clinical reasoning

Clinical Reasoning Introduction & Differences Between Novice/New Grads vs Expert/Experienced Occupational Therapists

Clinical Reasoning Definition Compared to other healthcare professions, PT and OT are more likely to use the phrase ‘clinical reasoning’. This is likely due to the explicit definitions for this term. There is also variability used to describe CR across the healthcare professions.1  Components of Clinical Reasoning Narrative Reasoning – the use of storytelling to … Read more

Introduction to Grading Occupational Therapy Interventions

Definition of Grading The dictionary definition of gradation is the process of advancing something step by step; as in a gradual process. In occupational therapy, a reference of my old lecture notes defines gradation (Reed and Sanderson, 1990) as an intervention technique that categorizes tasks into degrees of difficulty or complexity. In the simplest of … Read more