National Defence committee  As occupational therapists, we will always, if possible, include the family in whatever we do, because it's integral to who we are. We relate to our families. We relate to our employers, our environment, so we see that we have to work together with families. In terms of an organ

National Defence committee  It's a very good question and I can't give you an answer. I'm sorry, I don't know whether that role is in place in the military, but there certainly is precedent for occupational therapists being case managers. Here in Ontario, for example, the community care access centres use o

National Defence committee  Both, I would say, would fit in with the current model.

National Defence committee  I know of those facilities across the country, but they do not each have an occupational therapist.

National Defence committee  Yes.

National Defence committee  Yes, but it goes back to the issue of their not necessarily understanding the specific needs of military personnel.

National Defence committee  Absolutely.

National Defence committee  It's six or eight. I'm sorry, I've forgotten.

National Defence committee  No, I'm sorry; I don't have that statistic at hand.

National Defence committee  I'd like to clarify. We would like six to look at mental health and six for physical health.

National Defence committee  Yes.

National Defence committee  Yes. I'm sorry; I really can't give you the numbers, except to say that the scope of practice of occupational therapy looks at anybody who has a physical or mental health condition, so it would be those numbers. It may be a very limited contact with those people or it may be som

National Defence committee  Yes, certainly. As I am quite sure you know, there are rehabilitation facilities within National Defence across the country. We would like to see, ideally, two occupational therapists at each, so that we have physical and mental health expertise. It's not that they would do all

National Defence committee  We'll fight it out, right?

National Defence committee  I actually don't see a conflict. I mean, everybody has their own specific skill and ability. Ours happens to focus on occupation. Practitioners have their own individual skills and abilities, too. If we take the example I used in my introduction around a physiotherapist versus