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Rainbow Network for Rehabilitation Specialists (Niijiro Rehab Net) is a voluntary organization of rehabilitation professionals interested in SOGI (Sexual Orientation & Gender Identity). Members from various professions and fields have come together under the common understanding that SOGI is important in rehabilitation. Since its establishment in 2020, journal clubs, online training sessions, and education at schools have been conducted. "Rehabilitation" means "total restoration of human rights". It is necessary to continue extending our activities, focusing on how professionals could contribute to people with various SOGI conditions so they may "live as they are".
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The number of medical and social work professional training schools that provide SOGI education is quite few. This paper introduces pilot SOGI education programs for social workers and occupational therapists. In order to improve understanding of the situations in which Sexual and Gender Minority (SGM) are placed, SOGI education programs have consisted of knowledge of SGM, health disparities among SGM, majority privilege theory, social justice theory, etc. Educational practices increased and improved the amount of knowledge about SGM, awareness of SGM existence, and the need for more knowledge. The Importance of pre-graduate education of SOGI for the medical and social work students was discussed.
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Occupational Therapist Registered (OTR) Exam is established and managed under the national certification body for occupa-tional therapy professionals-National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy (NBCOT). The OTR Exam is designed based on reg-ular practical analysis on the entry-level front-line occupational therapists in the United States, conducted by the Certification Examination Development Committee (CEDC). The panel will follow four steps, including drafting the exam blueprint, designing the questions, rounds of discussion and validation and finally putting the questions into confidential question bank for random selection by computer during exam. The OTR Exam is featured by its close relevance and update with clinical status of the States, high-standard professional requirement based on broadest public consensus within the profession as well as its evidence-based and scientific procedure throughout the designing process, which may benefit the development and standardization of Occupational Therapy Profession in China.
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This study descriptively illustrated the definition of certified hand therapist, eligibility requirement and accreditation system based on the official guidelines from American Society of Hand Therapists (ASHT), Hand Therapy Certification Commission (HTCC) and Handbook of Certified Hand Therapy Examination. Besides, this exam was compared with National Physical Therapy Examination (NPTE) and Occupational Therapist Registered Examination (OTR Exam). The testing domains and contents may help the domestic teaching faculty to standardize the course syllabi, promote divided development of physical therapy and occupational therapy in a specialized manner, and ex-erted positive impact for promoting establishment of the hand specialists and accreditation system of China itself.
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La presente investigación tiene por objetivo establecer el rol de los Terapeutas Ocupacionales (T.O) dentro de políticas y programas de carácter público y privado, destinados a personas en situación de calle (PsC) en Chile. Este estudio cualitativo se basa en el enfoque de la Teoría Fundamentada, utilizando como estrategia de investigación, el análisis de artículos desde la disciplina que aborda el trabajo de la T.O con PsC en el extranjero, a través una revisión bibliográfica. Como resultados se obtuvieron siete categorías emergentes: comprensión del fenómeno, las causas que provocan esta realidad, el impacto de la intervención basada en la ocupación, los modelos teóricos utilizados desde la disciplina que respaldan la intervención, las capacidades, herramientas, funciones y dificultades de los Terapeutas Ocupacionales en el trabajo con esta población. Finalmente, se concluye que el rol del Terapeuta Ocupacional se orienta al desarrollo de habilidades necesarias para estos individuos considerando sus motivaciones e intereses, favoreciendo su inclusión social. Esto se relaciona con los valores y principios de igualdad resguardados en la Constitución de Chile (Ley 20.595) y con la visión de las entidades que trabajan con esta población.
The current research has the purpose of stablishing the role of Occupational Therapist (O.T) in policies and programs, both governmental and non-governmental, destined to Homeless in Chile. It was done through a qualitative view using a Grounded Theory methodology, through out a bibliographical review of articles from the discipline in regard with homeless and O.T issues. The findings arisen the following emerging categories: comprehension of the phenomenon, the causes of this situation, and the impact of interventions based on occupation, the theoretical models used from the discipline that supports the intervention, the skills, tools and purposes of O.T. and difficulties of O.T. working with this population. Finally, it is concluded that the role of the O.T. with this group of people is oriented towards the development of abilities needed to them effective tools for social reinsertion, based on the needs, motivation and interests considering their interests and motivations promoting social inclusion. These actions are relationship with the values and principles of equity guaranteed by the Political Constitution of Chile (Law N° 20.595) and the institutions working with this people.
