Thursday, December 10, 2020

VOTC Therapy Newsletter - Winter 2020

 


VOTC Newsletter - Winter 2020

                                    
How to Gain Referrals for Occupational Therapy?
By: Dr. Karthik Mani, OTD, OTR/L
 
For decades, one of the challenges faced by occupational therapists (OTs) in India and elsewhere is to gain referrals for occupational therapy (OT) services. The reasons identified in the literature pertaining to poor OT referrals include lack of awareness of OT among patients, belief of physicians that physical therapy could manage all of the patient’s physical rehabilitation needs, and limited awareness about the OT scope of practice among health professionals and service coordinators (Kelly & Steinhauer, 1991). Dunford et al. (2004) emphasized that professionals and stakeholders who refer patients to OT services need training and guidance to make necessary referrals and avoid unwarranted referrals.

This article discusses a few strategies that OTs could use to gain referrals for OT services in various practice settings.
VOTC Wishes you all a very Happy New Year 2021!
 
       
 

IOTTT Occupational Therapy Scope of Practice
 
Indian Occupational Therapists Think Tank (IOTTT) would like to thank all stakeholders who reviewed and commented on the official Scope of Practice (SOP) document (pertaining to the Indian context of practice) it drafted. The IOTTT officially adopted the SOP in September 2020. The document is under review for consideration for publication in a national journal. To learn more about IOTTT and its activities, please visit its official blog

COVID-19 Resources


IOTTT Published COVID-19 Secure Guidelines for Rehabilitation Professionals in India

Indian Occupational Therapists Think Tank published COVID-19 secure guidelines to assist rehabilitation professionals in India reopen their practice/re-enter the workforce safely and protect the service recipients of occupational therapy. The guidelines are available free of cost here

Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
John Hopkins Coronovirus Dashboard
Ministry of Health & Family Welfare
Health & Family Welfare Department, Tamil Nadu

 


 

Disability News

Goa CM pitches for early intervention centres to treat kids with disabilities
On International Day of Persons with Disabilities, Mumbai’s amputee riders share their journey
Rajasthan: Record engagement of disabled persons in NREGA
Indian-American run NGO launches virtual art gallery on disability
How to know if your child has special needs
Evidence Corner
(Links to Research that Support OT Practice/Profession)
 
Evidence Based Practice

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Articles published on www.vijayaotcentre.blogspot.com by Karthik Mani is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.