The purpose of this doctoral capstone experience was to develop administration and leadership skills in regards to occupational therapy practices in the skilled nursing facility environment through literature review, mentorship, interdisciplinary collaboration and practical application. Through evaluation, concerns with skilled therapy documentation and group therapy utilization in the skilled nursing facility environment were revealed. Weaknesses in skilled therapy documentation were found to affect patient length of stay, reimbursement, and quality services provided. In response, a documentation manual, was created in order to increase proficiency and efficiency, as well as to promote veracity. Effectiveness will be measured via quarterly documentation review audits. A group therapy educational program was created and presented to increase competency and promote ethical client centered therapy practice. Outcomes of this program will be analyzed for efficacy and to identify areas of continuous program improvement. Group therapy percentage tracking will be used to screen for changes in utilization. Learning occurred via development and execution of educational programs and resources deemed necessary through program evaluation. Effective and professional communication was demonstrated and improved upon throughout this capstone experience. Advanced reasoning was employed to analyze, synthesize, and evaluate concerns related to occupational performance, participation, reimbursement and appropriate therapeutic service provision. Keywords: Occupational therapy, skilled nursing facility, documentation, group therapy

Creator

• Burchfield, Darian

Contributors

• Bednarski, Julie

Publisher

• University of Indianapolis

Language

• en

Identifier

• Burchfield, D.pdf

Keyword

• Health Sciences

• Occupational Therapy

Date created

• 2018-05

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