Spirituality and OT: Where Is Our Spirituality?

2021 ◽  
Vol 75 (Supplement_2) ◽  
pp. 7512505175p1-7512505175p1
Author(s):  
Loree T. Pham ◽  
Regina Sarnicola ◽  
Christina Villasenor ◽  
Tiffanie Vu
Keyword(s):  
Phenomenological Study ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Primary Author

Abstract Date Presented Accepted for AOTA INSPIRE 2021 but unable to be presented due to online event limitations. This phenomenological study explores the meaning and importance of spirituality and provides insight into the current landscape of spirituality in practice through the perspectives of OT practitioners across diverse settings. Primary Author and Speaker: Loree T. Pham Additional Authors and Speakers: Regina Sarnicola, Christina Villasenor, and Tiffanie Vu

Impact of Spirituality on the Lived Experience of Christians During OT Rehabilitation

2021 ◽  
Vol 75 (Supplement_2) ◽  
pp. 7512510228p1-7512510228p1
Author(s):  
Debra Hanson ◽  
Cherae C. Reeves ◽  
Alyssa Raiber ◽  
Megan K. Hamann
Keyword(s):  
Lived Experience ◽  
Conceptual Model ◽  
Culturally Relevant ◽  
Phenomenological Study ◽  
Rehabilitation Process ◽  
Occupational Participation ◽  
Qualitative Phenomenological ◽  
Qualitative Phenomenological Study ◽  
Primary Author

Abstract Date Presented 04/13/21 Results of a qualitative phenomenological study of the influence of spirituality on the lived experience of Christians during the rehabilitation process are shared. Findings show the pervasive impact of spirituality on occupational participation, performance, and engagement and align with the concepts of Humbert’s conceptual model of spirituality. This study of spirituality as expressed from a specific worldview perspective advances the provision of holistic, culturally relevant OT services. Primary Author and Speaker: Debra Hanson Contributing Authors: Heather Roberts, Angela Shierk

Parental Presence during Child Resuscitation: A Critical Review of a Research Article

2012 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 63-66 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dominika Litak
Keyword(s):  
Patient Care ◽  
Critical Review ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Phenomenological Study ◽  
Parental Presence ◽  
Research Article ◽  
Difficult Time ◽  
Professional Duty ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Parents Experiences

The article reviewed is: Parental presence during resuscitation in the PICU: the parents' experience. Sharing and surviving the resuscitation: a phenomenological study (Maxton 2008). The article provides an insight into parents' experiences of being present or absent during successful or unsuccessful resuscitation attempts on their child. It can help healthcare practitioners to understand what parents' perspectives and needs may be during this difficult time. Lack of such understanding could potentially lead healthcare practitioners to neglect or misjudge the parents' needs and apply inappropriate interventions which may result in long-lasting and detrimental effects on parental welfare (Dingeman et al 2007). Patient care on this particular occasion extends to a family and therefore it becomes a professional duty of the healthcare practitioners to ensure best practice through provision of a well informed support (HPC 2008).

Fostering singing agency through emotional differentiation in an inclusive singing environment

2020 ◽  
pp. 1321103X2093042
Author(s):  
Lauri A Hogle
Keyword(s):  
Narrative Analysis ◽  
Universal Design ◽  
Phenomenological Study ◽  
Universal Design For Learning ◽  
Constructivist Approach ◽  
Music Learning ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Design For Learning ◽  
Social Constructivist Approach ◽  
Insight Into

The purpose of this phenomenological study was to gain insight into experiences of adults who expressed personal discomfort with singing, either alone or when others might hear them. Singing agency in music learning, one’s belief in one’s own capacity to sing aloud, served as the guiding lens for the study. Narrative analysis of interview data, from 15 adults who self-identified as non-singers, provided understanding of experiences that they believed undermined their capacity for singing agency. Four initial themes emerged as participants described wounding incidents with resultant perceptions of deficit, disability, and shame; personal strategies to enhance or protect singing agency; perceived obstacles to singing agency; and personal definitions of good singing. Findings describe vocal skill development through emotional differentiation, linking singing agency with principles that underlie a social constructivist approach to music learning and teaching and a Universal Design for Learning.

