24 May 2017 in National Assembly:
Occupational therapy is a unique specialisation in medicine with preventive, curative and rehabilitative components. Occupational therapists are trained and equipped with competence skills and capacity required to manage patients from initial stages of diagnosis all the way to post-hospital management.
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24 May 2017 in National Assembly:
Occupational therapy is a unique specialisation in medicine with preventive, curative and rehabilitative components. Occupational therapists are trained and equipped with competence skills and capacity required to manage patients from initial stages of diagnosis all the way to post-hospital management.
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24 May 2017 in National Assembly:
Occupational therapists receive patients either directly or work as part of the team of specialists after receiving patients who are referred to them by other health care professionals. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, occupational therapists have a broad knowledge in medical, social, behavioural, psychological, psychosocial and occupational sciences. This equips them with the attitude, skills and knowledge to work collaboratively with people individually, in groups or in communities. Occupational therapists can work with all the people including those who have impairment of body structure or functions owing to health conditions. They can work with those who are restricted in their participation ...
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24 May 2017 in National Assembly:
Occupational therapists receive patients either directly or work as part of the team of specialists after receiving patients who are referred to them by other health care professionals. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, occupational therapists have a broad knowledge in medical, social, behavioural, psychological, psychosocial and occupational sciences. This equips them with the attitude, skills and knowledge to work collaboratively with people individually, in groups or in communities. Occupational therapists can work with all the people including those who have impairment of body structure or functions owing to health conditions. They can work with those who are restricted in their participation ...
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24 May 2017 in National Assembly:
Occupational therapists train Kenyans with disability. As they say, disability is not inability because they want to create an environment where patients utilise their skills, so that they can fed for their loved ones. Occupational therapy training was started somewhere way back in 1968 at the Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC) in Nairobi as the only institution that was training occupational therapists. In the recent past, KMTC has extended occupational therapy programmes to Machakos and Port Reitz in Mombasa. Jomo Kenyatta University of Science and Technology (JKUAT), my school, is offering a Bachelor of Science Degree in Occupational Therapy. Due ...
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24 May 2017 in National Assembly:
Occupational therapists train Kenyans with disability. As they say, disability is not inability because they want to create an environment where patients utilise their skills, so that they can fed for their loved ones. Occupational therapy training was started somewhere way back in 1968 at the Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC) in Nairobi as the only institution that was training occupational therapists. In the recent past, KMTC has extended occupational therapy programmes to Machakos and Port Reitz in Mombasa. Jomo Kenyatta University of Science and Technology (JKUAT), my school, is offering a Bachelor of Science Degree in Occupational Therapy. Due ...
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24 May 2017 in National Assembly:
consultation among the stakeholders in occupational therapy, including but not limited to, public and private practitioners. Occupational Therapists Bill, 2016 proposes the establishment of the Occupational Therapy Council of Kenya that has the mandate to regulate all aspects of occupational therapy. The council shall have an oversight of the curriculum and the course content. It shall register and accredit all the institutions that train students for registration as occupational therapists. Occupational therapy is practised in a wide range of public and private community sector settings. Clients are actively involved in the occupational therapy process and the outcomes are client driven ...
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24 May 2017 in National Assembly:
consultation among the stakeholders in occupational therapy, including but not limited to, public and private practitioners. Occupational Therapists Bill, 2016 proposes the establishment of the Occupational Therapy Council of Kenya that has the mandate to regulate all aspects of occupational therapy. The council shall have an oversight of the curriculum and the course content. It shall register and accredit all the institutions that train students for registration as occupational therapists. Occupational therapy is practised in a wide range of public and private community sector settings. Clients are actively involved in the occupational therapy process and the outcomes are client driven ...
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24 May 2017 in National Assembly:
The primary call of care is to stabilise patients’ medical status and address any threats that may lead to loss of function. Occupational therapy plays an important role in facilitating mobilisation, restoring function and preventing further decline and coordinating care, including transition and discharge planning.
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24 May 2017 in National Assembly:
The primary call of care is to stabilise patients’ medical status and address any threats that may lead to loss of function. Occupational therapy plays an important role in facilitating mobilisation, restoring function and preventing further decline and coordinating care, including transition and discharge planning.
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