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What is OT?/Ethics
Fundamentals Test 1 (stack 2)
Question | Answer |
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OT defined by AOTA | therapeutic use of everyday occupations with individuals or groups for the purpose of participation in roles, and situations in home, school, workplace, community and other settings |
OT therapy services are provided for the purpose of promoting ... | health and wellness to people who have or are at risk for developing an illness, injury, disease, disorder, condition, impairment,disability, activity limitation or participation restriction |
OT began in ... | the psychiatric setting in the 18th century when a new focus of "moral"treatment of the mentally ill was adopted |
Philippe Pinel and William Tuke | influenced the use of the occupations in to facilitated improvements of those with mental illness |
William Dunton | psychiatrist in the 1800's, established 9 principles of occupations/activities |
World War I | Occupational therapy focused on treating those with physical injuries/"reconstruction aids" |
Samuel Tuke | provided alternative place of treatment other than the "insane asylum" / used activities such as gardening, sewing, farming to promote healing |
Herbert Hall | developed sheltered workshops and focused on increasing pts quality of life using crafts and usable products |
Herbert Hall | wrote 6 books and trained individuals in the use of OT |
Susan Tracy | a nurse who utilized activity to promote recovery/ wrote the first OT book |
George Barton | personal experience with hemiparesis; established a "home" for physically impaired and used "occupation" to assist with pt recovery |
William Dunton | wrote a manual for nurses regarding the use of OT in recovery; credited for being the first national association for OT; focused was with the psy setting |
Eleanor Clark Slagle | One of the founders of OT; emphasized the need for balance between work, rest and play; promoted "habit training" |
Adolph Meyer | promoter of OT and worked with Eleanor Slagle; credited with organizing the first model of human occupations |
Benjamin Rush | "Father of American Psychiatry" encouraged "occupations" |
Benjamin Rush | "pioneer" in OT; Used activities such as ironing, washing, cutting wood and gardening |
Clare Spackman and Helen Willard | wrote the 1st OT textbook in 1947 |
Jean Ayers | incorporated her understanding of sensory experiences in OT |
Mary Riley | challenged the profession to continue to utilize occupations as it grew and changed |
Wilma West | encouraged the progression to seek out treatment interventions that would respond to the changing needs of society |
Ann Mosey | author of OT publications/promoted the need for research |
World War II | OTA was born/ "rehab movement" |
According to AOTA the philosophical base of OT | man is an active being whose development is influenced by purposeful activity, using their capacity for intrinsic motivation, human beings are able to influence their physical & mental health and social and physical environment through purposeful activity |
Altruism | individuals ability to put the needs of others before their own |
Equality | the desire to promote fairness in interactions with others |
Freedom | the desires of the client guides the intervention; allows choices, independence, and self direction |
Justice | fair and impartial manner |
Dignity | promotion and preservation of the individuality by assisting the client to engage in meaningful occupations regardless of their disability |
Prudence | clinical and ethical reasoning skills, sound judgement, and reflection to make decisions to direct on in their areas of practice |
Ethical distress | may occur when the practitioner and client/family/others have different opinions regarding the goals of care |
Ethical dilemma | may occur where there is conflict between ethical beliefs and choices that appear to be morally unacceptable; practitioner has to choose between X and Y but can not to both |
Ethical Choices | Identify the ethical question, alternatives, problem solve, select and act on best choice, justify the choice and evaluate results |
OT Code of Ethics (7 Principles) | Beneficience, Nonmaleficence, Autonomy and Confidentiality, Social Justice, Procedure Justice, Veracity, Fidelity |
Beneficience | demonstrate a concern for the safety and well-being of the recipients of their service |
Nonmaleficence | intentionally refrain from actions that cause harm |
Autonomy and Confidentiality | respect the rights of the individual to self determination |
Social Justice | provide services in a fail and equitable manner |