This is a great resource providing links to articles and other sites that promote evidence based practice in pediatric occupational therapy. I used the resources listed under the school-based section frequently during this rotation because I was in a school. I think this is a great resource for anyone looking to go into pediatrics, I know it was very helpful to me for coming up with treatment ideas as well as developing a better understanding of my students diagnoses and subsequent needs.

This is a fact sheet that talks about the roles that OTs can play in a community mental health setting. This is a setting that would allow OTs to work primarily with the psychosocial needs of clients. Settings that fall into this category include: community mental health centers, assertiveness community treatment teams, psychosocial clubhouses, homeless and women's shelters, correctional facilities, senior centers, after-school programs, as well as homes and workplaces. OTRs and COTAs in these settings focus on providing services that promote physical and mental health and wellness, habilitation and rehabilitation, and approaches that are recovery-oriented. Research suggests that OT services and interventions can have a positive impact on those with mental illnesses living in the community.

This is a website that outlines the laws and regulations regarding supervision in occupational therapy, physical therapy, and athletic training in Ohio. The section pertaining to OT is section 4755-7-04 starting at the bottom of page 21. Supervision guidelines were put into place to ensure that OT consumers are protected. OTRs are ultimately responsible for all clients, as well as actions of COTAs, students (both MOT and COTA), as well as unlicensed staff. If an OTR is responsible for administering evaluations, directly treating, and supervising COTAs, the ratio should be no more than 1 OTR per 4 COTAs. However, if the OTR is only administering evaluations and supervising COTAs, the ratio increases to 1 OTR per 6 COTAs.

This study is a qualitative study that looks at how first and second year OT students perceive the concept of professionalism. They found 3 general themes in these students perceptions: searching for explicit examples, responsibility to the profession, and building and fulfilling societal responsibility. I liked this article because the authors state that this is an important concept to understand so that OT programs, OT managers, and OT practitioners can more easily identify research and education priorities when it comes to professionalism.

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 ethics. I really like this article because it provides a lot of scenarios in which an ethical violation could occur and provides information regarding what our code of ethics dictate we do.

This article from AOTA talks about what exactly clinical reasoning is, and offers up a different definition from what has been the traditional one in OT. They state that clinical reasoning is not only being able to give specific reasons to justify decisions, but is also understanding and knowledge that we gain through experience. It is more than just applying theory, it is something that we must work to incorporate into our every day routines as OTs.