The Occupational Therapist's Workbook for Ensuring Clinical Competence

by Marie Morreale, Debbie Amini

Overview

The Occupational Therapist’s Workbook for Ensuring Clinical Competence is designed to help occupational therapy students and new practitioners demonstrate the practical problem-solving and real-life clinical reasoning skills essential for fieldwork and clinical practice. This user-friendly resource helps the reader apply occupational therapy concepts, improve narrative and pragmatic reasoning skills, and measure attainment of knowledge and skills needed for successful transition to fieldwork and entry-level practice.

Inside The Occupational Therapist’s Workbook for Ensuring Clinical Competence, a wide variety of client conditions, situations, and intervention options are presented for different practice areas. Knowledge and skills are assessed for fundamental aspects of occupational therapy such as: professionalism, ethical decision-making, evidence-based practice, evaluation and intervention planning, occupation-based interventions, effective communication, supervision, role delineation, activity analysis, cultural competence, interprofessional collaboration, group process, emerging practice areas, department management, safety, documentation, billing and reimbursement, and more.

Marie Morreale and Debbie Amini have incorporated numerous worksheets, learning activities, and worksheet answers in an easy-to-read format. The variety of assessment methods and learning activities used throughout the text stem from the authors' combined decades of teaching experience and include: case studies; vignettes; multiple choice, matching and true/false questions; fill in the blanks; experiential activities and more. Topics are broken down into smaller units and explained step-by-step to allow for easy independent study.Thoroughly explained answers are provided so that readers can check their responses with suggested best practice.These worksheets and learning activities are also useful as role-playing exercises, studying in small groups, and can aid in preparing for fieldwork or the national certification exam.

Included with the text are online supplemental materials for faculty use in the classroom.

The Occupational Therapist’s Workbook for Ensuring Clinical Competence is the go-to text for occupational therapy students and faculty, as well as new occupational therapy practitioners who require the practical problem-solving skills and the clinical decision-making skills essential for fieldwork and clinical practice.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781040135747
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	06/01/2024
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	434
File size:	6 MB

About the Author

Marie J. Morreale, OTR/L, CHT, has been teaching occupational therapy assistant (OTA) students at Rockland Community College, State University of New York in Suffern, since 1998. As an adjunct faculty member, Marie teaches "Professional Issues and Documentation" and "Geriatric Principles." Over the years, she has also taught several other courses in the OTA program including "OT Skills," "Advanced OT Skills," "Therapeutic Activities," and "Advanced Therapeutic Activities." Marie has made significant contributions to curriculum development and also served as interim coordinator of the OTA Program.

Marie graduated summa cum laude from Quinnipiac College (now Quinnipiac University). She has experience working in a variety of occupational therapy practice settings, including inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation, long-term care, adult day care, home health, cognitive rehabilitation, and hand therapy. Marie has been a certified hand therapist for more than 20 years and also served several years on a home health professional advisory committee, consulting on quality assurance issues. Marie has written or coauthored several other occupational therapy texts, including Developing Clinical Competence: A Workbook for the OTA;The OTA’s Guide to Documentation: Writing SOAP Notes (3rd ed.); and The OTA’s Guide to Writing SOAP Notes (2nd ed.). In addition, she authored a chapter on documentation for The Occupational Therapy Manager (5th ed.), published several occupational therapy articles, and is the author of several online continuing education courses. Marie is active in her church community and enjoys anything travel related.

Debbie Amini, EdD, OTR/L, CHT, FAOTA, received her Bachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy from Quinnipiac University, her Masters of Education in Curriculum Instruction/Supervision from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, and her Doctorate of Education in Adult and Community College Education from North Carolina State University.

Dr. Amini joined the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) as Director of Professional Development in 2014. Her previous employment experience includes clinical hand therapy practice, directing an occupational therapy assistant program, and working as an assistant professor of occupational therapy in an Masters of Occupational Therapy program.

Dr. Amini has served in multiple volunteer leadership positions with AOTA, including as Hand Rehabilitation Subsection Coordinator from 2002 to 2005; Physical Disabilities Special Interest Section Chairperson from 2005 to 2008; member of the AOTA’s Commission on Practice from 2008 to 2011; and Chair of the AOTA Commission on Practice from 2011 to 2014.

