scholarly journals Occupational Therapy Research in Schools: A Mapping Review

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Patrícia L. de Oliveira Borba ◽  
Beatriz P. Pereira ◽  
Joana R. B. de Souza ◽  
Roseli E. Lopes
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Therapy ◽  
Web Of Science ◽  
Occupational Therapists ◽  
The United States ◽  
Dominant Focus ◽  
Important Place ◽  
Professional Integration ◽  
Production Of Knowledge ◽  
Mapping Review ◽  
Under Construction

Background. Throughout the world, schools have become an important place for professional integration for occupational therapists. Objective. To map the production of knowledge on research related to the keywords “occupational therapy” and “school.” Method. A mapping review was performed, searching the terms “occupational therapy” and “school” in the Scopus and Web of Science databases. The data were used to construct a descriptive map of the production of knowledge about occupational therapy and school. The following data were categorized and extracted: years of publication, journals of publication, authors’ and coauthors’ countries, descriptors, informant population, beneficiary population, place of research, and occupational therapy propositions. Results. It included 127 research articles covering from 1988 to 2017. This has been a scientific field under construction for at least 30 years, largely centralized in the United States of America, mostly dedicated to children, and focused on disabilities, with an emphasis on rehabilitation through descriptions and analyses of interventions for individuals or, when it was for groups, with the final goal of benefitting individuals with disabilities. Implications. Examining the existing scientific production invites us to reflect on whether the dominant focus in this field has responded to the contemporary problems of schools.

The entry-level occupational therapy clinical doctorate: The next education wave of change in Canada?

2016 ◽  
Vol 83 (5) ◽  
pp. 306-316 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ted Brown ◽  
Jeffrey L. Crabtree ◽  
Joe Wells ◽  
Keli Mu
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Occupational Therapy ◽  
Occupational Therapists ◽  
The United States ◽  
Occupational Therapy Education ◽  
Clinical Doctorate ◽  
Entry Level ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
Pros And Cons ◽  
Therapy Education

Background. Currently, Canada and the United States are the only two countries that mandate entry to the occupational therapy profession at the master’s level. There was a recommendation considered by the American Occupational Therapy Association that by 2025 all education programs would move to the clinical doctorate level. In August 2015, the Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education made the formal decision that for now, the entry-level qualification for occupational therapists in the United States will remain at both the master’s and clinical doctorate levels. Purpose. This article presents an overview of the types of doctorates available, the pros and cons of moving to the clinical doctorate, and some potential questions that will need to be considered. Key issues. Is the next step in the educational progression of occupational therapy in Canada the entry-level clinical doctorate? What are the potential implications for the profession, our clients, and funders? Implications. Further discourse and investigation of this issue is needed.

Occupational therapists’ use of yoga in post-stroke care: A descriptive qualitative study

2020 ◽  
pp. 030802262091037
Author(s):  
Alexandra P Andrews ◽  
Karen E Atler ◽  
Jennifer Dickman Portz ◽  
Marieke VanPuymbroeck ◽  
Caroline M Rose ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Therapy ◽  
Stroke Rehabilitation ◽  
Occupational Therapists ◽  
Stroke Care ◽  
The United States ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Daily Activities ◽  
Treatment Technique ◽  
Psychosocial Needs ◽  
The Past

Introduction Over the past decade, yoga has gained popularity in health care. The benefits of yoga can go beyond the physical to address the psychosocial and emotional. Such gains can be beneficial for people who have had a stroke. As a leading cause of disability, stroke can lead to challenges returning to daily activities. Occupational therapists may use yoga to promote engagement in daily activities after stroke. This study aimed to understand how and why occupational therapists integrate yoga into stroke rehabilitation. Methods This study involved occupational therapists practicing in the United States. Ten occupational therapists using yoga in practice participated in a semi-structured interview. Interview data were transcribed and analyzed using deductive and inductive coding. Themes emerged from the data related to the benefits of using yoga in stroke rehabilitation. Results According to this study, yoga is currently being used as a treatment technique and merged with occupational therapy. Yoga may promote client-centered recovery; bring “context” to therapy; and address physical, emotional, and psychosocial needs following stroke. Conclusion Individuals who have had a stroke may face challenges related to both physical and psychosocial engagement. The use of yoga in occupational therapy may be beneficial after stroke for both physical and psychosocial rehabilitation.

