As an occupational therapist, if you're providing an in-service to them and they have the cultural background, which is the service handbook, they would be able to go and they would have an understanding of what programs they would be able to refer to. Occupational therapists have regions that are already established, as you know. So the family, along with the veteran, would become the clients. That's how I see it. So they would be on the roster of this community occupational therapist. They would be on the roster even before they get there. The barrier would be gone because they would be on the roster.
On April 1st, 2008. See this statement in context.