Ethics Consensus Statements Sample Clauses

Ethics Consensus Statements. The proposed ethics statements were carefully reviewed with word changes to reflect the discussion. Driving and community mobility should replace “driving” in the ethics statements. Two statements were voted with 100% consensus at the Level 3 of evidence (best practice): Driving is a high volume, high risk activity and the changing demographics will result in increasing demand and opportunity for occupational therapy evaluation and recommendations. Occupational therapy practitioners are obligated to follow the ethical principles as applicable to practice. If the therapist reports the patient’s name to the DMV, it is the therapist’s ethical responsibility to make every effort to inform the patient that he/she is doing so. All other statements pertaining to ethical obligations (below) achieved consensus as Agreed: • Occupational therapy evaluation identifies deficits in performance skills (and source, e.g. client factors) that affect ability to do daily activities (occupations). Driving is a daily occupation for a significant number of individuals across the entire lifespan. • The Occupational Profile (focused interview) should be part of the evaluation process and include/address driving and community mobility if identified by client as a desired outcome. • Current, appropriate evaluation and assessment tools targeted to obtain meaningful data must be used and administered correctly. • Occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants have an obligation to work within their level of competence: Generalist occupational therapists are qualified to obtain data, assess skills related to driving and community mobility, should take steps to manage risks relevant to driving and community mobility and should be familiar with appropriate referral sources for more specialized evaluation (Principle 1I). • Educational curricula prepare occupational therapists to assess impairment and safety issues with performance of daily occupations (e.g. driving and community mobility) from a musculoskeletal, sensory perceptual, cognitive, and psychosocial perspective. • Data from occupational therapy evaluation and intervention identifies safety issues (requiring the therapist to address/document/make recommendations) related to ADLs and IADLs (e.g., bath transfers, meal prep): A client’s performance abilities/ disabilities may impact ability to drive safely, if at all. Therefore, there is a professional and ethical obligation to identify and warn when safety deficits o...
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