Dr. Amini was the “Hands On” department columnist for ADVANCE for Occupational Therapy Practitioners from 1999 to 2011 and “Inside Occupation” from 2011 to 2014. She has authored several articles that have appeared in ADVANCE for Directors in Rehabilitation, the AOTA’s Physical Diabetes Quarterly newsletter, OT Practice magazine, and TheAmerican Journal of Occupational Therapy. She has also written several online courses and textbook chapters. She currently serves on the editorial review board for TheOpenJournal of Occupational Therapy and Occupational Therapy in Health Care.

Dr. Amini has presented numerous times at the AOTA, the North Carolina Occupational Therapy Association, and American Society of Hand Therapists annual conferences and has conducted multiple 2-day regional workshops.

Table of Contents

Dedication Acknowledgments About the Authors Introduction Chapter 1 Communicating Effectively Chapter 2 Demonstrating Professionalism Chapter 3 Understanding Professional Roles and Responsibilities Chapter 4 Applying Fundamental Principles Chapter 5 Incorporating Activities and Occupations Chapter 6 Implementing Preparatory Interventions Chapter 7 Evaluating Client Function Chapter 8 Applying Knowledge and Skills in Group Leadership and Mental Health Practice Chapter 9 Demonstrating Knowledge and Skills in Adult Rehabilitation and Geriatrics Chapter 10 Implementing Pediatric Assessments and Interventions Chapter 11 Demonstrating Managerial Skills Index

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Yvonne Randall, EdD, MHA, OTR/L(Private Practice)
Description: This is a workbook of learning activities and worksheets that require the use of clinical reasoning skills that challenge occupational therapy students and entry-level practitioners to effectively navigate clinical practice scenarios.
Purpose: The purpose is to present information for students and entry-level practitioners in a format that requires them to read, think, and process. Answers to the questions appear at the end of each chapter as a self-assessment tool. This excellent resource can be used in the classroom, during fieldwork experiences, and during the transition to professional practice.
Audience: The intended audience is occupational therapy students, educators, and entry-level practitioners.
Features: The 11 chapters cover essential occupational therapy concepts and include specific learning activities and worksheets to build upon current knowledge. The chapters can be grouped into three primary areas, with the first focused on communication, professionalism, professional roles and responsibilities, and managerial skills. Learning activities in this section cover defining occupational therapy, describing the difference between occupational and physical therapy, determining unprofessional conduct, and improving cultural awareness. Worksheets include delegating clients to an occupational therapy assistant, medical terminology and abbreviations, avoiding documentation errors, and role delineation for the occupational therapist and occupational therapy assistant. The second section covers fundamental principles of occupational therapy, the incorporation of activities and occupation into treatment, implementing preparatory interventions effectively, and evaluation of client functions. The learning activities in this section cover activity analysis, grading of specific activities, use of activities for intervention, client factors and motor skills, and generating client interventions. Worksheets include physical agent modalities, interventions for stroke, total hip, and total knee, and grading and adapting specific activities. The third section focuses on the application of knowledge and skills in different practice areas including mental health, adult rehabilitation and geriatrics, and pediatrics. The learning activities cover models of practice for mental health, medical devices, spinal cord injury interventions, cognitive interventions, play performance skills, and school occupations. The worksheets include mental health situations and therapeutic responses, common medications, wheeled mobility, dysphagia, typical and atypical development, and theories guiding pediatric practice. The pages are perforated to allow them to be used as classroom assignments. This workbook also could be a valuable tool as part of study for the national certification examination.
Assessment: This book presents information using an active participant format. Readers must be knowledgeable about the concept(s) for application in the learning activities and worksheets. This is an excellent resource for occupational therapy students, educators, and entry-level practitioners.

Doody's Review Service

This book presents information using an active participant format. Readers must be knowledgeable about the concept(s) for application in the learning activities and worksheets. This is an excellent resource for occupational therapy students, educators, and entry-level practitioners.”

- Yvonne M. Randall, EdD, OTR/L, FAOTA, Touro University Nevada, Doody’s Review Service

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