Comprehensive skills in management, administration, and leadership
are essential for occupational therapy assistants (OTA) in their
daily interactions with their clients in various health care
environments. Inside Management and Administration for the OTA:
Leadership and Application Skills, Dr. Karen Jacobs has gathered an
expert team of 11 contributors of clinicians, academicians,
administrators, managers, and graduate students to address each of
the ACOTE Standards with a focus on evidence-based literature and
examples of the leadership and management skills needed as an OTA.
What you will learn from Management and Administration for the OTA:
Contexts and Health Care-the potential impact of policy issues as
they relate to the practice of occupational therapy Leadership and
Advocacy-two important roles that OTAs need to assume to be agents
of change Credentialing-introduces the national requirements for
credentialing and for licensure, certification or registration
under state laws Reimbursement-the various reimbursement systems
requirements that affect the practice of occupational therapy
Marketing and Promoting-The role of the OTA to promote the distinct
value of occupational therapy to the public, as well as other
professionals, service providers, consumers, third-party payers,
and regulatory bodies Documentation and Quality Improvement-to
ensure the OTA provides the highest quality of occupational therapy
services Supervision-to understand the important relationship
between the OTA, the OT, and nonprofessional personnel Fieldwork-to
understand the role, criteria, and components of the OTA in
fieldwork education Communication Skills-define health literacy and
discuss how to use this concept to better understand the client,
the client's health environment, and the client's occupations and
health activities Ethics-explore the components of ethics that
impact the delivery of occupational therapy and the foundational
skills and knowledge needed by the OTA to maintain high standards
of responsible, ethical practice Scholarship and Scholarly
Practice-assists the OTA with how to articulate the importance of
how scholarly activities and the evidence-based literature
contribute to the distinct value and advancement of occupational
therapy The chapters of Management and Administration for the OTA:
Leadership and Application Skills also includes 5 key vocabulary
terms and their definitions, case examples relevant to the content,
website resources, and multiple choice review questions.
Instructors in educational settings can visit
www.efacultylounge.com for additional materials to be used for
teaching in the classroom. Straightforward, comprehensive, and
user-friendly, Management and Administration for the OTA:
Leadership and Application Skills will provide OTA students and
clinicians with an essential resource for their future success.
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