Development of a community-based return to work program for people with AIDS.
SUMMARY This article overviews the needs assessment and program development process conducted by an occupational therapist in partnership with a community-based agency. The resulting work rehabilitation program for persons living with HIV/AIDS and based on the Model of Human Occupation is utilized as a case example to illustrate the process. The needs assessment of the target population, the processes of organizational and environmental assessment and the resulting program design and program evaluation are discussed.
Department of Occupational Therapy, University of Illinois, Chicago.
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