title: Voices of community-practicing occupational therapists: an exploratory study.
abstract: ABSTRACT Changing health care delivery systems increasingly demand community-focused care; however, little research has been done exploring the experiences of the limited numbers of occupational therapists in community practice. Therefore, the purpose of this exploratory descriptive study was to better understand the challenges and rewards of community-based occupational therapy. Ten occupational therapists in varied practice settings were interviewed and the data were analyzed qualitatively. Findings suggest a need to understand the experience of community-based occupational therapists and to increase educational and professional support for this important practice area.
authors.affiliation: Department of Occupational Therapy, Dominican University of California, San Rafael, California, USA.
authors.forename: Ruth
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Ramsey