Occupational Therapy

Question 1

PTs specialize in ____

OTs specialize in ____

Answer 1

PT - movement

OT - function

Question 2

OT addresses the ____ ____ ____ ____ and other aspects of performance in a variety of contexts to support engagement in everyday life activities that affects health, well being, and QOL

Answer 2

Physical
Cognitive
Psychosocial
Sensory

Question 3

The practice of OT incorporates what and for the purpose of what

Answer 3

Therapeutic use of everyday life activities for the purpose of participation in roles and situations in home, school, workplace, community, and other settings

Question 4

Occupations are defined as or include what

Answer 4

Self Care
Work
Play/Leisure

Question 5

OTs are skilled in

Answer 5

adapting activities and environments to facilitate and promote occupational engagement

Question 6

OTs find out where the difficulty is coming from and modify activity - modification occurs in what ways?

Answer 6

1 - altering the task method

2 - adapting the task objective

Question 7

OT definition - state of iowa

Answer 7

Therapeutic application of specific tasks used for the purpose of eval and tx of problems interfering with functional performance

Question 8

Philosophy of OT - dysfunction is a result of what

Answer 8

A combination of social, economic, and biological factors

Question 9

Philosophy of OT - Aspects of the practice are taken from

Answer 9

Psychiatry 
Nursing
Social work
Self care
Rehabilitation
Physical dysfunction (ortho)

Question 10

Philosophy of OT - domains

Answer 10

Mental health
Pediatrics
Physical dysfunction (all realms)

Question 11

Assumptions of OT

Answer 11

Occupation has a positive effect on health and well being
Occupation creates structure and organizes time
Occupation brings meaning to life, culturally and personally
Occupations are individual
People value occupations

Question 12

OT education - what level

Answer 12

Currently at the masters level or at the entry level doctoral degree level (OTD)

Question 13

OT education - credits and coursework

Answer 13

100-120 credits
Didactic
Fieldwork experiences - level 1 and 2

Question 14

Level 1 fieldwork education

Answer 14

Not always with an OT - just with someone also working on function - variety of team members

Question 15

Level 2 fieldwork education

Answer 15

More of what we think of as an internship

In all 3 fields (mental health, peds, physical dysfunction)

Question 16

OT licensure - practicing OTs

Answer 16

practicing OTs must be registered and licensed

Question 17

OT licensure - includes what

Answer 17

Graduate from accredited program 
Pass NOTCE (certification exam) - includes 3 simulation test items and 170 mc questions

Question 18

OT profession - salary

Answer 18

75, 400
bottom - 50,000
top over 110,000
current practicing is about 115,000

Question 19

OT profession - anticipated

Answer 19

growth! 33%

Question 20

OT practice settings

Answer 20

Hospitals (acute, sub acute, rehab)
SNF, LTAC
Rehab facility
Outpatient
Home health
School
Industry

Question 21

OT areas of practice

Answer 21

Mental health
Rehab - physical dysfunction - ortho, neuro
Pediatrics
Industry
Health and Wellness