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2. Region 4a (Calabarzon)
3. Region 3
● Practice Setting of OT Practice in PH
1. Private Clinic (43%)
2. Hospital (21%)
3. University/College (21%)
4. Home Healthcare (11%)
● Areas of Practice
1. Pediatric (41%)
2. Physical Dysfunction (17%)
3. Adolescence (14%)
4. Research (1%)
● Employment Type of OT Practitioner
1. Private (54%)
2. Self-employed (25%)
3. Government (18%)
4. Unemployment (3%)
OT EDUCATION
- 13 OT schools; 6 are approved by WFOT
● UP Manila
● Ust
● Emilio Aguinaldo College Manila
● University of Perpetual Help System - Laguna
● Cebu Doctor’s University
● Velez College
OT RESEARCH
Research Agenda of PAOT
1. Profile of each school’s OT practitioners within a certain time span (2-5 years)
2. Exploratory studies on OT Career Advocacy efforts of different schools & institutions
3. Engagement of professionals and educational institutions in research generation
4. Exploratory studies on OT faculty development programs
5. OT practice patterns specific for pediatric (PAOT, by 2025, 1 OT in 20,000 people)
6. OT practice pattern in the province/rural areas (mm)
7. Topics related to DRR, response and recovery focusing on diffs areas and more
specifically on data specifics and demographics
8. Transition of OT care (ped -> adulthood)
9. Collab of OT with other org
10. Culture-related studies (application of western therapy, effect of caregiver to children)
Factors affecting OT