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In the current era of cost awareness and the pressure to free
hospital beds as rapidly as possible, coupled with the move towards
community care, there is increasing emphasis on returning and main
taining disabled people in the community. Often, many health and
welfare workers are involved in this process. Occupational
therapists however have a particular role to play. Their training
is such that they are able to assess and treat the physical,
psychological and social aspects of a disabling condition. This
enables them to help disabled people to achieve their maximum
ability in the environment in which they live. Whether the
occupational therapist is hospital or community based, employed by
the health or social service depart ment, her caseload is often
vast. The occupational therapist may specialize in a particular age
group or disability, but it is more likely that she will have to
work with a wide age range from the very young to the very old.
Assessment of needs and the subsequent provision of equipment and
adaptations is the greater part of the OT's job. Other aspects
include counselling the disabled person and his family and planning
future intervention must often, however reluctantly, be given a low
priority. In spite of staff shotages occupa tional therapists are
frequently called on to provide the client and other groups of
workers with advice and information on all aspects of living with
any disability."
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