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Andalucia Occupational Therapists may prove the quality of their work through a manual

The Agency Andalusian Health Quality, an agency of the Ministry of Health has recently published the Manual Skills Accreditation of Occupational Therapists , from which these professionals may carry out its accreditation process, and evaluate their own daily work.


This manual, which adds to the over 70 who already has published the Quality Agency on various medical specialties, has 16 core competencies that must implement these professionals, divided into five blocks that refer to the orientation citizen and to respect their rights to comprehensive health care, the professionals themselves, their teamwork and inter-relationships, the efficient use of resources and results orientation in their professional performance.


These competencies, in turn, are associated with 26 good practices carried out by occupational therapists, related safe and responsible use of products support the use of appropriate communication skills, occupational therapy assessment, support and training for primary caregivers, collaboration with other professionals, or commitment to their own training and research and teaching.


also good practice is measured through evidence and testimony that make reference to the day to day work of these professionals, as the design of occupational therapy plan, assessment and training activities daily life, interventions to adapt the environment, promotion activities health and prevention of health professionals, caregivers, etc.


The accreditation manual for occupational therapists is aimed at professionals who provide services in centers of the Andalusian Public Health System and meets the demand of this group to have a reference publication, beyond serve to accreditation of their professional skills will serve as a guide or reference for their daily work.


This new publication has been prepared by a technical advisory committee composed of professionals working in primary care and hospital care and the provincial delegations of the Ministry of Health, which will join more than 600 professionals Andalusian public health system and scientific societies that have participated in the drafting of the different manual skills.


This collaboration of professional experts is undoubtedly a key feature that allows these publications, as the manual that certifies the competence of occupational therapists, adapted to the reality of daily practice to take as model their own experience and track record in carrying out their work, serving as reference and essential guide in the process of accreditation of competence of all professionals in this discipline socio-health.