You Are an Occupational Therapy Practitioner Working on a Case

question 11

Multiple Choice

You are an occupational therapy practitioner working on a case management team that is available to their clients 24 hours a day. Responsibilities include working with clients in a variety of settings and facilitating skill development to increase successful community participation. Because you may find yourself engaging in responsibilities typically associated with social work, it is important you have a strong professional identity and ground your interventions in the philosophy of occupational therapy. Which of the following case management approaches does this best represent?

• A) Strengths based
• B) Broker model
• C) Assertive community treatment
• D) Psychiatric rehabilitation

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Definitions:

Acidosis

A condition characterized by an excessive accumulation of acid or a significant loss of bicarbonate in the body, which can decrease blood pH.

Hyperventilation

Rapid or deep breathing that exceeds the body's need for oxygen, often leading to a decrease in carbon dioxide levels in the blood.

Hypoventilation

A state of insufficient ventilation leading to an increase in blood carbon dioxide levels, which can disrupt the body's acid-base balance.

Rebreathing

Rebreathing is the process of inhaling the air that has been exhaled, which can lead to an increase in carbon dioxide and a decrease in oxygen levels in the body.