The Just Right Challenge

Issue title: The Environment

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Hinojosa, Jim

Affiliations: Department of Occupational Therapy, New York University, New York, New York

Abstract: This paper is based on a keynote address “The Just Right Challenge” given on October 14, 1993, at Massachusetts Association for Occupational Therapy Annual Conference in Marlborough, MA. The occupational therapy profession is accountable to the society it serves. This paper outlines some key internal and external influences affecting the profession as it prepares for the next decade. Internal influences include the sphere of expertise, role clarification, and competencies. External influences include the use of service extenders, cross training, and practice parameters.

Keywords: Occupational therapy, Practice parameters, Cross training, Service extenders

DOI: 10.3233/WOR-1994-4405

Journal: Work, vol. 4, no. 4, pp. 253-258, 1994