At the Alberta Hospital Edmonton, one ward employs social learning as the major mode of treatment of character disorders. To meet the demands of working in a therapeutic community all disciplines have had to extend their traditional roles. Occupational therapy role extension has been in the area of assessment and goal planning. This article discusses the occupational therapist's involvement in the forensic psychiatric unit.
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