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Humans , Ill-Housed Persons , Professional Role , Public Policy , Social Adjustment , Occupational Therapy/methods , ChileABSTRACT
O objetivo deste estudo foi elaborar, implementar e avaliar um programa individualizado de consultoria colaborativa em Terapia Ocupacional para professores. A meta foi aumentar o repertório de estratégias e recursos dos professores para promover a independência de crianças pré-escolares com baixa visão nas atividades de vida diária de higiene e alimentação, denominado PRÓ-AVD. Participaram do estudo 10 professores e 10 alunos da Educação Infantil regular com baixa visão com idades entre 04 e 06 anos. Empregou-se um delineamento experimental com grupo controle. A elaboração do Programa envolveu o estudo prévio das habilidades da criança nas tarefas de autocuidado, e de sua capacidade visual, do repertório inicial do professor, e da dinâmica da díade Professor - Aluno durante a realização das AVDs. A partir de tais dados procedeu-se à elaboração individualizada do PRÓ-AVD. A implementação do Programa ocorreu por meio de consultoria colaborativa em seis encontros semanais. Para registro dos dados e análises, foram realizadas medidas pré-teste e pós-teste por meio de registros em diário de campo, filmagens e questionários, a fim de avaliar quantitativa e qualitativamente o efeito do programa de intervenção. Os resultados apontaram para o aumento do repertório dos professores do Grupo Experimental nas atividades de higiene e alimentação de seus alunos com baixa visão. As estratégias desenvolvidas e empregadas no PRÓ-AVD, como atividades práticas, feedbacks e a interação entre a pesquisadora e professoras foram decisivos para a adesão dos participantes e resultados obtidos na consultoria colaborativa.
The purpose of this study was to develop, implement and evaluate an individualized program called PRO-DLA of collaborative consulting in Occupational Therapy for teacher training, to increase theachers repertoire of strategies and resources to promote the independence of preschool children with low vision in activities of daily hygiene and nutrition. Study participants were 10 teachers and 10 students with low vision aged between 4 and 6 years that were in a regular school. The study design was experimental and there was a control group. The elaboration of the training program involved studying the children's abilities in the tasks of self-help, and their visual capacity, the teacher's original repertoire, and the dynamics of the Teacher - Student dyad in carrying out Daily Living Activities (DLA). From this data we proceeded to develop individualized PRO-DLA programs. The implementation of the program was achieved through collaborative consultation, at 6 weekly meetings. Pre-test and post-test notes were taken and a field diary was kept; analysis of film and questionnaires were used to assess qualitatively and quantitatively the effect of the intervention program. The results were increased preparation and teacher repertoire to work with hygiene and feeding activities with the students with low vision. The strategies developed and put into motion in PRO-DLA, such as practical activities, feedback and interaction between the researcher and teachers, were essential for the participants' adherence to the program and for positive results in the collaborative consulting.
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OBJECTIVE: A growing body of research has documented that occupational stress is associated with workers' adverse health outcomes such as mental distress, depression and burnout. This study was performed to identify the relationship between occupational stress and burnout among occupational therapists in Korea. METHODS: A total of 226 occupational therapists registered in the Korean Association of Occupational Therapist participated in the study. A self-administered questionnaire was used to assess demographics, subjective health status, work-related factors, occupational stress and burnout. Burnout was measured by Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI). Occupational stressors were assessed using 26-items of the Korean Occupational Stress Scale (KOSS-26(R)). This scale consists of items targeting at physical environment, job demand, insufficient job control, interpersonal conflict, job insecurity, lack of reward, organizational system and occupational climate. Simple and multiple regression analyses were performed to investigate the relationship between 8 occupational stressors and burnout, separately. SAS 9.1 version was used for the analyses, and a P<0.05 was considered significant. RESULTS: The results show that all occupational stressors were associated with burnout after adjustment for control variables. Occupational stressors accounted for from 14.39% (p<0.001, organizational system) to 33.21% (p<0.001, occupational climate) of the variance in burnout. CONCLUSION: These results suggest that occupational stress might play a significant role in increasing the risk of burnout among occupational therapists.