SP-3-01-E-04
PSYCHOSOCIAL REHABILITATION OF THE PERSISTENTLY MENTALLY ILL
N.J. Johnson (Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan)
Psychosocial rehabilitation is a therapeutic approach, which has been developed, and is evolving, in response to the particular needs of individuals experiencing severe psychiatric disabilities. The goal of this approach is to improve the quality of life for individuals, by assisting each to assume responsibility in performing daily living processes, and thereby, increase their ability to function as actively and independently as possible.
Occupational therapy plays a major role in this rehabilitation, in assisting patient empowerment and choice, and in developing the environmental supports necessary to sustain the individual in their community.
This paper presents a review of the literature concerning psychosocial rehabilitation principles, and practical assessment and treatment interventions for use by occupational therapists working with this population.
SP-3-02-A-01
Outcome Measures in Dysphagia Rehabilitation
Kathryn M. Yorkston, Ph.D., Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington
Clinical outcomes research helps us understand the consequences of a disease. It can be used to understand the natural course of a disease, the dysfunction associated with it, and the cost of the disease in terms of changes in quality of life and health care dollars. This presentation will highlight clinical outcomes research related to dysphagia and stroke. The World Health Organization's model of chronic disease will give a broad prospective on the impairment, disability and handicap associated with dysphagia. Trends in recent clinical research will be reviewed in order to identify those areas were information is available and those areas where further investigation is needed.
