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Occupational therapists' perceptions of the role of community learning disability teams

✍ Scribed by Alison Lillywhite; Anita Atwal

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2003
Tongue
English
Weight
76 KB
Volume
31
Category
Article
ISSN
1354-4187

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Summary

Multiprofessional working is a central aspect of current health and social care policy. A key aspect of teamwork is role perception. This article presents the findings of a small‐scale study of occupational therapists' perceptions of their core roles in specialist learning disability teams. It presents the views of community occupational therapists regarding the roles of other team members. The findings of this study suggest that occupational therapists emphasize their and other health and social care professionals' uniqueness through role delineation. There was little evidence of integration of roles and/or joint working. Recommendations are made to enhance multiprofessional working that should ensure that professionals respond more effectively by providing person‐centred quality services.

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