Boshoff & Hartshorne (2008) state, “it is important to note that country therapists mostly have a varied caseload” (p. 257). This is in relation to the conditions clients have on their caseloads. Thus therapists in rural areas need to be versatile as they could be seeing clients with mental or physical health issues and they could be of paediatric age to older persons and everything in between.
At an undergraduate level, learning is currently varied among these areas that it would be an ideal way of incorporating this knowledge learned into practice by being in a setting where the caseload is so varied. Yet the concept of having a varied caseload could be quite daunting, especially as a new graduate where the knowledge used to practice is at this stage based off theory and limited experience. If practicing in this area as a more experienced occupational therapist I could see this as being a challenge and a way to improve in areas of learning, in regards to the clients the interventions used and the approach taken to meet the needs in a remote setting.
At an undergraduate level, learning is currently varied among these areas that it would be an ideal way of incorporating this knowledge learned into practice by being in a setting where the caseload is so varied. Yet the concept of having a varied caseload could be quite daunting, especially as a new graduate where the knowledge used to practice is at this stage based off theory and limited experience. If practicing in this area as a more experienced occupational therapist I could see this as being a challenge and a way to improve in areas of learning, in regards to the clients the interventions used and the approach taken to meet the needs in a remote setting.
Boshoff, K., & Hartshorne, S. (2008). Profile of occupational therapy practice in rural and remote South Australia. Australian Journal of Rural Health, 16, pp. 255-261. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1584.2008.00988.x
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