Developing Client Self-Advocacy in Occupational Therapy
Expiry Date
: 24/07/2029
CPD Units
: 3.00 Points
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This article explores how therapists learn about self-advocacy intervention approaches. The article identifies if and how therapists implement self-advocacy into their work with clients.
Keywords: Self-advocacy, Disability, Rights and ResponsibilitiesReading material:
Educational Objectives
Educational Aim:
The aim of this article is to provide the reader with an understanding of self-advocacy and its role in occupational therapy practice.
Educational Outcomes:
Upon completion of this module practitioners should have a clear understanding of:
- The need for self-advocacy skills to target issues of exclusion and discrimination that prohibit full participation in society
- The need for occupational therapists to address self-advocacy skills with clients.
- The barriers that continue to prohibit full inclusion of people with disabilities in society
- Effective interventions to support clients’ capacity to self-advocate.
Instructions for this Module
- Read the supplied reading material and complete the quiz that follows;
- You have three attempts to pass the quiz;
- The pass grade is 70%;
- You need to pass the quiz to claim your CPD certificate;
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