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
A. Occupational Therapy Expertise
B. Communication and Collaboration
C. Culture, Equity, Justice
D. Excellence in Practice
E. Professional Responsibility
F. Engagement with the Profession
What are the 2021 Competencies for Occupational Therapists in Canada
- Each role has a corresponding key competencies ( Actionable objective)
- Each key competencies has an enabling competencies ( outcome indicators)
Explain Roles and Competencies
- Client Population
- Occupational Therapist
- Practice Environment
What are the 3 aspects of Occupational Therapy Practice Context?
Where and with whom the work happens.
What is Practice Context?
Different ages, conditions, physical factors, needs and values
What is the Client Population?
Individual attributes of OT’s such as education, experience, gender and culture. Also includes self-awareness
What is the Occupational Therapist in the triangle model?
The types of services provided, the model of service, the work functions and the setting
What is Practice Environment?
They define the OT practice, profession and identity. They help advocate for OT practice
Why are competencies important for OT’s?
The College of OT’s in Ontario (COTO) is the organization that established by the provincial government to oversee the practice of OT’s in Ontario
What is the Role of the College
Public Protection
What is the College’s Mandate?
Regulatory College: Protects the interest of the public, mandatory registration, shared governance between the public and profession
Professional Association: Protects the interest of its members, voluntary membership, led by the profession for the profession
What are some differences between Regulatory College VS Professional Association?
Regulation is a system of rules that are set out in law
What is Regulation?
The notion that members of a profession based on their knowledge, skills and, judgement, are best suited to govern their profession
What is Self-Regulation?
- Registration
- Quality Assurance
- Investigations, Complaints & Resolution
- To govern and Support Practice
What are the College’s Role in Self-Regulation
Who is the legislation?
Regulations Health Profession Act
RHPA gives with the authority to do that we do
What does the Legislation do?
- Applies to all Regulated Health Professions in Ontario
- Establishes the organizational structures and accountabilities of Health Regulatory Colleges
- Defines Controlled Acts
Explain the Regulated Health Profession Act 1991
The practice of OT is the assessment of function/ adaptive behaviour and the treatment/prevention of disorders which affect function or adaptive behaviour to develop
What is Scope of Practice?
Only an individual registered with the college can use the title “Occupational Therapist”
Explain Use of Title?