Deck 1: Historical and Philosophical Perspectives of Community and Population Health Practice Introduction

Question 1

What is the most positive impact the community and population health practice paradigm has on occupational therapy?

A) Clarifies OT's role in skilled nursing facilities
B) Facilitates policy development
C) Promotes the visibility and recognition of the profession
D) Increases revenue

Answer 1

Promotes the visibility and recognition of the profession

Question 2

The earliest example of community-based occupational therapy practice within the United States was:

A) In the military
B) Consolation House
C) The Arts and Crafts Movement
D) Hull House

Answer 2

Consolation House

Question 3

One of the first infectious diseases community-based occupational therapy worked to prevent was:

A) Sexually transmitted infection
B) Pregnancy
C) Measles
D) Tuberculosis

Answer 3

Tuberculosis

Question 4

Occupational therapy in the military emerged as part of World Wars I and II to treat:

A) Shell shock
B) Amputees
C) Traumatic brain injury
D) Tuberculosis

Question 5

One example of a community-based setting is:

A) A skilled nursing facility
B) Outpatient rehabilitation
C) Industrial rehabilitation/work programs
D) A school system

Question 6

A common role for occupational therapy in community settings is:

A) Consultant
B) Manager
C) Grant writer
D) Researcher

Question 7

Occupational therapy practitioners wanting to practice in community and population health settings should focus on developing the following characteristic:

A) Billing and reimbursement knowledge
B) Creativity
C) Time management skills
D) Decisiveness

Question 8

Which of the following is identified by AOTA as a Standard for Continuing Competence?

A) Grant writing
B) Organizational skills
C) Expertise in community program development
D) Interpersonal abilities to establish effective relationships

Question 9

According to Kielhofner (1997), a paradigm is the "cultural core of the discipline" and "provides professional identity" (p. 17). Which of the following is an essential characteristic of a paradigm?

A) Identifies what puzzles, problems, or questions practitioners will seek out in their work
B) Provides solutions to the problems that emerge within a profession
C) Adequately open-ended enough to allow for the exploration of solutions to a variety of problems
D) Interpersonal abilities to establish effective relationships with others

Question 10

Which of the following is a recognized paradigm in the profession's history?

A) Health care paradigm
B) Reductionistic paradigm
C) Interpersonal relationship paradigm
D) Evidence-based paradigm

Question 11

Community practice should be designed with what theory in mind?

A) Sensory integration
B) Medical model
C) Model of human occupation
D) Dynamic systems theory

Question 12

In order to develop meaningful and impactful occupation-based programs in community settings, an occupational therapist should focus on which of the following?

A) Needs assessment
B) Grant funding
C) Community strengths
D) Community health issues