Role delineation of the registered occupational therapist and the certified occupational therapy assistant in child psychiatry.
This article describes the complementary roles of Registered Occupational Therapists and Certified Occupational Therapy Assistants working in an inpatient child psychiatry unit. Collaborative functions include assessment, treatment, program development and evaluation, and supervision. Supervisory strategies are also described.
team leader, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Team, Department of Occupational Therapy, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX.
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