<div>Comprehensive skills in management, administration, and leadership are essential for occupational therapy assistants (OTA) in their daily interactions with their clients in various health care environments.<br>&nbsp;<br>Inside <b><i>Management and Administration for the OTA: Leadership and Application Skills</i></b>, Dr. Karen Jacobs has gathered an expert team of 11 contributors of clinicians, academicians, administrators, managers, and graduate students to address each of the ACOTE Standards with a focus on evidence-based literature and examples of the leadership and management skills needed as an OTA.<br>&nbsp;<br><b>What you will learn from <i>Management and Administration for the OTA</i>:</b><br><ul><li><i>Contexts and Health Care</i>—the potential impact of policy issues as they relate to the practice of occupational therapy</li><li><i>Leadership and Advocacy</i>—two important roles that OTAs need to assume to be agents of change</li><li><i>Credentialing</i>—introduces the national requirements for credentialing and for licensure, certification or registration under state laws</li><li><i>Reimbursement</i>—the various reimbursement systems requirements that affect the practice of occupational therapy</li><li><i>Marketing and Promoting</i>—The role of the OTA to promote the distinct value of occupational therapy to the public, as well as other professionals, service providers, consumers, third-party payers, and regulatory bodies</li><li><i>Documentation and Quality Improvement</i>—to ensure the OTA provides the highest quality of occupational therapy services</li><li><i>Supervision</i>—to understand the important relationship between the OTA, the OT, and nonprofessional personnel</li><li><i>Fieldwork</i>—to understand the role, criteria, and components of the OTA in fieldwork education</li><li><i>Communication Skills</i>—define health literacy and discuss how to use this concept to better understand the client, the client’s health environment, and the client’s occupations and health activities</li><li><i>Ethics</i>—explore the components of ethics that impact the delivery of occupational therapy and the foundational skills and knowledge needed by the OTA to maintain high standards of responsible, ethical practice</li><li><i>Scholarship and Scholarly Practice</i>—assists the OTA with how to articulate the importance of how scholarly activities and the evidence-based literature contribute to the distinct value and advancement of occupational therapy</li></ul>&nbsp;<br>The chapters of<b><i> Management and Administration for the OTA:&nbsp; Leadership and Application Skills</i></b>also includes 5 key vocabulary terms and their definitions, case examples relevant to the content, website resources, and multiple choice review questions.<br>&nbsp;<br>Instructors in educational settings can visit www.efacultylounge.com for additional materials to be used for teaching in the classroom.<br>&nbsp;<br>Straightforward, comprehensive, and user-friendly, <b><i>Management and Administration for the OTA:&nbsp; Leadership and Application Skills</i></b> will provide OTA students and clinicians with an essential resource for their future success.</div>