Mainstream Technology as an Occupational Therapy Tool: Technophobe or Technogeek?

Authors: Verdonck, Michele C.; Ryan, Susan

Source: The British Journal of Occupational Therapy, Volume 71, Number 6, June 2008 , pp. 253-256(4)

Publisher: College of Occupational Therapists

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Abstract:

Occupational therapists need to embrace the use of mainstream technology in their quest to ensure that therapy remains current and meaningful to their clients. Technology can be useful to improve both functional independence and occupational performance. This opinion piece introduces how occupational therapists can apply mainstream technologies, including information and communication technologies such as the internet, computer software, portable devices and computer games, in their everyday interventions.

Document Type: Short communication

Publication date: 2008-06-01

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