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There can be little doubt that members of our profession, as well as the public, are now very aware of the possibility of malpractice. The well-being of children in the UK 4th edition. The book includes chapters on all the main client groups and presents the relevant specialist law. It offers an understanding of the law relating to theirpractice, but is written to be accessible for those who have noprior legal knowledge. It looks at the roles and the responsibilities of faculty, academic institutions, fieldwork educators, fieldwork sites, and students with a disability in the accommodations process. Access to Health Care. Remember me Forgotten your password?
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Alexa Actionable Analytics for the Web. AmazonGlobal Ship Orders Internationally. That is in one of these documents. This is how we do things. We also owe of duty to provide occupational therapy services that comport with the knowledge base of the profession.
One example is lock the wheelchair before you transfer a patient as stated before. In the malpractice case that I represented, a woman had arthritis and she used five pound weights in therapy. She left rehab a lot worse than she came in. They all said, "Oh, absolutely, that's the textbook we used in school. I had them then turn to a particular page and read what it said about arthritis. It said something like, "No weighted, jerky movements should be used with someone with arthritis.
This is in the law and statutory duties. Within the context of treating patients, you may treat a patient who is the victim of child or elder abuse, or domestic violence.
Depending on the law in your state, you must report these to the state. Most states require you report child abuse.
This is not so cut-and-dry but it is something to think about. This came from a case, Tarasoff v.
Poddar killed Tatiana Tarasoff in Poddar confided in his psychologist that he intended to kill Tatiana and he has a pretty specific plan. Moore informed the campus police about this plan, they detained him briefly, and then they released him. The problem is that nobody warned Tatiana of the potential danger that she was under and Mr.
That therapist must exercise reasonable care to protect persons who are not their patients. This is an exception that allows you to break confidentiality. In fact, it requires you to.