Exploring Occupational Therapists' Experiences in U.S. Primary Care Settings: A Qualitative Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 76 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie A. Rouch ◽  
Tara C. Klinedinst ◽  
Jennifer S. White ◽  
Natalie E. Leland
Keyword(s):  
Primary Care ◽  
Occupational Therapy ◽  
Occupational Therapists ◽  
The United States ◽  
Care Team ◽  
Primary Care Team ◽  
Patient Centered ◽  
Care Experience ◽  
Centered Care ◽  
And Behavior

Importance: Occupational therapy's scope of practice aligns with the goals of comprehensive primary care set forth by the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Pub. L. 111-148). To successfully integrate occupational therapy into primary care, we must understand occupational therapy practitioners' experiences in this setting. Objective: To explore facilitators of, barriers to, and recommendations for integrating occupational therapy into primary care. Design: A descriptive qualitative design that incorporated semistructured interviews, member checking sessions, and deductive thematic analysis. Interviews were structured to capture occupational therapists' experiences of and recommendations for practicing in primary care. Setting: Primary care. Participants: A purposive sample of licensed occupational therapists with at least 6 mo primary care experience in the United States. Results: Seven participants reported 1 to 8 yr of experience in primary care. Four themes emerged that contextualized the experiences of occupational therapists in primary care. The first theme captured the process of gaining entry onto the primary care team. Once structurally embedded on the team, the second and third themes, respectively, captured barriers and facilitators to navigating team-based care and providing patient-centered care. The fourth theme reflected participants' vision and ideas of how to expand reach nationally to promote consistent integration of occupational therapy into primary care. Conclusion and Relevance: Given the important role of an interprofessional primary care team in improving population health, this study is timely in that it explored occupational therapists' experiences in this emerging practice area. What This Article Adds: Occupational therapists in this study used their skills, resources, and networks to become part of a primary care team. They indicated that they contributed to positive outcomes through working with patients on self-management, functional problem solving, and behavior change.

Subsídios da perspectiva ocupacional para a abordagem ao desenvolvimento infantil/Subsidies from the occupational perspective for the approach to child development

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 647-655
Author(s):  
Débora Ribeiro da Silva Campos Folha ◽  
Patricia Carla De Souza Della Barba
Keyword(s):  
Child Development ◽  
Occupational Therapy ◽  
Occupational Therapists ◽  
Professional Performance ◽  
Production Of Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge Based ◽  
Basic Reference

Objetivo: Este manuscrito aborda a centralidade da compreensão das ocupações para a Terapia Ocupacional e objetiva apresentar a perspectiva ocupacional, enquanto subsídio para a compreensão e a atuação profissional dos terapeutas ocupacionais, junto à infância. Síntese dos elementos do estudo: Ancorado no conceito de desenvolvimento ocupacional, discutimos a perspectiva do desenvolvimento infantil, a partir e para o engajamento das crianças em ocupações. Conclusão: Acreditamos que a perspectiva ocupacional corresponde a um referencial de base para subsidiar as intervenções de terapeutas ocupacionais junto ao público infantil, na busca pelo fortalecimento da oferta de práticas e da produção de conhecimento, fundamentados nas bases e especificidades da Terapia Ocupacional.Palavras-chave: Terapia Ocupacional. Desenvolvimento infantil. Ocupações infantis. AbstractObjective: This manuscript addresses the centrality of understanding occupations for Occupational Therapy and aims to present the occupational perspective as a basis for understanding and the professional performance of occupational therapists in childhood. Synthesis of the study elements: Anchored in the concept of occupational development, we discuss the perspective of child development from and for the engagement of children in occupations. Conclusion: We believe that the occupational perspective corresponds to a basic reference to subsidize the interventions of occupational therapists with children, in the search for strengthening the offer of practices and the production of knowledge based on the bases and specificities of Occupational Therapy.Keywords: Occupational Therapy. Child development. Children's occupations ResumenObjetivo: Este manuscrito aborda la centralidad de la comprensión de las ocupaciones para la Terapia Ocupacional y tiene como objetivo presentar la perspectiva ocupacional como base para la comprensión y el desempeño profesional de los terapeutas ocupacionales en la infancia. Síntesis de los elementos de estudio: Anclado en el concepto de desarrollo ocupacional, discutimos la perspectiva del desarrollo infantil desde y para la participación de los niños en las ocupaciones. Conclusión: Creemos que la perspectiva ocupacional corresponde a un referente básico para subsidiar las intervenciones de los terapeutas ocupacionales con niños, en la búsqueda de fortalecer la oferta de prácticas y la producción de conocimiento a partir de las bases y especificidades de la Terapia Ocupacional.Palabras clave: Terapia Ocupacional. Desarollo infantil. Ocupaciones infantiles. 

