The primary purpose of this paper is to define the role of occupational therapy and the scope of occupational therapy services available for individuals with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) to persons outside of the occupational therapy profession. In addition, this document is intended to clarify the role of occupational therapy with this population for occupational therapists and occupation...

The need for thorough and sound evaluation of clients has been a mandate for occupational therapy since the early 1980s (Ywca, 1981). Several treatises have been printed on the subject in various publications of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) (e.g., American]ournal of Occupational Therapy, Occupational Therapy News, and Mental Health Focus· Skills for Assessment and Treatm...

There is a rcsurgence of discussion concerning the accuraCl' and approrriareness of the word assi~tant in the career title Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant. The dis, cussions focus on a possible title change. The rationale is th,1[ because certified occupational therapy assistants (reportedly) rrovide occupational rherapy independently. the name change would enhance the profession when ...

extensive job stress and workload are main causes of frustration and reduced efficiency among workers and despite negative effects of these factors on employees' performance, related studies in rehabilitation staff are limited. the aim of this study was to evaluate job stress, workload and their related factors in rehabilitation staff. in this cross-sectional study, 150 employees in three ...

This paper argues that participatory research is an approach to developing knowledge that can make significant contributions to occupational therapy. One project, working with older adults in Toronto to organize a new seniors' organization, is used to illustrate the ways in which this approach is participatory and how it can be understood as research. Other examples of participatory research fr...

The principal purposes of the Occupational Therapy Code of Ethics (hereinafter referred to as the Code) are to help protect the public and to reinforce its confidence in the occupational therapy profession rather than to resolve private business, legal, or other disputes for which there are other more appropriate forums for resolution. The Code also is an aspirational document to guide occupati...

This article employs a metaphor of weaving in order to analyze, both historically and critically, the art and science of occupational therapy. To spark reflection about where occupational therapy has been, is now, and would like to progress as the new century approaches, the article is thematically organized around the profession's two most fundamental convictions. These convictions are termed ...

Several articles on the developing specialty of hand therapy within occupational therapy were featured in the September 27, 1990, issue of OT Week. It was disturbing to read, however, that the American Society of Hand Therapists was founded in 1977 not to augment or promote occupational therapy's knowledge base or practice, but rather, to "foster the advancement of the profession of hand therap...

The "Guide to Classification of Occupational Therapy Personnel" has been developed as a resource for the American Occupational Therapy Association and for health care administrators and others requiring the services of occupational therapy personnel. The guide to common job roles of occupational therapy describes the qualifications and performance expectations of associated roles. The job roles...

The development of occupational therapy is rooted in early 20th century medical reform. During the early 1910s, several members of the medical profession, human service workers, and the larger American society were increasingly disturbed by medical practices that did not consider the individual's personal experience of disability. Occupational therapy was developed, in part, out of this desire ...