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The practice of occupational therapy means the therapeutic use of occupations, including everyday life activities with individuals, groups, populations, or organizations to support participation, performance, and function in roles and situations in home, school, workplace, community, and other settings. Occupational therapy services are provided for habilitation, rehabilitation, and the promotion of health and wellness to those who have or are at risk for developing an illness, injury, disease, disorder, condition, impairment, disability, activity limitation, or participation restriction. Occupational therapy addresses the physical, cognitive, psychosocial, sensory-perceptual, and other aspects of performance in a variety of contexts and environments to support engagement in occupations that affect physical and mental health, wellbeing, and quality of life. The practice of occupational therapy includes:\u003Cbr>1. Evaluation of factors affecting activities of daily living (ADL), instrumental activities of daily living (IADL), rest and sleep, education, work, play, leisure, and social participation including all of the following:\u003Cbr>(i) Client factors, including body functions, such as neuromusculoskeletal, sensory-perceptual, visual, mental, cognitive, and pain factors; body structures such as cardiovascular, digestive, nervous , integumentary, genitourinary systems, and structures related to movement; values, beliefs, and spirituality.\u003Cbr>(ii) Habits, routines, roles, rituals, and behavior patterns.\u003Cbr>(iii) Physical and social environments, cultural, personal, temporal, and virtual contexts, and activity demands that affect performance.\u003Cbr>(iv) Performance skills, including motor and praxis, sensory-perceptual, emotional regulation, cognitive, communication, and social skills.\u003Cbr>2. Methods or approaches selected to direct the process of interventions such as:\u003Cbr>(i) Establishment, remediation, or restoration of a skill or ability that has not yet developed, is impaired, or is in decline.\u003Cbr>(ii) Compensation, modification, or adaptation of activity or environment to enhance performance, or to prevent injuries, disorders, or other conditions.\u003Cbr>(iii) Retention and enhancement of skills or abilities without which performance in everyday life activities would decline (iv) Promotion of health and wellness, including the use of self-management strategies, to enable or enhance performance in everyday life activities.\u003Cbr>(v) Prevention of barriers to performance and participation, including injury and disability prevention.\u003Cbr>3. Interventions and procedures to promote or enhance safety and performance in activities of daily living (ADL), instrumental activities of daily living (IADL), rest and sleep, education, work, play, leisure, and social participation including all of the following:\u003Cbr>(i) Therapeutic use of occupations, exercises, and activities.\u003Cbr>(ii) Training in self-care, self-management, health management and maintenance, home management, community/work reintegration, and school activities and work performance.\u003Cbr>(iii) Development, remediation, or compensation of neuromusculoskeletal, sensory-perceptual, visual, mental, and cognitive functions, pain tolerance and management, and behavioral skills.\u003Cbr>(iv) Therapeutic use of self, including one's personality, insights, perceptions, and judgments, as part of the therapeutic process.\u003Cbr>(v) Education and training of individuals, including family members, caregivers, groups, populations, and others. |\n\n1 DISCLAIMER: This chart is provided for informational and educational purposes only and is not a substitute for legal advice or the professional judgment of health care professionals in evaluating and treating patients. Contact your state licensing board, committee, or agency with any questions regarding this information or to verify the accuracy of this","cbCaieZgS3v6gZeM","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaieZgS3v6gZeM","pdf",506152,48,"English","# Alabama\n## Occupational therapy scope of practice\n### Practice definition and services\n### Evaluation of factors affecting performance\n### Intervention methods and approaches\n### Interventions and procedures for safety and performance","[{\"question\":\"What does the document define as the practice of occupational therapy in Alabama?\",\"answer\":\"It defines occupational therapy as the therapeutic use of occupations, including everyday life activities, to support participation, performance, and function in home, school, workplace, community, and other settings. 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