Occupational therapy and the need to influence delivery of service.
This article is an attempt to re-define the role of the occupational therapist in light of numerous concepts and models which have been developed in recent years. The de-emphasis on hospital-based programs is significant and the community role for the occupational therapist, while not necessarily new, is a much expanded one which offers exciting and challenging prospects for the future. The need to influence the system for the delivery of service to embrace this community concept is emphasized.
D002170:Canada; D003153:Community Health Services; D003695:Delivery of Health Care; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D009788:Occupational Therapy / Q000639:trends*; D010358:Patient Participation