Reference Guide to the Occupational Therapy Code of Ethics

An easy-to-use guide providing context for developing and implementing ethical philosophy and ethical practices with helpful information for students, educators, practitioners, administrators, and researchers to resolve ethics issues in today's health care environment. Divided into four parts AOTA Occupational Therapy Code of Ethics, Jurisdiction and Enforcement, Forum and Ethics, and Glossary and Resources this book features five new articles, resources for educators, Advisory Opinions, and updated Enforcement Procedures. Topics discussed include plagiarism, patient abandonment, and payment issues. If you are in the midst of an ethical dilemma and don't know where to turn, this book will give you the tools you need in constructing an action plan. Also, you will learn to identify the appropriate jurisdictions for your ethics complaints, understand the rold of the Commission on Standards and Ethics after it accepts an ethics complaint, and much more