Occupational Therapy
“A justice that recognizes occupational rights to inclusive participation in everyday occupations for all persons in society, regardless of age, ability, gender, social class, or other differences”
What is Occupational Justice
Name 3 of the 7 core values that PT is based upon.
accountability, altruism, compassion/caring, excellence, integrity, professional duty, or social responsibility
This document “establishes guidelines for the students, staff and faculty of the Department of Speech-Language Pathology to meet these obligations.”
What is the Code of Conduct?
Degree to which diverse individuals feel and/or are values and welcomed within a given setting
What is inclusion?
Population-specific differences in the presence of disease, health outcomes, quality of health care and access to healthcare services that exist across racial and ethnic groups
What are Health Disparities?
“...unique features of a person that are not part of a health condition or health state and that constitute the particular background of the person’s life and living.” Examples include chronological age, sexual orientation, gender identity, race and ethnicity, social background, etc."
What are personal factors?
“Operational beliefs that a person adopts and that guide action.”
What are Values?
“Providing care in a competent, professional and compassionate manner that exceeds professional standards” OR “Pursuing learning opportunities to advance knowledge and clinical skills"
What is Pursuit of Excellence?
Set of skills that support individual, organizational and institutional effectiveness through understanding of self and others
What is Cultural Competency?
Lack of availability, high cost, lack of insurance coverage, and limited language access
What are barriers to accessing health services?
“Efforts directed toward promoting occupational justice and empowering clients to seek and obtain resources to support health, well-being, and occupational participation.”
What is advocacy?
PT that services health needs of people who are economically disadvantaged, uninsured, and underinsured
What is Pro Bono?
“Maintaining confidentiality of information and promoting the highest level of moral and ethical principles” are both details described in what core value?
What is Mutual Respect and Inclusiveness?
___ is giving everyone access to what they need to be successful, while ___ is treating everyone the same
What is equity and equality?
Name 2 of the 5 key elements to SDOH
Economic stability, education, social and community context, health and healthcare, neighborhood and build environment
Name at least three of the seven Core Values of Occupational Therapy Practice
What are Altruism, Equality, Freedom, Justice, Dignity, Truth, and Prudence?
PTs should give truthful, accurate, and relevant information.
What is integrity?
“Taking responsibility for conduct.” An example listed may be “Discussing and confronting problematic behaviors in oneself and others.”
What is Personal Integrity?
This is a reflection of underlying factors or assumptions that skew viewpoints
What is Unconscious Bias?
Quality of housing, crime and violence, environmental conditions, and access to healthy foods (Type of S.D.O.H)
What is neighborhoods and built environments?
“Something of great importance on which everything else depends ...help distinguish [OT] from other professions” These include therapeutic use of self, core values and beliefs rooted in occupation, and professional behaviors and dispositions.
What is a cornerstone?
“Any situation which there are ethical considerations of any degree or severity that merit exploration and understanding. These situations could involve socially accepted norms of right and wrong…”
What are ethical issues?
Provide an example of social responsibility.
Educating the public about the nature, treatment, and prevention of communication disorders; Advocating for the rights of clients, fellow Departmental citizens, and the profession; etc.
This was signed by President George H. W. Bush on July 26, 1990. As a result of this landmark legislation, communities and workplaces across the nation have become more inclusive and welcoming for America’s nearly 40 million people with disabilities
What is the American of Disability Act (ADA)
Represent a lack of efficiency within the healthcare systems and therefore account for unnecessary costs
What are healthcare disparities?