When I think of information technology I think of computerised systems used to organise, communicate, and store information.
Information technology has become everyday life for society today. For example, all medical organisations are now linking computers up with other health organisations through databases. Making it easier to obtain client and medical notes. This link http://www.healthlink.net/news/article/IPC%20Article%201.pdf is an article about the use of electronic medical records used by practitioners.
I feel comfortable using information technology. I am always happy to give new things a go, accepting to change, and learning new things. I feel information technology is not going to slow down, it is going to increase over years to come. Using information technology that is user friendly, affordable, and useful for my everyday living will definitely expand my use of information technology. Limits of use of information technology for me would be cost, time, and usability.
Occupation Therapist use Information Technology for functional independence and occupational performance. For example, internet, computer software, portable devices, and computer games. Other aspects of information technology used by Occupational therapists are online shopping for those who cannot attend a supermarket and speech recognition for those who are vision impaired.
Some issues that may result from using information technology in Occupational therapy is client resistance, client or occupational therapist not being technology savy, affordability, resources available to client and occupational therapist, risks associated to client and addictions.
In future I can envisage using information technology as a tool in practice for:
- Formation of social groups for adults, to keep in contact with each other
- Use of equipment to enable individuals to use information technology.
- Use of software to enable individuals to use information technology such as speech recognition software for those who are vision impaired
A good understanding of Information Technology is required; it helps to understand and keep up to date with Technology available to help clients.
Ethical implications arise with the use of information technology, such as intellectual property, social justice, and informed consent.
Firstly, intellectual property is the protection put in place to protect trademarks, symbols, designs, or ideas used for business. For example, music, documents, internet copyrights. In Occupational therapy practice intellectual property to consider is not to copy a music cd in therapy for copyright and piracy considerations (Stopfakes.Gov, n.d.).
Social justice is providing fair and equal rights to all of society. For example considerations in Occupation therapy of social justice is to treat everyone as equal no matter what of their backgrounds (Glenbow Museum, 2006).
Informed consent is the approval and understanding to preform a procedure, after all information is provided to the individual, this is a legal consent. For example Occupational therapists require consent to share patient information to other practitioners (BusinessDictionary, n.d.).
The public can access your information, download, be fraudulent. Informed consent is required with use of other peoples information that is not your own. Bullying can occur with the use of information technology through mobile phones and internet. Other ethical implications that need to be considered with information technology is adhering to the privacy act, and social justice.
References
BusinessDictionary.com. (n.d.). informed consent. Retrieved 16 February, 2011, from http://www.businessdirectionary.com/definition/informed-consent.html
Glenbow Museum. (2006). Teacher resources. Retrieved 16 February, 2011, from http://www.glenbow.org/mavericks/teacher/english/thm_pol/glossary.html
Firstly, intellectual property is the protection put in place to protect trademarks, symbols, designs, or ideas used for business. For example, music, documents, internet copyrights. In Occupational therapy practice intellectual property to consider is not to copy a music cd in therapy for copyright and piracy considerations (Stopfakes.Gov, n.d.).
Social justice is providing fair and equal rights to all of society. For example considerations in Occupation therapy of social justice is to treat everyone as equal no matter what of their backgrounds (Glenbow Museum, 2006).
Informed consent is the approval and understanding to preform a procedure, after all information is provided to the individual, this is a legal consent. For example Occupational therapists require consent to share patient information to other practitioners (BusinessDictionary, n.d.).
The public can access your information, download, be fraudulent. Informed consent is required with use of other peoples information that is not your own. Bullying can occur with the use of information technology through mobile phones and internet. Other ethical implications that need to be considered with information technology is adhering to the privacy act, and social justice.
References
BusinessDictionary.com. (n.d.). informed consent. Retrieved 16 February, 2011, from http://www.businessdirectionary.com/definition/informed-consent.html
Glenbow Museum. (2006). Teacher resources. Retrieved 16 February, 2011, from http://www.glenbow.org/mavericks/teacher/english/thm_pol/glossary.html
Stopfakes.Gov. (n.d). Intellectual property, what is it?. Retrieved 16 February, 2011, from http://www.stopfakes.gov/sf_what.asp#q1.
TechTerms.com. (2005). IT. Retrieved 16 February 2011, from http://www.techterms.com/definition/it.
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