As we move into the 21st century, there are increasing demands placed on occupational therapists to
ensure their practice is based on sound evidence. Evidence-based practice is an approach to clinical
decision making that has gained considerable interest and influence during the last decade. This
article describes and explains the process of evidence-based practice and its application to clinical
occupational therapy practice. Directions for resources that may assist therapists' self-directed
learning are also provided. As health care becomes more evidence-based, awareness of the principles,
skills, and resources for evidence-based practice is of relevance to all occupational therapists.

This article dicusses the improvement of health care delivery from incorporating EBP into the care of patients. Evidence Based practice takes the most recent research and allows health care professional to implement the findings into the careers. This allows for enhancement of critical thinking, improve their skills and decision making and allows for the patient to get the best care possible.It also helps aid increase cost that occurs in the health care field.

https://evidence-based-practice.wikispaces.com/Benefits+of+EBP

The just gives a description of OT/COTA requirements in West Viriginia. The OT must do the initial evaluation and establish the POC. The COTA is responsible for delivery of the services based upon the OT evaluation and POC. The OT with less than a year of experience is required to see the COTA deliver these services once every two weeks and documentation is required for that. I will attach the link to show the different requirements for each state.

https://www.aota.org/~/media/corporate/files/secure/advocacy/licensure/stateregs/supervision/occupational%20therapy%20assistant%20supervision%20requirements%202016%20final%20jf%202%20edits.pdf

This website gives 5 key factors in professionalism. Professionalism is important in any career. James R. Ball wrote a book in 2001 titled, "Professionalism is for Everyone" and that is where he developed the 5 key factors for professionalism. The five factors are character counts, energy and attitude, pursuit of excellence, competency in the field, and code of conduct. These factors will help you be a successful professional in your field.

This article gives a spin on clinical reasoning in Occupational Therapy. It was described as a "largely tacit, highly imagistic, and deeply phenomenological mode of thinking" This article describes that it is more than the ability justify your reasoning with reasons, it requires you to have knowledge and experience in the field to successfully have clinical reasoning. This article explains that the more experience you get the better you become with clinical reasoning because it allows you to make sense of a disability with a particular individual and develop an approach based off of clinical reasoning for that particular individual.

This website provides a training approach with different activities and strategies to help develop the understanding of psychosocial needs as well as how to give the best person centered care. This is typically used in a long term care setting, but can be used in any setting with older adults. This website will help identify the developmental tasks of older adults, the myths people say about older adults, communication tips, and have a better understanding the impact it makes on communication when the 5 senses begin to decline.

http://www.kahsa.org/files/public/PsycosocialNeeds.pdf

As OT's, we are to develop a therapeutic relationship with our clients. It is our responsibility to understand the clients ethical beliefs to help build that therapeutic relationship. This research gives an analysis of 60 interviews verbatim with family members of elderly individuals in a particular community. It is important for us to understand these individuals thoughts and concerns as it can also have an impact on the different treatment methods we use for a particular client