The Impact of Reimbursement Systems on Occupational Therapy Practice in Canada and the United States of America

2002 ◽  
Vol 69 (3) ◽  
pp. 143-152 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lyn Jongbloed ◽  
Toby Wendland
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Health Insurance ◽  
Occupational Therapy ◽  
United States Of America ◽  
Cost Control ◽  
Occupational Therapists ◽  
The United States ◽  
Publicly Funded ◽  
The Usa

Different funding and cost-control mechanisms in Canada and the United States of America (USA) have a powerful influence on occupational therapy practice in each country. Canada's public health insurance system emphasizes access to health care services based on medical need. Costs are controlled at the provincial government level by limiting the capacity of facilities and personnel. Occupational therapists in publicly-funded settings have considerable professional autonomy to use occupational therapy theoretical models and to be client-centred. The measurement of outcomes is not always required and the interventions of individual occupational therapists are infrequently scrutinized. The USA has no universal, publicly-funded, comprehensive health insurance. Health care policies are driven by financial priorities and cost control occurs at the service delivery level. Insurance companies define the scope of occupational therapy practice by identifying what services they will pay for and they scrutinize occupational therapy interventions. The emphasis on effectiveness and efficiency leads to critical examination of interventions by therapists. Canadian occupational therapists can learn much from their colleagues in the USA in this area.

scholarly journals Leisure in mental health occupational therapy interventions: a qualitative investigation

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. e200101119439
Author(s):  
Adriana Goncalves Queiroz ◽  
Anna Caroline Galan ◽  
Logan Darbyshire ◽  
Jordan Smith ◽  
Lisa Mische Lawson
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Occupational Therapy ◽  
Qualitative Methodology ◽  
Occupational Therapists ◽  
The United States ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Snowball Sampling ◽  
New Paradigm ◽  
Mental Health Settings ◽  
Occupational Therapy Interventions

Mental health care has been shifting from treating mental illness to health promotion. Occupational therapists aligned with the new paradigm can include leisure in their recovery-oriented interventions helping mental health patients live a meaningful and satisfactory life. The aim of this paper is to determine the common perceptions of leisure among occupational therapists who practice in mental health settings, and to understand how they implement leisure as an intervention when working with individuals with severe mental health disorders. A qualitative methodology was used to explore Occupational Therapy perceptions of leisure. Through snowball sampling 5 occupational therapists from a metropolitan city in the Midwest of the United States of America to complete a semi-structured interview were recruited. American Occupational Therapy Association Practice Framework (3rd edition) guided the thematic analysis. Three themes emerged, including Concepts of Leisure, Occupations, and Leisure as Therapy. Theme definitions, examples and implications are discussed. Although occupational therapy practitioners in mental health consider leisure important, it is underutilized in their interventions. The professional’s perspectives of leisure influences how they include it in their practice.

A Call to the Front: Occupational Therapy Practice in Addressing School Bullying

2021 ◽  
pp. 153944922110587
Author(s):  
Janet Njelesani ◽  
Aisha Faulkner ◽  
Beth Schweitzer ◽  
Hayden Jeon
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Occupational Therapy ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Occupational Therapists ◽  
The United States ◽  
School Bullying ◽  
Electronic Survey ◽  
Interprofessional Team ◽  
School Based

Students with disabilities are more likely to be bullied at school than nondisabled students. This study aimed to understand occupational therapists’ practices and roles in addressing bullying against students with disabilities. An electronic survey was distributed in the United States to school-based occupational therapists to collect information on roles, practices, and barriers in addressing bullying. Data were analyzed using inferential statistics, frequencies, percentages, and content analysis. A total of 151 occupational therapists participated. The results illuminated critical gaps in occupational therapy practice. The majority of occupational therapists see or hear of bullying but do not address it. They reported the lack of evidence and interventions to draw upon and time due to caseload as key barriers. Occupational therapists can contribute to anti-bullying practices as a member of the interprofessional team, bringing in strategies and interventions from occupational therapy to create safer environments for all students.

