Client-Centred Practice: What does it Mean and Does it Make a Difference? Journal Articles

abstract

• During the past 15 years, occupational therapists in Canada, through the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists, have worked to develop and implement guidelines for practice of a client-centred approach to occupational therapy. One of the difficulties with the current Guidelines for the Client-Centred Practice of Occupational Therapy is the lack of a definition and discussion of the concepts and issues fundamental to client-centred practice. In this paper, key concepts of client-centred practice: individual autonomy and choice, partnership, therapist and client responsibility, enablement, contextual congruence, accessibility and respect for diversity are discussed. Two practice examples are used to illustrate these ideas and raise issues about obstacles to the practice of client-centred occupational therapy. Research evidence about the effectiveness of client-centred concepts in enhancing client satisfaction, functional outcomes and adherence to health service programmes is reviewed.

authors

• Law, Mary Catherine
• Baptiste, Susan Elizabeth
• Mills, Jennifer

status

• published 

publication date

• December 1995

has subject area

• 1103 Clinical Sciences (FoR)
• 1199 Other Medical and Health Sciences (FoR)
• Canada (MeSH)
• Occupational Therapy (MeSH)
• Partnership Practice (MeSH)
• Patient Satisfaction (MeSH)
• Patient-Centered Care (MeSH)
• Practice Guidelines as Topic (MeSH)
• Professional Practice (MeSH)
• Rehabilitation (Science Metrix)
• Workforce (MeSH)

published in

• Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy  Journal

keywords

• Canada
• Occupational Therapy
• Partnership Practice
• Patient Satisfaction
• Patient-Centered Care
• Practice Guidelines as Topic
• Professional Practice
• Workforce

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1177/000841749506200504

PubMed ID

• 10152881

start page

• 250

end page

• 257

volume

• 62

issue

• 5