Professionals’ Perspectives on Supporting Deaf Multilingual Learners and Their Families

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 70-84
Author(s):  
Kathryn Crowe ◽  
Mark Guiberson
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Phenomenological Study ◽  
Language Choice ◽  
Language Management ◽  
Knowledge Resources ◽  
Raising Children ◽  
Children With Hearing Loss ◽  
Insight Into

Abstract Parents frequently report that advice from professionals is important in making decisions about how their child with hearing loss will communicate. Little is currently known about how professionals support parents raising children with hearing loss in spoken language multilingual environments, children who are described as d/Deaf multilingual learners (DMLs). The purpose of this phenomenological study was to gain insight into professionals’ perspectives and experiences working with such families, particularly in relation to supporting parents in decision-making about multilingualism and language choice. Nineteen professionals discussed their experiences working with DMLs and their families, the role of professionals in decision-making about multilingualism and language choice, and the factors that they considered were important when supporting DMLs and their families. Inductive thematic analysis yielded three themes: child characteristics (language, development), negotiating and supporting language (information, parents’ language, role of language, timing, leadership, language management), and professional issues (knowledge, resources). This paper provides an important insight into professional considerations in supporting DMLs and their families, such as the role and functioning of evidence-based practice.

Strengthening reliability in high hazard industries: reconciling tensions for impact

2014 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 125-145 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evan H. Offstein ◽  
Raymond Kniphuisen ◽  
D. Robin Bichy ◽  
J. Stephen Childers Jr
Keyword(s):  
Phenomenological Study ◽  
High Reliability ◽  
Critical Factor ◽  
High Reliability Organizations ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Significant Damage ◽  
High Hazard ◽  
Complex Phenomena ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
Insight Into

Purpose – Recent lapses in the management of high hazard organizations, such as the Fukushima event or the Deepwater Horizon blast, add considerable urgency to better understand the complicated and complex phenomena of leading and managing high reliability organizations (HRO). The purpose of this paper is to offer both theoretical and practical insight to further strengthen reliability in high hazard organizations. Design/methodology/approach – Phenomenological study based on over three years of research and thousands of hours of study in HROs conducted through a scholar-practitioner partnership. Findings – The findings indicate that the identification and the management of competing tensions arising from misalignment within and between public policy, organizational strategy, communication, decision-making, organizational learning, and leadership is the critical factor in explaining improved reliability and safety of HROs. Research limitations/implications – Stops short of full-blown grounded theory. Steps were made to ensure validity; however, generalizability may be limited due to sample. Practical implications – Provides insight into reliably operating organizations that are crucial to society where errors would cause significant damage or loss. Originality/value – Extends high reliability research by investigating more fully the competing tensions present in these complex, societally crucial organizations.

scholarly journals Arab American Adolescents’ Responses to Perceived Discrimination: A Phenomenological Study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danielle Balaghi ◽  
Evelyn Oka ◽  
Dorinda Carter Andrews
Keyword(s):  
Racial Discrimination ◽  
Phenomenological Study ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The United States ◽  
Arab American ◽  
Risk And Resilience ◽  
Resilience Theory ◽  
American Muslim ◽  
Member Checks ◽  
Insight Into

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How Adults With Stroke Conceptualize Physical Activity: An Exploratory Qualitative Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 75 (Supplement_2) ◽  
pp. 7512505209p1-7512505209p1
Author(s):  
Ryan Bailey ◽  
Jennifer Stevenson
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Sedentary Behavior ◽  
Daily Living ◽  
Phenomenological Study ◽  
Vigorous Physical Activity ◽  
Acceptable Alternative ◽  
Qualitative Phenomenological ◽  
Qualitative Phenomenological Study ◽  
Primary Author

