The Multidisciplinary Treatment Plan: A Format for Enhancing Activity Therapy Department Involvement
Elissa Lang C.R.C.,M.Ed.1 and
Marlin Mattson M.D.2
1 Vocational Services at the Westchester Division of New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, 21 Bloomingdale Road, White Plains, New York 10605
2 The Westchester Division the Department of Psychiatry of New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center
A structured, goal-oriented format for enhancing the involvement of activity therapy disciplines in the multidisciplinary treatment planning process has been developed in a large private psychiatric teaching hospital. The format, an adaptation of the problem-oriented record, encompasses formal procedures for identifying and recording relevant problems, goals, methods, and objectives for activity therapy treatment. The benefits of this approach include the development of specific, measurable, attainable functional goals; increasede accountability in treatment planning and delivery; less time spent in documentation; and education of other staff about the role and function of activities therapy. Patients have a better understanding of their goals and the steps needed to achieve them and show increased participation in the therapy process.
