Midterm 1 Flashcards
- Takes their job seriously
- Observe deadlines
- Acts and communicates with integrity
- Establish boundaries
What is a professional
Serve clients by respecting rules and regulations and minimizing risks
What is Professional Responsibilities?
The assumed and generally unspoken rules that we internalize about the physical and emotional limits of our relationships with other people
What are boundaries
They show respect, protect us and the client
Why are boundaries important?
An activity outside of the usual professional/client role that is:
1. Non-exploitative
2. May or may not be considered beneficial
3. May or may not lead to boundary violation
What is boundary crossing
An unwarranted and dangerous crossing that can:
1. Result in exploitation of the client
2. Typically be done for the professionals benefit
3 Typically is harmful to the client
What is boundary violation?
When an OT initiates a behaviour or allows a behaviour to persist that can compromises the relationship with the client
What is professional boundary crossing?
When the nature of the therapeutic relationship moves from professional to personal
What is professional boundary violation
- Foster Therapeutic Relationship
- Assume full responsibility
- Anticipate, identify and Manage Vulnerabilities
- Be aware of changes in the therapeutic relationship
- Self- monitor and reflect
- understand that client consent is never a defence
- Address and manage boundary violations
- About providing service to family, partners, or people you know personally
- Avoid non-professional relationship ships with current clients
- Avoid personal relationships with former clients
- Maintain professional boundaries with students and subordinates
What are the standards for professional boundaries?
Conscious and Unconscious reactions that clients have towards you.
Can be based of interaction patterns the client has had in the past
What is Transference?
Conscious and Unconscious reactions that we have towards our clients
Can be based on needs, wishes, attitudes, previous history
What is Countertransference?
- Avoid
- Obtain
- Exercise
- Prevent
What are the responsibilities of an OT?
Combinations of:
- Knowledge and understanding
- Interpersonal and practical skills
- Ethical values
- Occupational therapy responsibilities and attitudes
What are competencies?
National Organizations ( ACOTRO, ACOTUP, CAOT), OT’s and other key stakeholders in the profession and, other experts external to OT
Who creates the competencies?
Title: Profile of Practice of Occupational Therapist in Canada
Key Content: Different levels of competence from the beginning of career to advanced levels
What were the title and key content additions in the 2012 competencies?
Title: Competencies of Practice for Occupational Therapists in Canada
Key Content: Unification of different competency models in single competency document
What was the title and key content additions in the 2021 competencies?
- Expert in Enabling Occupation
- Communicator
- Collaborator
- Practice Manager
- Change Agent
- Scholarly Practitioner
- Professional
2012 profile of practice of Occupational Therapist in Canada included:
OT’s have the central role, expertise and competence. They use evident-based practice
Explain Expert in Enabling Occupation in the 2012 profile of practice competencies
The OT enables effective communication and interactions with clients, team-members and others. They maintain a strong practitoner-clinet relationship
Explain Communicator of the 2012 profile of practice competencies
The OT works effectively with key stakeholders to enable participation in occupations. They also promote shared decision-making
Explain Collaborator of the 2012 profile of practice competencies
The OT effectively manages time/caseload and they allocate resources. They support sustainable practices that enable participation through occupation
Explain Practice Manager
The OT utilize expertise and influences responsibility to advance occupation, occupational performances and occupational engagement. They advocate on behalf of the clients for positive change
Explain Change Agent
The OT ensures and incorporates evidence-based practice from research and they reflect on experiential knowledge. They engage in lifelong learning and building personal expertise
Explain Scholarly Practitioner
Ot’s are committed to ethical practice and a high personal standard of behaviour in enabling occupations
Explain Professional in the 2012 Profile of Practice competencies