Abstract Date Presented Accepted for AOTA INSPIRE 2021 but unable to be presented due to online event limitations. In this qualitative, phenomenological study, 15 stroke survivors indicated that performing moderate to vigorous physical activity (PA), performing activities of daily living (ADLs), and avoiding sedentary behavior were important types of PA. For adults with stroke for whom moderate PA is challenging, performing ADLs may be an acceptable alternative. OT practitioners can assist clients to decrease sedentary behavior and increase PA through the performance of meaningful activities and occupations. Primary Author and Speaker: Ryan Bailey Contributing Authors: Jennifer Stevenson

Belichaamde ervaringen van patiënten met ernstige chronische vermoeidheid na kanker

KWALON ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tom Bootsma ◽  
Melanie Schellekens ◽  
Rosalie van Woezik ◽  
Marije van der Lee ◽  
Jenny Slatman
Keyword(s):  
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Phenomenological Study ◽  
Chronic Fatigue ◽  
The Body ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Cancer Related Fatigue ◽  
Embodied Experiences ◽  
After Cancer ◽  
Insight Into ◽  
Philosophical Phenomenology

Embodied experiences of patients with severe chronic fatigue after cancer. An interpretive phenomenological study This article presents a phenomenological study on embodied experiences based on interviews with 25 patients with severe chronic cancer-related fatigue (CCRF). Insight into the patient’s perspective can help to facilitate personalized treatment in CCRF. Theoretically resorting to philosophical phenomenology, we explored embodied experiences of living with CCRF. Using interpretative phenomenological analysis, we identified four superordinate themes: (1) Worn out; (2) Diminishment of one’s ‘I can’; (3) Socially invisible objectification of the body; and (4) Restoring one’s ‘I can’. For clinical practice, these results suggest that focusing on the body and restoring one’s ‘I can’ could be helpful during treatment of CCRF. Future research should focus on measuring individual patterns of CCRF symptoms in order to personalize treatment.

A Phenomenological Study of the Office Environments of Clinical Social Workers

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 38-48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jamie K. Jones
Keyword(s):  
Social Workers ◽  
Phenomenological Study ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Clinical Social Workers ◽  
Psychotherapy Practice ◽  
Office Space ◽  
Therapy Room ◽  
Client Behavior ◽  
Office Environments ◽  
Insight Into

Objective: The purpose of this study was to explore the meaning and uses of the office space among licensed clinical social workers in private practice. Background: Previous research suggests the importance of the office space in clinical practice in regard to therapeutic alliance, client behavior, and the well-being of the therapist. However, therapist offices contain much variation in design. This study looked further into specifically how the therapy room is important through the perspective of the licensed clinical social workers in order to identify common themes. Methods: Seven licensed clinical social workers in private psychotherapy practice were interviewed in their offices. Phenomenological research methods were used to explore and analyze their experiences. Results: While the offices contained many physical differences, the intentions behind the designs were similar. Three themes emerged regarding how participants used and designed their spaces. First, participants used their offices to provide care for clients and themselves. Second, participants used their spaces to communicate therapeutic messages and to reveal and/or conceal aspects of themselves. Third, participants also used their space in direct practice. Conclusion: This phenomenological study provided insight into the importance and use of the psychotherapy office space. These findings may be helpful for therapists designing or redesigning their own practice spaces.

scholarly journals A Phenomenological Study of the Art of Occupational Therapy

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shelley Williams ◽  
Margo Paterson
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Therapy ◽  
Research Evidence ◽  
Phenomenological Study ◽  
Occupational Therapists ◽  
Phenomenological Approach ◽  
Interview Data ◽  
Therapeutic Relationships ◽  
Depth Interviews ◽  
Insight Into

If research evidence is to guide practice, the literature must reflect the art as well as the science of Occupational Therapy practice. The purpose of this research was to provide insight into the phenomenon of professional artistry and its meaning to Occupational Therapists. A phenomenological approach was used to collect data from three Occupational Therapists using in-depth interviews. Moustakas's method was employed to analyze the data. Interview data described practitioners' views of professional artistry of Occupational Therapy practice, how it developed, and how it was manifested in different roles. Analysis demonstrated that professional artistry formed the very heart of Occupational Therapy through a key role in the establishment of therapeutic relationships, which in turn imparted deep satisfaction to the Occupational Therapists' practice.

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