Occupational therapy practitioners provide community-based services to people throughout the lifespan. This includes participation in programs and services that address prevention, as well as promotion of healthy occupations in the community.
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What are community-based services?
Community can serve as both the setting of occupational therapy for an individual as in the home and community context, but also as the focus of the intervention. The featured resources highlight both community as a setting and broader strategies to address the needs of populations through directing services.
Clinical Practice Guidelines
Occupational Therapy Practice Guidelines for Adults With Chronic Conditions
This Practice Guideline, which is informed by systematic reviews of the literature on the use of self-management interventions, is meant to guide occupational therapy practitioners’ clinical decision making when working with community-dwelling adults with chronic conditions.
Home & Community Health Special Interest Section
Connect with members focused on home and community health. The Home & Community Health Special Interest Section (HCHSIS) members work in areas across the lifespan supporting a variety of living environments.
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Community-based health promotion
Use AOTA's resources to promote community-based health in a variety of practice areas and settings.
Official Document
Occupational Therapy in the Promotion of Health and Well-Being
Official Documents
Community violence resources for occupational therapy practitioners
Official Document
AOTA’s Societal Statement on Health Disparities
Practice Toolkit
Practice Essentials
Evidence-informed intervention checklists
Intervention ideas that are ready to use and informed by evidence from systematic reviews.
- Sleep interventions for adults with chronic conditions
- Social participation for adults with chronic conditions
Social drivers impacting community
Client-centered care includes addressing social drivers that impact health and function
Everyday Evidence Podcast
Social Determinants of Health and OT's Role in Novel Settings
Decision Guide
Working with Adults Experiencing Homelessness
Quality
AOTA Healthy People 2030
AOTA Continuing Education
Gain new community-based health knowledge and capabilities with AOTA's continuing education.
AJOT CE
Effectiveness of Health Promotion, Management, and Maintenance Interventions Within the Scope of OT for Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Systematic Review
AOTA Continuing Education
Population Health: Discovering New Opportunities
Webinar
Bridges to Social Determinants of Health (SDoH): Renewing our Core Values while Promoting Everyday Living for All
Keynote from Momentum Summit II
Occupational Therapy Addressing Social Determinants of Health
Research, articles, and books
Expand your community-based health knowledge with the latest research, perspectives, and solutions from occupational therapy practitioners.
AOTA Press
Home Health Care: A Guide for Occupational Therapy Practice
Edited by Karen Vance
AJOT article
Optimizing Occupations, Habits, and Routines for Health and Well-Being With Lifestyle Redesign®: A Synthesis and Scoping Review
Elizabeth A. Pyatak; Kristine Carandang; Chantelle Rice Collins and Mike Carlson
OT Practice Article
Creating opportunities in rural practice: A reflection of barriers and breakthroughs in a rural community
Micah Thomas
AOTA Press
Lifestyle Redesign®
Florence A. Clark; Jeanine Blanchard; Alix Sleight; Alison Cogan; Lucía Floríndez; Sarah Gleason; Rebecca Heymann; Valerie Hill; Alexis Holden; Molly Murphy; Rachel Proffitt; Stacey Schepens Niemiec; and Cheryl Vigen
AJOT Article
Benefits of Daily Occupational Diary Use 3 Months After a Health Promotion Program for Community-Dwelling Older Adults
Masayuki Takagi; Naruko Goami; and Peter Bontje
OT Practice Article
Creative fieldwork solutions: Shifting the paradigm
Antoinette Durban and Claudia Miller
SIS Quarterly Article
Enhancing the Health and Well-Being of Veterans Through Community-Based Occupational Therapy Services
Marjorie E. Scaffa
AOTA advocacy resources
Incorporate community-based health advocacy into your practice.
Everyday Advocacy Decision Guide
This guide provides occupational therapy practitioners with tips to engage in advocacy in practice.
Report on Bipartisan “SMART Act” Will Help Pave the Way for Congressional Action
Heather Parsons
New Report Identifies Potential Medicare Cost-Savings by Changing Supervision Requirement; Underscores Critical Role of Occupational Therapy Assistants in Rural and Underserved Areas
AOTA Victory for Occupational Therapy: Final Medicare Rule Allows Occupational Therapists to Open Home Health Cases
Quality
AOTA member spotlight: Jenica Lee, OTD, OTR/L
Communities of Practice
Communities of Practice allow AOTA members to network and grow in the context of social learning environment.
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