I agree with Ruth in that it depends on the situation including:
Needs of the client
Skills of the therapist
Policy and Procedures of the institution
Any plan of care that is in place
Reimbursement considerations
etc,....
Ron
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On Thursday, March 18, 2004, you wrote:
RM> Hi
RM> Am writing from the US, but presume our ethical codes are pretty
RM> much the same- that said- it's always been my understanding that we have
RM> a moral responsibility to insure (as best we can) that , when we see a
RM> clients needs, we see to it that those needs are met- in the clients
RM> best interest. Sometimes that means taking care of the problem directly
RM> ourselves, sometimes it means referring the client to another colleague
RM> who may be better suited to deal with the problem, sometimes it means
RM> getting consultation/assistance/guidance from a better skilled or
RM> experienced colleague when the change to another therapist would be
RM> traumatic to the client.Of course, the treatment venue, and its
RM> potential for having the best feasible resources comes in to play in
RM> determining the right choice as well.So - my essential answer is - it
RM> depends on th esituation.
RM> Ruth Meyers
RM> ----- Original Message -----
RM> From: Bennett, Jason
RM> To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
RM> Sent: Thursday, March 18, 2004 4:59 AM
RM> Subject: [OTnow] Whose role ?
RM> Hi all,
RM> until now I have been an interested spectator in the list but prompted by
RM> Ron's recent comment that there are few active participants on the list,
RM> thought I would gain your opinions about an issue I'm looking at regarding
RM> interagency working within a small area of the UK.
RM> If a person who has a learning disability requires OT for a problem
RM> unrelated to thier learning disability for example due to a orthopeadic
RM> condition do people feel the OT in the local team for people with learning
RM> disability should see them, or do you feel they should be seen by the OT in
RM> the orthopeadic dept, or some combination ?
RM> I would be grateful for your thoughts/ comments.
RM> Best wishes to you all
RM> Jason
RM>
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