Lori Patria
SLM521
May 2005
Purpose: This bibliography serves as a resource for
all levels of occupational therapy professionals. It is useful for the student who is interested in learning
everything from the role of all disciplines on the treatment team to treatment
resources. It is also helpful for the
occupational therapist that is interested in changing professional practice
settings.
The Interdisciplinary Treatment Team: Who makes up the team and what is their
role?
American Occupational Therapy Association:
This site provides information regarding the activities of the
national office including legislative as well as practice updates. It also contains links to listservs for each
of the practice areas of occupational therapy practitioners and students. You can also find links to the state level
organization as well as licensure requirements and procedures. It is a fantastic resource for the general
public who wants more information regarding services provided by OT as well as
the practicing therapist who wants to stay current. Date Visited 5/21/05.
http://www.aota.org/
The American Physical
Therapy Association: This site contains the national mission,
vision, and value for the national association. It also contains information regarding the scope of practice for
this profession. It is a particularly
interesting website for occupational therapy professionals as it allows the
individual to view continuing education offerings that may be of interest as
well as view current initiatives by the physical therapy profession. It is
written for the general public as well as the professional. Date visited
5/21/05.
http://apta.org/
American Speech Language Hearing
Association:
This is the site for the national organization of Speech
Language Pathologists. It contains an
overview of the professional scope, links to continuing education, and
legislative initiatives of the profession. This site is of particular interest
to occupational therapy professionals as it illustrates the potential
collaboration between the professions.
It is written for the general public as well as the professional. Date visited 5/21/05.
http://www.asha.org/default.htm
Nursing World: This
is the official website for the American Nurses Association. It addresses the
secondary education student who is interested in the profession as well as the
nursing professional. It contains
information regarding professional practice standards, legislative initiatives,
and current trends in nursing. It also
provides information on upcoming educational offerings as well as their journal
for professionals. Date visited
5/21/05.
http://www.nursingworld.org/
American
Therapeutic Recreation Association:
This is the official for the
national organization of recreational therapists. The site addresses the secondary education student who is
interested in the profession as well as the professional therapist. It contains information regarding scope of
service, employment opportunities, public policy and networking opportunities. Date visited 5/21/05.
http://www.atra-tr.org/atra.htm
American
Association for Respiratory Care: This is the site for the professional
organization of respiratory therapists.
It provides information regarding education, career opportunities,
legislative activities and trends in the profession. This is a useful site for occupational therapist to gain a better
understanding of this member of the interdisciplinary treatment team and learn
how they can work collaboratively with their peer. Date visited 5/22/05.
http://www.aarc.org/
Resources for Occupational
Therapists Working in Psychiatric Settings
All Psych Online: This is a virtual psychology classroom. It contains descriptions of all of the
psychiatric disorders listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental
Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV). It
is written for students in secondary education through professional. It is a wonderful tool for the occupational
therapist, as they need to have a baseline understanding of the patient’s
disease in order to develop an appropriate treatment plan. Date visited 5/21/05.
http://allpsych.com/disorders/dsm.html
Mayo
Clinic: This website is for the professional health care
provider. While the home page is a
wonderful resource for a variety of diseases and conditions, this particular
link provides information specifically on dementia. It assists the reader in differentiating between Alzheimer’s, the
most common cause of dementia, and other etiologies of dementia. This site is
of particular interest to Occupational Therapists as patients who are in
psychiatric settings as well as geriatric settings often have a dual diagnosis
of dementia. Date visited 5/22/05.
