This article discusses the importance of evidence based practice in occupational therapy. Although we all know evidence based practice is important and vital to the profession of OT many practioners are concerned that results of population based research may not be relevant for their specific patients. I have noticed throughout my past clinical that most research is done in urban areas and often times does not reflect the population of patients I seen on a daily basis in the rural Ohio area (ex. amish patients). The article goes on to state that this is a particular concern for occupational therapy. The article then begins to discuss the Occupational Performance Process Model which outlines the therapy problem solving process and may help assist therapist dealing with a variety of individual characterisitcs to integrate knowledge from both client and therapist.
Egan, M., Dubouloz, C. J., Von Zweck, C., & Vallerand, J. (1998). The client-centred evidence-based practice of occupational therapy. Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy, 65(3), 136-143.

I found this article rather interesting because I have been treating two cancer patients within the last few weeks of my rotation. This study examined patient satisfaction with treatment-planning and follow-up appointments among 58 recently diagnosed ENT and GI cancer patients seen at a multidisciplinary cancer clinic.Patients reported which medical specialties they saw, whether adjuvant treatment was planned, and whether they had a chance to discuss their feelings about the diagnosis. Patients also rated the attention paid by staff to several psychosocial issues considered relevant to cancer. These included how the patient was coping, support services available, and the issue of common emotional reactions to cancer. Results from this study suggests that patient satisfaction may enhance when hospital staff attend to and provide for the psychosocial needs by cancer.
Walker, M. S., Ristvedt, S. L., & Haughey, B. H. (2003). Patient care in multidisciplinary cancer clinics: does attention to psychosocial needs predict patient satisfaction?. Psycho‐Oncology, 12(3), 291-300.

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 training. The article states that OT has endorsed the practice of clinical supervision to promote high quality services and professional accountability however, would suggest the profession should adopt a theoretical framework for supervision, make their expectations explicit, and build an infrastructure including training and audit to demonstrate the effectiveness of supervision in improving patient care as well as supporting staff growth.

Brayman, S. J., Clark, G. F., DeLany, J. V., Garza, E. R., Radomski, M. V., Ramsey, R., ... & Lieberman, D. (2003). Guidelines for supervision, roles, and responsibilities during the delivery of occupational therapy services (2004). The American journal of occupational therapy: official publication of the American Occupational Therapy Association, 58(6), 663-667.

This article was presented by Wendy Wood in the 2004 issue of AJOT. In summary, this article looks into the history of our profession. The reasons why we do what we do every single day we go into work. Just like all professions, you have to meet responsibilities while adpating to the changing times. The article suggests we return to the heart of the professionalism when serving our clients and facility we work for. It suggests that the heart, mind, and soul are three interconnecting elements of a living, whole, and transcendent fabric with each OT having a unique contribution to occuational therapys professionalism as a whole. American Journal of Occupational Therapy, May/June 2004, Vol. 58, 249-257. doi:10.5014/ajot.58.3.249