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Enhancing Telehealth Skills for Occupational Therapists: Insights from WFOT's Position Statement

Enhancing Telehealth Skills for Occupational Therapists: Insights from WFOT\'s Position Statement

In today's rapidly evolving healthcare landscape, telehealth has emerged as a vital tool for delivering occupational therapy services. The World Federation of Occupational Therapists (WFOT) has provided a comprehensive position statement on telehealth, which offers valuable insights and guidelines for practitioners. This blog aims to help occupational therapists improve their telehealth skills by implementing the outcomes of the WFOT's research and encouraging further exploration in this area.

Understanding Telehealth in Occupational Therapy

Telehealth, as defined by the WFOT, is the use of information and communication technologies (ICT) to deliver health-related services when the provider and client are in different physical locations. This can include synchronous (real-time) interactions such as videoconferencing, or asynchronous (store-and-forward) methods like sending videos and emails. Telehealth encompasses various terms including tele-occupational therapy, telerehabilitation, teletherapy, telecare, telemedicine, and telepractice.

Key Considerations for Telehealth Practice

The WFOT's position statement outlines several critical considerations for occupational therapists engaging in telehealth:

Improving Telehealth Skills

To enhance your telehealth skills, consider the following strategies based on the WFOT's guidelines:

Encouraging Further Research

While the WFOT's position statement provides a solid foundation, further research is essential to continue improving telehealth practices. Occupational therapists are encouraged to:

By integrating the insights from the WFOT's position statement and actively participating in research, occupational therapists can enhance their telehealth skills and provide high-quality services to their clients.

To read the original research paper, please follow this link: World Federation Of Occupational Therapists Position Statement On Telehealth.


Citation: World Federation of Occupational Therapists. (2014). World Federation Of Occupational Therapists Position Statement On Telehealth. International Journal of Telerehabilitation, 6(1), 37-39. https://doi.org/10.5195/IJT.2014.6153
Marnee Brick, President, TinyEYE Therapy Services

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