title: Continuing education in physical rehabilitation and health issues of agricultural workers.
abstract: Limited attention has been devoted to the cultural and practice competencies needed by occupational therapy and physical therapy professionals who provide services to farming families impacted by chronic health or disability issues. Agricultural occupational safety and health should represent a continuum of services responsive to individuals, families, and agricultural communities across a life span and range of health status changes. Physical rehabilitation professionals have a key role in impacting an agricultural producer's sense of self-efficacy and capacities for returning to agricultural living and work. However, demonstration of competency is essential in providing person-centered rehabilitation services of assessment, evaluation, treatment planning, interventions, referrals, and discharge issues. The paper highlights methods utilized by a state AgrAbility program and a former National AgrAbility Project to develop a model of continuing education programming for occupational and physical therapists that evaluate and treat agricultural workers after acute injury or exacerbation of chronic health conditions.
authors: a Department of Pediatrics , University of New Mexico , Albuquerque , New Mexico , USA.
authors: Carla S
authors: CS
authors: Wilhite
authors: Linda
authors: L
authors: Jaco
mesh_terms: D000062:Accidents, Occupational / Q000517:prevention & control; D000383:Agriculture; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D004496:Education, Continuing; D006801:Humans; D016272:Occupational Health; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities / Q000193:education*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011361:Professional Competence
keywords: Agricultural health; competency; continuing education; disability; occupational therapy; physical rehabilitation; physical therapy; professional competence; secondary injury prevention