Developing and implementing an interdisciplinary feeding training program within a large institution.

Area of Science:

• Healthcare Management
• Occupational Therapy Practice

Background:

• Management is an integral aspect of a manager's daily responsibilities.
• Occupational therapy managers actively engage in planning, decision-making, delegation, control, and evaluation.

Purpose of the Study:

• To detail the application of management skills in program planning within occupational therapy.
• To describe the process of developing a comprehensive feeding training program by an occupational therapy department.

Main Methods:

• The study involved a small occupational therapy department tasked with program planning.
• Key management functions including designing, decision-making, delegating, controlling, and evaluating were employed.

Main Results:

• The occupational therapy department successfully undertook the responsibility of program planning.
• All core management skills were utilized in the development of the feeding training program.

Conclusions:

• Occupational therapy managers' planning and management skills are crucial for program development.
• The successful implementation of a feeding training program demonstrates the effectiveness of these management skills in practice.