Consideration of issues concerning “Physician’s Prescriptions” in the Practice of Occupational Therapy in Japan

Abstract

"The purpose of this study is to discuss the role of the physiatrist’s prescription in the practice of occupational therapy. We surveyed occupational therapists about informed consent in the practice of occupational therapy in August 2009 (Yamano, 2011). We clarified that occupational therapists have rationales for administering therapy if clients do not consent to undergo occupational therapy. One of the reasons is “occupational therapy is practiced under the physician’s prescriptions”