Practical Applications for the Occupational Therapy Code of Ethics

This comprehensive resource provides occupational therapy practitioners and students with case studies to help promote ethical reflection and practice in their increasingly complex and varied professional roles. The authors present models and approaches for resolving ethical dilemmas and provide realistic case studies and vignettes to assist readers in identifying solutions that range from taking no action or addressing the situation at the local level to involving organizations and agencies to promote ethical practice and protect the public and the profession. The goal is to help practitioners and students strive toward the principles articulated in the Code and to expand the dialogue around ethical practice.

Janie B. Scott, MA, OT/L, FAOTA, is an occupational therapy and aging-in-place consultant and adjunct faculty at Towson University, Towson, Maryland. She has been Ethics Officer, Director of Practice, and Staff Liaison to the Special Interest Sections of the American Occupational Therapy Association.

S. Maggie Reitz, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA, is chairperson and professor in the Department of Occupational Therapy and Occupational Science at Towson University in Towson, Maryland. She has been elected and served as President of the Maryland Occupational Therapy Association and chairperson of AOTA's Ethics Commission.