Occupational Therapy Settings Assignment Chart
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Occupational Therapy Settings Assignment Chart
List the traditional/medical setting you have cho-
sen (only list ONE setting here): Acute Care- Hos-
pital setting
List the non-traditional/non-medical setting you have chosen (only list ONE setting here):
Describe the role of occupational therapy in this traditional/medical setting (consider all parts of the OT process): The role of OT for acute care in hospitals focuses on medically stabilizing the client, facilitating mobilization, performing thera-
peutic intervention activities, and creating dis-
charge plans. Describe the role of occupational therapy in this non-traditional/non-medical setting (consider all parts of the OT process):
Describe the type of clients who would receive OT services in this traditional/medical setting (in-
clude possible diagnoses): In this setting, clients who have just been admitted into the hospital present with a decline in function from their ad-
mitting diagnosis would receive OT services. Clients with sudden, emergent injury, illness, or severe/life-threatening medical conditions such as strokes, heart attacks, respiratory failure, UTIs, and severe infections would receive OT ser-
vices in this setting.
Describe the type of clients who would receive OT services in this non-traditional/non-medical setting (include possible diagnoses):
Describe what the client-therapist relationship will “look like” in this traditional/medical setting:
The client-therapist relationship in this setting would be quick with a lot of turnover. Acute care
is short term, therefore, the practitioners will not
get to know their clients as well as they would in a more traditional setting such as rehab. Describe what the client-therapist relationship will “look like” in this non-traditional/non-medi-
cal setting; will it differ from the relationship es-
tablished in the traditional/medical setting that you chose?:
What is the role of the OT vs OTA, considering the supervision requirements and the profes-
sional responsibilities, within this traditional/
medical setting? The OT’s role in this setting is to evaluate the client’s current abilities, create a personalized treatment plan to address client’s functions, reduce risk of patient decline, use in-
terventions to improve client’s independency, and assist medical team with discharge planning.
The OTA will be responsible for implementing the OT’s recommendations and reporting back to
the OT any updates, changes or concerns regard-
What is the role of the OT vs OTA, considering the supervision requirements and the profes-
sional responsibilities, within this non-tradi-
tional/non-medical setting?
ing the patient’s progress. The OTA can also con-
tribute ideas and feedback in regards to the dis-
charge plan.
How would you advocate for the presence of OT in the non-traditional setting
that you have cho-
sen? Who would you advocate to? How would you explain/justify the importance of having an OTA in this setting? Answer all three questions in depth for full credit.
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