Enablement Skills
Which enablement skill involves sharing power with clients vs. doing things for them?
A private practice OT specializing in back rehabilitation to take certain types of new referrals- which scenario is unethical?
A- The OT refuses to accept referrals for clients who do not have problems with their backs, as this is not part of her current practice.
B- The OT refuses to accept referrals from Dr. X, whose practice includes a large number of immigrant clients. This is based on past experience working with a few immigrant clients, which led to the belief that this population does not respond well or quickly to intervention
Which enablement skill involves the clients in doing and participating?
A new OT opens up a private practice. The local hospital wishes to refer many clients, as their outpatient has been cut. - Which is ethical course of action?
A - The OT meets with the hospital to discuss areas of competence and limited experience. Professional development with the hospital is completed and the OT agrees to accept referrals for hand therapy, an area in which they have shown competence.
B- The new OT accepts all referrals even though some clients present with conditions that are unfamiliar. The OT tries to provide the best service possible, resulting in often staying up late into the night to complete supplemental research.
Which of these is not an enablement skill?
Instruct
Advocate
Collaborate
Engage
An OT worked for 15 years in an acute care mental health setting interviews for a long vacant home care position following a move to rural Alberta. There are no other positions available. The case load includes children and older adults with feeding problems as well as those with physical and mental health impairments. -Which scenario was handled incorrectly?
A- During the interview, the OT indicates to the employer that he/she cannot provide services to persons with feeding problems until the OT’s skills are adequate to address the needs of this group. The employer agrees that the OT can assess the clients and determine the clients’ needs for referral. The OT also indicates the he/she will focus primarily on clients with mental health needs in the first month while refreshing his/her skills in other areas by spending time on an established dysphasia service to ensure appropriate referrals to develop skills.
B- During the interview, the OT reminds the employer that he/she took a module on dysphasia as a part of entry-level training. He/she had excellent marks on all courses so managing the entire caseload was possible. The OT assumes that, having read the resume, the employer is well aware of the limitations in his/her skills.