O.T.
What does an O.T. do?
Helps people engage in meaningful activities.
In this setting an occupational therapist may make recommendations for a pediatric individual education plan(IEP).
School-based setting
In the U.S, what is the terminal degree level for occupational therapists?
Occupational Therapy Doctorate
ADL’s are a commonly referred to area of focus in occupational therapy. This common ADL may be performed in a shower or bathtub and involves water.
Bathing
This word that starts with "p" is considered the primary occupation of children.
Play
How many O.T.’s are there in the U.S.? (roughly)
140, 000
In this setting an occupational therapist may see a person primarily in their home environment.
Home therapy
The National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy(NBCOT) is responsible for what part of the OT education process?
Board certification
When attempting to bring food to their mouths, clients are participating in this ADL.
Feeding
This device beginning with the letter “c” is often used as a mobility aid to increase balance with walking.
Cane
Occupational therapy was founded as a profession in which decade of the 20th century?
1910
(letters of incorporation signed March 17, 1917)
An occupational therapist in this setting may be engaging with members of the military injured during combat.
VA medical center
ACOTE is the accrediting body for all occupational therapy programs in the U.S.
What is their main purpose?
To monitor and provide accreditation to programs offering occupational therapy in the U.S.
IADL’s are related to ADL’s but the I stands for instrumental. What type of activity may be classified as an IADL? (hint these are higher level everyday tasks)
Meal planning, money management, creating a schedule, driving, and cooking, etc.
This word describes a person’s way of walking.It can be coupled with terms such as festinating, antalgic, and shuffling.
(Hint: it starts with a “g”)
Gait
In which World War was occupational first used to address “shell shock” in soldiers?
WWI
A therapist may treat clients recovering from chemical substance addiction in this type of setting.
Community based setting
Occupational Therapists are prepared as generalists, what is one practice setting that would fall under this category?
Pediatric outpatient, Pediatric in schools,
Adult inpatient, Adult home health, Older adult skilled nursing
Many people include putting on makeup as part of their daily routine. How could this activity be modified for a person with low vision?
Training on using tactile cues for placement of makeup, dividing up the face into left and right quadrants to keep application equal (other ideas?)
Part of personal protection equipment this item is typically worn to cover the mouth and nose.
Mask
What is the name of the national organization that regulates the profession of occupational therapy?
The American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA)
This type of therapy utilizes animals (primarily horses) to address client needs.
Hippotherapy
In occupational therapy education programs teach about the theories and frameworks of the profession. What is the reason for this?
To provide a structure for interventions and assessments utilized in therapy
This ADL is often accomplished, twice daily in the morning and again at night. Some of the items required for doing it are shirts, pants, socks and underwear.
Dressing
This is the term for a device that allows a person to be moved from one surface to another with some to total assistance. (Hint: it starts with an “L”)
Lift