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Hey guys,
I'm an occupational therapy doctoral student and part of my program is designing an internship. My choice has been in educating rehab clincians on proper ways to approach the treatment of individuals with developmental disabilities (intellectual and physical disabilities occurring before age 21 that significantly impact daily living) in traditional rehab settings such ask inpatient rehab, SNF, etc. I have noticed in practice that many practitioners do not feel completely comfortable treating adult individuals in traditional rehab settings with these disabilities, particularly intellectual disabilities.
I wanted to get feedback. Do any of you feel that this is true of yourself or have you also noticed this trend? I want to try to narrow my focus so that my educational material is relevant and purposeful.
Thank you for taking the time to help with this. I welcome any feedback.
I'm an occupational therapy doctoral student and part of my program is designing an internship. My choice has been in educating rehab clincians on proper ways to approach the treatment of individuals with developmental disabilities (intellectual and physical disabilities occurring before age 21 that significantly impact daily living) in traditional rehab settings such ask inpatient rehab, SNF, etc. I have noticed in practice that many practitioners do not feel completely comfortable treating adult individuals in traditional rehab settings with these disabilities, particularly intellectual disabilities.
I wanted to get feedback. Do any of you feel that this is true of yourself or have you also noticed this trend? I want to try to narrow my focus so that my educational material is relevant and purposeful.
Thank you for taking the time to help with this. I welcome any feedback.
