This study shows that occupational therapy personnel generally hate farlorable attitudes toward therapists with disabilities, with the exception of those with drug dependency problems and psychiatric disorders.
AbstractResponses were analyzed for a social distance scale and questionnaire regarding the attitudes of 106 Registered Occupational Therapists (OTRs) and 98 Certified Occupational 71terapy assistants toward Registered OTRs who were hypothetically diagnosed as disabled according to 20 physical or mental disability categories. Results indicated that occupational therapy personnel generally had favorable attitudes toward peers with disabilities in Deborah L. Elliott, MS. ora, is a pediatric therapist at the Children's Therapy Center,
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