http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AZ00003
Medline Plus
Schizophrenia: This site is designed for health
professionals working in the field of psychiatry. While the homepage contains links to a multitude of diagnosis,
this specific page provides information regarding etiology, signs and symptoms
and treatment interventions for individuals with schizophrenia. This is a
common diagnosis seen by occupational therapists working in psychiatric
settings. Date visited 5/22/05.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/schizophrenia.html
Alzheimer’s
Association: This is the website for a non-profit
organization serving professionals working with Alzheimer’s patients as well as
their families and caregivers. It
provides very helpful information regarding the disease process, the impact on
the patient and family, and educational resources for its members. There are links to current events and
newspaper articles. Date visited
5/22/05
http://www.alz.org/
Resources for Occupational
Therapists Working in Physical Disability Settings
The Association
for Driver Rehabilitation Specialists:
This site was developed in
order to support the professionals that are working in the field of driver
rehabilitation. It contains information
on the certification process, association activities and past journal articles. It is a valuable site for the occupational
therapy student and practitioner as it provides information regarding
educational offerings and legislative activities related to this specialty
area. Date visited 5/22/05.
http://www.driver-ed.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=1
National Lymphedema Network: This site
is designed for patients who have lymphedema as well as the health care
professional interested in gaining increased knowledge regarding the disorder
and treatment options. There is a
tremendous amount of educational information that therapist can use for
themselves or refer their patients to.
It also contains an area where individuals can post questions for the
experts. Date visited 5/22/05
http://www.lymphnet.org/
American
Spinal Cord Injury Association: This site was developed for the health care
professional that works with individuals who have sustained a spinal cord
injury. It describes the mission of the
organization, information regarding educational offerings, and the process for
joining the organization. It is helpful
for occupational therapists to use this site as a resource as it defines
standards for evaluating and treating patients who have a spinal cord
injury. Date visited 5/22/95.
http://www.asia-spinalinjury.org/home/index.html
Brain
Injury Association of America: This site is was developed for the health
care professional that works with individuals who have sustained a brain injury
as well as survivors and care givers of individuals with a brain injury. This site contains information regarding
treatment, research, education and legislative activities. It also links to
local chapters of the organization.
This website is speech-enabled with Browse-aloud and is able to read the
text aloud. This is particularly
helpful to patients who may have visual perceptual deficits and are not able to
read at this time. Date visited 5/22/05.
http://www.biausa.org/Pages/home.html
National Stroke
Association: This site addresses the patient who has
suffered a stroke, family members and health care professionals. There are specific links depending on your
reason for visiting this site. Issues
such as prevention, acute care treatment, rehabilitation, and research are
addressed on this site. This is
particularly valuable to occupational therapists because stroke is the number
one diagnostic group treated by OT’s.
Date visited 5/22/05
http://www.stroke.org/
Neuro-Developmental
Treatment Association: While this site is intended for the health
care professional working with individuals who have sustained a central nervous
system injury it is also useful for the family member of the patient. It provides both general and detailed
information regarding this treatment intervention. It also provides information regarding training and certification
opportunities. Date visited 5/22/05.
http://www.ndta.org/
Handwriting
Without Tears: This site is directed to occupational
therapists as well as elementary school teachers. It describes a program that
was developed by an occupational therapist to improve the fine motor control in
students that will lead to improved handwriting. While the goal of the site is to sell the product, it contains
many fundamentals of the program that can be immediately implemented by
therapists in treatment and the educator in the classroom. Date visited 5/22/05.
http://www.hwtears.com/
Americans with Disability Act: This
is a technical site developed for the adult public who is interested in understanding
and complying with the ADA. It contains
information regarding design standards, technical assistance and enforcement of
the law. This is of interest to
occupational therapists as they are frequently asked to consult on in home
accessibility as well as community accessibility. Date visited 5/22/05.
http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm
Equipment Resources for the
Occupational Therapist
Sammons Preston Rolyan: This
site is for both occupational therapists and patients. It is a product catalogue for adapted
equipment, treatment supplies and splinting material. It provides education regarding the products and links to
efficacy studies. Date visited 5/22/05.
http://www.sammonspreston.com/default.asp
North
Coast Medical: This site is for both occupational
therapists and patients. It is a
product catalogue for adapted equipment, treatment supplies and splinting
material. It contains site areas specifically for medical, ergonomic, consumer,
international and dealer information.
Date visited 5/22/05
http://www.ncmedical.com/