The profession of occupational therapy is widely misunderstood. Other healthcare professionals and clients do not understand the values, scope of practice, or skillset occupational therapy practitioners (OTPs) embody. This leads to OTP burnout and suboptimal patient care. Further, OTPs have assimilated to the practices of other health disciplines which perpetuates the problem. This project proposes a solution to be utilized within a home health setting that addresses the issue from three angles: instruction for other healthcare professionals that is provided at a level commensurate with previous experience and education, education for clients accessible for all levels of general and health literacy, and support for OTPs in the form of updated documentation methods to facilitate a return to occupation-based practice. EKB Model of Consumer Behavior drives the approach, and instruction methods are based on Adult Learning Theory. AOTA’s Occupational Therapy Practice Framework: Domain and Process 4th Edition (OTPF-4) supports the development of documentation to facilitate occupation-based practice. This proposal is the first to provide a comprehensive, theory-driven solution to the issue and this model can easily be adapted to settings outside home health.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:bu.edu/oai:open.bu.edu:2144/45045 |
| Date | 25 August 2022 |
| Creators | Jackson, Michelle |
| Contributors | Thomure, Anderson Ryan, Jacobs, Karen |
| Source Sets | Boston University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis/Dissertation |
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