- Title
- Why do occupational therapists' medico-legal opinions differ regarding the amount of domestic assistance a person requires?
- Creator
- Arnold, Susan; Mackenzie, Lynette; James, Carole; Millington, Michael
- Relation
- Australian Occupational Therapy Journal Vol. 64, Issue 2, p. 194-197
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1440-1630.12278
- Publisher
- Wiley-Blackwell Publishing
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2017
- Description
- Medico-legal assessment of care needs is a unique field for the experienced occupational therapist to provide opinions regarding the need for paid or commercial domestic assistance. However, it is possible for two occupational therapists to undertake an assessment on the same person and have different opinions and recommendations about the amount of domestic assistance the person requires. It is understood by therapists that this can be explained through a variation in the assessment and clinical reasoning process of the individual therapist, whereas within the legal field there is a perception that occupational therapy opinions are inconsistent with regard to the amount of domestic assistance an individual requires following a compensable injury.
- Subject
- domestic estimation; medicolega; opinion
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1354614
- Identifier
- uon:31312
- Identifier
- ISSN:0045-0766
- Language
- eng
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