Title: Identify the healthcare team.
Course: Physical/Occupational Therapy I (14060-I) > Section: Gaining an Overview of the Rehabilitation Field

Identification should include

- the client
- the client’s family
- doctors (e.g., psychologist, psychiatrist, podiatrist, physiatrist)
- nurses
- nurse aides
- case manager/social workers
- dietitians
- pharmacists
- chaplains
- pain management team
- rehabilitation professionals (e.g., developmental therapist, speech therapist, physical therapist/occupational therapist (PTOT), athletic trainer, American Academy of Orthotists and Prosthetists (O&P)
- clinical technicians
- exercise physiologists
- educational specialists.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What is the importance of the healthcare team?
- What is coordinated care? What are its benefits?
- What are the roles of each healthcare team member?
- How do healthcare team members collaborate for the benefit of the client’s care?
- Why is it important to include members of the client’s family as part of the therapy team?