Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists

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Occupational Therapy
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   Volume Six • Issue One
  January / February • 2004

  
    Table of Contents

New year’s message
by Claudia von Zweck

New privacy legislation effective January 1, 2004
For many practitioners this requires adjustments to existing consent policies and a process for reviewing procedures.

Developing Expert Practice
Family-centred practice: Am I giving what it takes?
Kathy Van Benthem believes that it is the recent focus on evidence-based practice that lends an urgency to the integration of family-centred practice principles into daily practice.

Sense of Doing
What our clients teach us: Uncovering meaningful occupation
Bice Amoroso, Rehana Dharamshi and Katie Lee suggest there is always a way to understand client narratives and make sense of their doings, which is necessary for implementing occupation-based practice.

Meeting the needs of self-employed occupational therapists
Lorian Kennedy, on behalf of the CAOT OT Practices Committee, describes this new committee’s mandate and progress to date.

Increasing access to occupational therapy in primary health care
Donna Klaiman, CAOT Director of Standards and Professional Affairs reviews our present status, the issues and what lies ahead.

Master’s level entry education – how we came to where we are
Reproduced here is Emily Etcheverry’s presentation to the Presidents Advisory Committee regarding this important professional development.

CAOT conferences: Evaluating our performance to ensure best service for members
Claudia von Zweck, CAOT Executive Director reviews the process for conference improvements.

News from the Canadian Occupational Therapy Foundation

Highlights from the November 2003 Board of Directors meeting

On Your Behalf

• Representation reports
• Project reports
• National coalitions
• Influencing health and social policy

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