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Useful services and external resources, for your care and career.
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'Preparing Physical and Occupational Therapists to be Health Promotion Practitioners: A Call for Action'
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Published: February 2018. Volume 15, Issue 2.
Article authors: Morris, D. and Jenkins, G.R.
Abstract
'Experts around the world support the integration of health promotion and wellness (HPW) services into traditional health care services. If successfully executed, the addition of HPW services would reduce rates of death and disability and significantly reduce health care costs. While all health care providers should be engaged in providing HPW services, many believe that physical therapists (PTs) and occupational therapists (OTs) are uniquely positioned to provide these services. However, research suggests that clinicians in both fields may fall short in doing so. Likewise, research indicates that entry-level educational programs inadequately prepare PT and OT students to be HPW practitioners. The overall purpose of this paper is to provide recommendations to educators for preparing PT and OT students and clinicians to better meet the HPW needs of the clients and patients they serve.'
This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
[INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL; UNIVERSAL ACCESS]
Institute for Sex, Intimacy and Occupational Therapy
We are an education business with a mission to help guide occupational therapy professionals to becoming more competent and confident addressing sexuality and intimacy in their clinical practice.
We offer educational webinars to help clinicians translate knowledge into clinical practice. Through the Institute for Sex, Intimacy and Occupational Therapy, we are building a coalition of sex and intimacy OT champions, to dismantle the restrictive norms around discussing sexuality and intimacy. Join us!
[US-BASED RESOURCE; INFORMATION APPLICABLE WORLDWIDE]
Mental Health at Work (Mind)
Whether you work with 10 people, 10,000 people or just yourself, paying attention to mental health in the workplace has never been more important. Mental Health at Work is here to help you find the information and resources you need.
Mental Health at Work is curated by Mind, the mental health charity, and funded by The Royal Foundation as part of their Heads Together campaign.
[UK-BASED RESOURCE; INFORMATION APPLICABLE WORLDWIDE]
MyLiferaft
MyLiferaft is an online place for an individual’s health and well-being information that helps to connect them to you and others in their care circle. All their information is stored safely and easily, allowing only those that they choose to be able to access it.
It’s not just about the facts and figures; they can store information such as “I love a cup of tea with my medication!” or “I’m scared of injections!” This allows those that care for them to know what helps them to feel better, and their care circle to feel better informed to support them.
[UK: SOUTHAMPTON-BASED SERVICE; AVAILABLE NATIONWIDE]