Occupational Therapy Core Skills in Mental Handicap: A Review of the Literature

Renton, Linda

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“…According to Renton (1992), the core skills generally accepted by occupational therapists are activity analysis/breakdown, assessment skills, aptitude to design programmes and the ability to facilitate service users in the development of new skills. Renton's interpretation of these core skills complement the College of Occupational Therapists' definition (1994), as they include the ability to analyse activity and are both related to occupational therapists use of occupation.…”

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“…However, there are significant differences around the use of the environment and enabling people to gain a balance in roles and daily‐life tasks. Therefore, there is limited agreement as to what the occupational therapists' core skills actually are (Renton 1992; Hollis & Clark 1993; Marriott 1997). It is therefore hardly surprising that occupational therapy is a profession whose members find it very difficult to define their roles in a team.…”

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Occupational therapists' perceptions of the role of community learning disability teams

Lillywhite¹,

Atwal

2003

Brit J Learn Disabil

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Multiprofessional working is a central aspect of current health and social care policy.A key aspect of teamwork is role perception. This article presents the ®ndings of a small-scale study of occupational therapists' perceptions of their core roles in specialist learning disability teams. It presents the views of community occupational therapists regarding the roles of other team members. The ®ndings of this study suggest that occupational therapists emphasize their and other health and social care professionals' uniqueness through role delineation. There was little evidence of integration of roles and/or joint working. Recommendations are made to enhance multiprofessional working that should ensure that professionals respond more effectively by providing person-centred quality services.

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Occupational therapists' perceptions of the role of community learning disability teams

Lillywhite¹,

Atwal

2003

Brit J Learn Disabil

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Is Assessment of Function the Core of Occupational Therapy?

Phillips¹,

Renton²

1995

British Journal of Occupational Therapy

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The focus of this article Is to discuss whether or not assessment of function Is the core of occupational therapy. This Is primarily undertaken through examining the analysis and debate surrounding the literature relatedto this area. Evidence suggests that the concept of function Is Interpreted in diverse ways and the need for commonly accepted definitions Is highlighted. The nature of assessment In relation to core skills Is examined, together with the potential for assessment of function to assist In defining occupational therapy. It Is concluded that assessment of function cannot be Isolated as the singular core of occupational theraP!'.

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Moving to Trust Status: The Experiences of Staff of Occupational Therapy Departments

Lloyd-Smith¹

1997

British Journal of Occupational Therapy

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There has been much discussion of the NHS and Community Care Act 1990 and the changes it has brought to the delivery of health and social care. The introduction of self-governing trust status for hospitals as part of an internal market for the NHS has played a significant role both in the lives of occupational therapy staff and in the services that they provide. This article describes a qualitative research study into how occupational therapy staff (n=15) from both a trust and a non-trust unit have perceived and experienced these developments. The findings are considered under four key themes: the need to justify and market the role of occupational therapy; how trust status has affected staffs roles and relationships; how staff understood trust status to have affected the departmental identity, and concepts of leadership, power and autonomy; and in what ways trust status has shaped staff attitudes and opinions. The findings highlight the important role played by departmental leadership during moves to trust status and the interest now shown in measures of outcome to demonstrate the effectiveness of interventions. A range of perspectives on trust status is then discussed.

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Occupational Therapy Core Skills in Mental Handicap: A Review of the Literature

Cited by 3 publications

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Occupational therapists' perceptions of the role of community learning disability teams

Occupational therapists' perceptions of the role of community learning disability teams

Is Assessment of Function the Core of Occupational Therapy?

Moving to Trust Status: The Experiences of Staff of Occupational Therapy Departments

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