Occupational Therapy Resource Guide
- Center for International Rehabilitation Research Information and Exchange (CIRRIE)
'CIRRIE's mission is to facilitate the sharing of information and expertise in rehabilitation research between the U.S. and other countries', and includes links to research centers, government agencies, associations, organizations and conferences. - NARIC: National Rehabilitation Information Center
NARIC collects and disseminates results of federally funded research projects in rehabilitation. The web site offers searching of the REHABDATA file and other databases. - HealthWeb: Occupational Therapy
Links to educational resources, career information, consumer health, and online publications from HealthWeb health sciences libraries. - International Center for Disability Resources on the Internet
Disability issues resources and best practices page, caregivers resource page, and a health and disability portal page with Spanish portals. - OT Direct: Occupational Therapy Links
An extensive list of OT internet sites. North American sites are included in the British listing of links. - National Library of Medicine
- Mental Health Net
A comprehensive guide to mental health online for health professionals and consumers. It features information on disorders, resources for professionals, and lively discussions of topics in mental health. - Dr. Grohol's Mental Health Page - Best of the Web in Mental Health
These web sites have been rated by Dr. John Grohol -- "a long-time mental health advocate and pioneer online -- as being among the very best offerings on the Web today." - HEALTHY PEOPLE 2000: Mental Health and Mental Disorders Resource List
"This resource list contains references to Federal, State, and local government agencies as well as private organizations that offer information resources related to the mental health and mental disorders objectives of HEALTHY PEOPLE 2000.
PEdiatric resources
- CanChild
- Promising Practices Network
"The Promising Practices Network (PPN) is a group of individuals and organizations who are dedicated to providing quality evidence-based information about what works to improve the lives of children, families, and communities." - Social Programs That Work
Sponsored by the nonprofit Coaltion for Evidence-Based Policy "this site summarizes the findings from well-designed randomized controlled trials that have particularly important policy implications -- because they show, for example, that a social intervention has a major effect, or that a widely-used intervention has little or no effect. - National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY)
This research center site contains a wealth of research-based information to guide students with their work with children with disabilities. - What Works Clearinghouse
"The What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) collects, screens, and identifies studies of effectiveness of educational interventions (programs, products, practices, and policies).The WWC regularly updates the WWC Technical Standards and their application to take account of new considerations brought forth by experts and users. Such changes may result in re-appraisals of studies and/or interventions previously reviewed and rated. The current WWC Standards offer guidance for those planning or carrying out studies, not only in the design considerations but the analysis and reporting stages as well. The WWC Standards, however, may not pertain to every situation, context, or purpose of a study and will evolve."
- VCU Occupational Therapy Department
- NBCOT - National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy, Inc.
A not-for-profit credentialing agency that provides certification for the occupational therapy profession. - AOTA - Education and Accreditation - OT Programs
OT programs accredited by the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy (ACOTE) - Occupational Therapy Graduate School Directories
Listing by region in the U.S., internationally and distance learning sites
- Centre For Evidence-Based Medicine (CEBM)
- Mt. Sinai Hospital - Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine - Evidence-Based Occupational Therapy
- McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences - Occupational Therapy EBP Research Group
- OT Seekers - Occupational Therapy Systematic Evaluation of Evidence
- University of Puget Sound - Occupational Therapy Department - Evidence-Based Symposium
- Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro)
PEDro is a database developed to give rapid access to bibliographic details and abstracts of randomized controlled trials, systematic reviews and evidence-based clinical practices guidelines in physiotherapy. - National Guideline Clearinghouse
A comprehensive database of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines and related documents. Search or browse by disease, treatment/intervention or organization. Citations and abstracts are provided for all guidelines, with links to full-text or information about print copies. Produced by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, in partnership with the American Medical Association and the American Association of Health Plans. - Cochrane Library
The Cochrane Library provides access via the web to reliable information compiled by the Cochrane Collaboration, an international network of individuals and institutions committed to preparing, maintaining, and disseminating systematic, up-to-date reviews of the effects of health care. The Cochrane Library has four distinct databases, all of which are searched simultaneously:- The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
- Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effectiveness
- The Cochrane Controlled Trials Register
- The Cochrane Review Methodology Database
books, Databases, AND journals
- VCU Libraries Catalog
To search for books, journals, and audiovisual materials held by the VCU Libraries, use the VCU Library Catalog (DCAT). DCAT allows you to search by title, author, keyword and subject. - VCU Libraries Online Journals
Use title or phrase search box to access specific titles - MEDLINE: Biomedical Journal Index
- CINAHL: Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature
- AOTA Publications
- SLACK Occupational Therapy Books
- ERIC - ERIC Index to Education Materials
- Free Medical Journals
- PsycINFO
- PubMed/MEDLINE
The PubMed search system is one of many ways to access and search MEDLINE, the National Library of Medicine's premier bibliographic database covering the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, and the preclinical sciences. The MEDLINE file contains bibliographic citations and author abstracts from over 4,000 current biomedical journals published internationally. The file contains more than 14 million records dating back to the 1950s. Special features on PubMed include:- Clinical queries for identifying systematic reviews or relevant studies on therapy, diagnosis, etiology, and prognosis
- Identification of publication types such as reviews, meta-analyses and practice guidelines
associations and organizations
- American Occupational Therapy Association
The American Occupational Therapy Association is a national professional society established in 1917 to represent the interests and concerns of occupational therapy practitioners, and to improve the quality of occupational therapy services. - American Occupational Therapy Foundation
A funding organization for research and scholarship in occupational therapy. - RESNA: Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America
An interdisciplinary association of people with a common interest in technology and disability with the purpose of improving the potential of people with disabilities to achieve their goals through the use of technology. - Virginia Occupational Therapy Association
Includes links to membership information, legislative issues and educational programs
consumer and patient information
- AOTA - Consumer Information
Links to finding an occupational therapist and consumer organizations - MEDLINEplus Disabilities
Information on specific conditions, directories, law and policy, organizations, statistics and some materials for Spanish patients.
- Assistive Devices: MEDLINEplus
An wide-ranging site providing research, news, directory, organization and special population links in addition to two specialized dictionaries. - Mobility Aids: MEDLINEplus
Statistics, legal and condition-specific information on canes, wheelchairs, walkers and other aids. - ABLEDATA
A federally funded project whose primary mission is to provide information on assistive technology and rehabilitation equipment available from domestic and international sources to consumers, organizations, professionals, and caregivers within the United States. - disABILITY Information and Resources
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