of ethi...

started by amandamccoy on 11 Nov 16 no follow-up yet
kaleycloud

We Need Research on Psychosocial Occupational Therapy | American Journal of Occupationa... - 0 views

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  • kaleycloud on 27 Nov 16
     
    In this letter to the editor in AJOT, an OT working in a mental health setting describes the difficulty of proving the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of OT in mental health. When asked to provide such evidence at her work place, even with the help of some of the prominent mental health OTs she was unable to find enough research. She makes a call for those interested in the mental health profession to begin to do more research in the area in order to protect OTs role in the setting.
keriboyce

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Occupational therapy Evidence based practice TBI

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  • keriboyce on 02 Aug 16
     
    This article discusses TBI as a widely variable diagnosis in terms of demographics, presentation, deficits, and interventions provided. The research base for TBI is broad ranging from epidemiological studies to qualitative studies. The author of this article believes that we can do more to help our patients than the evidence can ever support. She believes that OT needs to move from the evidence-based philosophy to the evidence-informed practice to best integrate OT clinical expertise and research findings and to best serve clients with TBI.
anthonyroscoe

Reducing Hospital Readmissions: Lessons from Top Performing Hospitals - 2 views

Patient readmission is commonly seen at the Cleveland clinic and I found this to be an interesting read into understanding how hospitals might do things different to reduce patient readmission. T...

Patient Readmission Community Care Health System

started by anthonyroscoe on 10 Aug 16 no follow-up yet
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