title: Management of occupational therapy services for persons with cognitive impairments (statement). The American Occupational Therapy Association, Inc.
abstract: In summary, occupational therapy practitioners play a critical role in helping persons with cognitive impairments establish or maintain meaningful and productive lives within their social and cultural environment. Occupational therapy practitioners effectively address a wide range of cognitive difficulties in clients with a variety of ages and diagnoses. Intervention may be directed toward the individual with cognitive impairments or toward persons who care for or interact with them (e.g., family members, significant others, employers, school personnel, other health care workers). Treatment includes changing the person's skills or behaviors or adapting the task and/or environment to maintain function, ease care-giving, reduce safety hazards, and maximize independence.
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009788:Occupational Therapy / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D010346:Patient Care Management / Q000592:standards; D010819:Physician's Role