Rehab Team

• CORE PROFESSIONALS OF THE REHAB TEAM

  1. occupational therapy
  2. physical and rehabilitation medicine
  3. physiotherapy
  4. prosthetics and orthotics
  5. rehabilitation nursing
  6. speech and language therapy
• occupational therapy - client-centered health profession concerned with promoting health and well being through occupation, which refers to the practical and purposeful activities that allow people to live independently and have a sense of identity.
• speech and language pathologist - Professionals specializing in the domains of communication, voice, speech, language, hearing, feeding, swallowing, as well as the social and cognitive dimensions of communication
• Physiotherapists - are specialists in human movement, playing a crucial role in preventing, identifying, assessing, treating, and rehabilitating individuals when their movement and function are jeopardized or impacted by factors such as aging, injury, diseases, conditions, or environmental influences.
• physiotherapists assist individuals in recovering from injuries, alleviating pain and stiffness, enhancing mobility and movement, and optimizing overall function and quality of life.
• physiotherapy offers rehabilitation interventions aimed at restoring, maintaining, and maximizing a patient's mobility, function, and well-being.
• doctors - medical specialty that specifically deals with the evaluation and treatment of patients whose functional abilities have been impaired.
• Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation physicians, also known as

  physiatrists, are medical doctors who have completed training in the specialty of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation,
• orthotist and prosthetist - trained to prescribe, design, fit and monitor prosthesis or orthoses
• prosthesis is an artificial device attached or applied to the body to replace a missing part
• orthoses are externally applied devices that are designed and fitted to the body to control biomechanical alignment, correct or accommodate the deformity, protect and support an injury to increase mobility and decrease pain
• developmental pediatrician is a pediatrician with additional

  training and expertise in evaluating and managing

  developmental and behavioral concerns in children.
• psychiatrist - Medical doctor who specializes in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of mental illnesses and emotional disorders.
• psychiatrist - These

  professionals are trained in both the medical and psychological

  aspects of mental health, allowing them to assess and address a

  wide range of psychiatric conditions.
• Special Education (SPED) teachers are professionals who

  specialize in providing educational support and instruction to

  students with diverse learning needs and abilities.
• Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapist specializes in the

  application of the principles and techniques of Applied Behavior

  Analysis,
• Interdisciplinary refers to an approach where professionals from

  different disciplines collaborate and integrate their knowledge

  and methods to address complex issues or problems. It involves

  a high level of communication and coordination among team

  members.
• Multidisciplinary involves professionals from different disciplines

  working independently in their own domains to address a

  common issue. While there is some exchange of information,

  each professional retains their autonomy.
• Transdisciplinary goes beyond interdisciplinary collaboration by

  emphasizing a fluid and integrated approach where

  professionals blur the boundaries between disciplines. Team

  members share roles and responsibilities, working together in a

  more seamless manner.
• Intradisciplinary refers to collaboration within the same discipline

  or field, where professionals with similar expertise work together

  to address a specific issue or advance knowledge within that

  discipline.