[Harper, Stalker, Palmer & Gadbois] Response to Commentary on Experiences of Adults Abused as Children After Discharge From Inpatient Treatment
We appreciate Mrs. Pelan's letter indicating that she found our study useful in terms of providing evidence for the effectiveness of occupational therapy practice. Our study certainly indicated that the multidisciplinary team that delivers the inpatient treatment for traumatic stress we studied was generally very helpful to the individuals who participated in it. It is our impression that the combined expertise of this multidisciplinary team (addiction medicine, creative arts therapy, horticultural therapy, nursing, occupational therapy, pastoral care, psychiatry, psychology, recreation therapy, and social work) made significant contributions to the overall effectiveness of the program. Our study was not designed to assess the contribution of any particular discipline, but Mrs. Pelan will be interested to know that the co-ordinator of the inpatient trauma treatment program is an occupational therapist. She, along with members of other disciplines, provides training and supervision to the team and particip...