scholarly journals Occupational therapy, loneliness and social isolation: a thematic review of the literature

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (10) ◽  
pp. 1-23
Author(s):  
Tracy Collins ◽  
Deborah Davys ◽  
Rachel Martin ◽  
Rachel Russell ◽  
Christine Kenney
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Therapy ◽  
Social Isolation ◽  
Web Of Science ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Occupational Therapists ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Health And Wellbeing ◽  
The People ◽  
Thematic Review ◽  
The Impact

Background/Aims Loneliness and social isolation are thought to have a negative impact on health and wellbeing. There is little literature that provides an explicit focus on loneliness and social isolation in occupational therapy practice. The aim of this study was to explore themes related to loneliness and social isolation in occupational therapy-related literature and consider the implications for practice. Methods CINAHL, Medline, Pub Med, AMed, PsycINFO, TRIP Database, and Science direct and Web of science databases were used to identify articles pertaining to occupational therapy, loneliness and social isolation. Results A total of 20 articles were included and three themes were identified: loneliness and social isolation are detrimental to health and wellbeing; factors associated with increased loneliness and social isolation; factors that protect against the impact of loneliness and social isolation. Conclusions Loneliness and social isolation have a significant impact on the health and wellbeing of the people occupational therapists work with. Occupational therapy practice should include the recognition and assessment of loneliness and social isolation, and interventions to help reduce any impacts on health and wellbeing.

scholarly journals Scope of Occupational Therapy postgraduate degrees around the world

2018 ◽  
Vol 66 (3) ◽  
pp. 335-341
Author(s):  
Ana Paula Serrata- Malfitano ◽  
Gustavo Artur Monzeli ◽  
Giovanna Bardi ◽  
Roseli Esquerdo-Lopes
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Therapy ◽  
Doctoral Programs ◽  
Academic Discipline ◽  
Occupational Therapists ◽  
World Federation ◽  
Master's Degrees ◽  
Doctoral Level ◽  
Production Of Knowledge ◽  
The World ◽  
Professional Doctorates

Introduction: The production of knowledge in Occupational Therapy has been making progress worldwide.Objective: To understand how Occupational Therapy has developed as an academic discipline, particularly with respect to its areas of research at different universities.Methods: The Occupational Therapy postgraduate programs around the world (such as master’s degrees and doctoral programs), registered at World Federation of Occupational Therapists (WFOT) until 2015, were mapped and the websites of each program were visited to complete the information.Results: Data from 266 institutions that offered postgraduate programs were collected and analyzed. As of 2015, there were 348 programs in 11 countries; 225 professional master’s degrees, 69 academic master’s degrees, 30 post-professional doctorates in Occupational Therapy (PPOTD), and 24 academic doctorates (PhD). Such programs have existed since 1918 and had two major growth periods in 1940 and 1990.Conclusions: The number of postgraduate programs in occupational therapy is fairly limited. Only 16% of the countries that offer undergraduate courses also have master’s or doctoral programs. There are few postgraduate programs, especially at the doctoral level, which has limited the academic scope of this field.

The Hidden Resources of Occupational Therapy: A Conversation With Rhoda Erhardt, MS, OTR/L, FAOTA

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (4) ◽  
pp. 236-242
Author(s):  
Rhoda Erhardt ◽  
Kary Gillenwaters
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Occupational Therapy ◽  
Occupational Therapists ◽  
The United States ◽  
Health Care Team ◽  
Educational Systems ◽  
Feeding Problems ◽  
Rural And Urban ◽  
Health Agencies ◽  
Consultation Services

Kary Gillenwaters, MA, OTR/L, is currently a consultant and facilitator of the See Me as a Person and Re-Igniting the Spirit of Caring programs at Creative Health Care Management. Her career in health care spans rural and urban settings, and pediatric to geriatric clients and families. Rhoda Erhardt, MS, OTR/L, FAOTA, is an occupational therapy consultant in private practice. She has provided evaluation and consultation services to families, health agencies, educational systems, and corporations, and published and lectured extensively in the United States and overseas on hand skills, vision, eye-hand coordination, and feeding problems in children with cerebral palsy, and handwriting and perceptual problems in children with learning disabilities. Kary and Rhoda talk about the resources occupational therapists bring to the health-care team, as well as how OTs identify and maximize the resources of clients and their families.

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