Question

How to utilise in an optimal way the profession of occupational therapist in a mobile team?

Problem description

The professional skills of occupational therapists are not fully utilised by the team, they are somewhat neglected

Impact - effect

Consequently, there is little use of occupational therapy skills, these are not often applied in care in the home situation although there are really opportunities that could be proposed to the user

To do

To do: within two weeks following the demand, the situation could be discussed with an occupation therapist using a checklist that could be supplemented with the patient’s needs.  Then the occupational therapist could do a home visit, making a clear assessment of the therapeutic work that could be considered in the home situation. With the permission of the user, a set of objectives could be formulated for the next six weeks (eventually extended)

Hyperlink

http://www.mobileteamsconnecting.eu/bijlagen/H22%20-%20ligne%20conduite%20ergo%20(Birmingham).pdf

Theme

Starting up and further development/deployment of mobile teams

Topic

multidisciplinary team composition

Reference -  contact

Aurore Vanoverskelds

Mobile team

2B

Project

Hainaut Occidental

Intership abroad - place

Birmingham (AOT Matthews Centre)

Date

February 2013