Update on occupational therapy and case management

One year ago I posted about the American Occupational Therapy Association process of an Ad Hoc committee to delineate the role in case management for occupational therapy in primary care and mental health.My concern at that time centered around two primary points:1. Case management is not a recognized domain of concern of occupational therapy practice. 2. There is a difference between 'things that can be done with OT skills' vs. 'what constitutes OT practice.'  I believe that occupational therapists should be delimiting practice and clarifying professional roles, not blurring them.My objections have nothing at all to do with case management, which I consider a worthwhile and valuable endeavor.  It is my opinion that these are worthwhile and valuable endeavors for others and should not be something that OTs concern themselves with excessively.  The concern has a lot to do with resource allocation.Despite this type of feedback that was given to the RA, the Ad Hoc Committee was created anyway.  Today I was given a copy of the committee's report to the RA by some colleagues who were aware that I had concerns about this issue last year.  Getting this report also coincides with my reading of the lead article in the March/April 2016 American Journal of Occupational Therapy entitled: Role of occupational therapy in case management and care coordination for clients with complex conditions.I don't expect that it is any coincidence that such an article would b...
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