Use of Aides in Occupational Therapy Practice.
Objectives. This study examined the use of aides in occupational therapy practice, the supervision and training of aides, and practitioners' attitudes toward the use of aides. Method. A questionnaire was mailed to a systematically selected sample of 510 occupational therapists and occupational thera...
| Publicado en: | American Journal of Occupational Therapy Vol. 52; no. 2; pp. 118 - 125 |
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| Formato: | research tables/charts Journal Article |
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American Occupational Therapy Association
Feb1998
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