Legal Aspects of Occupational Therapy

Description. Since publication of the original edition in , this book has established itself as an essential text for occupational therapists. It offers an.
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One example is lock the wheelchair before you transfer a patient as stated before. In the malpractice case that I represented, a woman had arthritis and she used five pound weights in therapy.

Legal Aspects of Occupational Therapy

She left rehab a lot worse than she came in. They all said, "Oh, absolutely, that's the textbook we used in school. I had them then turn to a particular page and read what it said about arthritis. It said something like, "No weighted, jerky movements should be used with someone with arthritis. This is in the law and statutory duties.

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Within the context of treating patients, you may treat a patient who is the victim of child or elder abuse, or domestic violence. Depending on the law in your state, you must report these to the state. Most states require you report child abuse. This is not so cut-and-dry but it is something to think about.

This came from a case, Tarasoff v. Poddar killed Tatiana Tarasoff in Poddar confided in his psychologist that he intended to kill Tatiana and he has a pretty specific plan. Moore informed the campus police about this plan, they detained him briefly, and then they released him. The problem is that nobody warned Tatiana of the potential danger that she was under and Mr.

That therapist must exercise reasonable care to protect persons who are not their patients. This is an exception that allows you to break confidentiality.

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In fact, it requires you to. When might this come up for an occupational therapist? How can he say I'm faking this my worker's comp injury. I'm going to the gun show this weekend and I will take care of him. RCOT members have access to this journal as part of their membership.


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Tips on citation download. Times Law Report ; Feb The book includes chapters on all the main client groups andpresents the relevant specialist law. Students and teachers ofoccupational therapy will find the chapters on professionalregistration, education, training and research of particularinterest. The third edition has been substantially revised to coversignificant changes in legislation since the previous version.

There is also a brand new chapter on the subject of death anddying. Legal Aspects of Occupational Therapy remains a keyresource for the occupational therapy student, practitioner andservice manager.


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    • British Journal of Occupational Therapy, 1 April Would you like to tell us about a lower price? If you are a seller for this product, would you like to suggest updates through seller support? Learn more about Amazon Prime. Since publication of the original edition in , this book hasestablished itself as an essential text for occupationaltherapists.

    It offers an understanding of the law relating to theirpractice, but is written to be accessible for those who have noprior legal knowledge. The text provides valuable information foroccupational therapists employed in health and social services, aswell as the law relevant to private practitioners.