Developing Client Self-Advocacy in Occupational Therapy: Are We Practicing What We Preach?

Background: Developing client self-advocacy is in occupational therapy's (OT) scope of practice; however, there is limited understanding of if, or how, occupational therapists learn about self-advocacy interventions as well as implement self-advocacy into clinical practice.

Objective: This study sought to identify if and how therapists learn about self-advocacy intervention approaches and identify if and how therapists implement self-advocacy into their work with clients.

Method: A survey was distributed via email to academic and professional listservs in the United States, and data were collected using REDCap survey software.