Burke J P
Am J Occup Ther. 1984 Jan;38(1):24-8. doi: 10.5014/ajot.38.1.24.
Occupational therapists have a long-standing familiarity with and commitment to the concept of change. Our professional practice has always had a primary focus on assisting individuals as they adapt to change due to disability and disease. The recent literature on adaptation, stress, and coping presents a picture of how important our professional expertise is in helping people interact effectively in their environments. Now, as we enter a decade of unprecedented technological advances and associated social and economic response, we are finding that we must make significant changes if we are to survive as a profession. As part of the General Sessions series at the 1983 AOTA Annual Conference, this paper addresses the issues confronting the changing individual in the '80s by exploring the new and expanding roles for occupational therapists in the near future. Outside influences, including consumer-based health trends, medical and scientific developments, and new patient and client needs, are discussed and analyzed according to their impact on internal professional factors such as leadership, management, and business skills.
职业治疗师长期以来一直熟悉并致力于变革的理念。我们的专业实践一直主要关注帮助个体适应因残疾和疾病而发生的变化。最近有关适应、压力和应对的文献描绘了一幅我们的专业知识在帮助人们在其环境中有效互动方面有多重要的图景。如今，随着我们进入一个技术进步、社会和经济反应都前所未有的十年，我们发现，如果我们要作为一个专业生存下去，就必须做出重大改变。作为1983年美国职业治疗协会（AOTA）年会全会系列的一部分，本文通过探讨职业治疗师在不久的将来新的和不断扩展的角色，论述了20世纪80年代不断变化的个体所面临的问题。还会根据外部影响（包括基于消费者的健康趋势、医学和科学发展以及新的患者和客户需求）对领导力、管理和商业技能等内部专业因素的影响进行讨论和分析。
