An Introduction to Occupational Science, A Foundation for Occupational Therapy in the 21st Century

1990 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Yerxa
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Therapy ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Occupational Science

Reflections on a Renaissance of Occupation

2000 ◽  
Vol 67 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gail Whiteford ◽  
Elizabeth Townsend ◽  
Clare Hocking
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Therapy ◽  
20Th Century ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Occupational Therapists ◽  
Social Practices ◽  
Primary Concern ◽  
Paid Work ◽  
Occupational Science ◽  
Societal Context

At the close of the 20th century, there is a renaissance of occupation in occupational therapy and occupational science. Kielhofner (1992) offers an intraprofessional explanation that the growing interest in occupation recaptures occupational therapy's lost identity. An extraprofessional explanation is that postmodern ideas and social practices have helped to create a societal context in which a renaissance of occupation is welcome. Postmodernism raises questions and awareness of power, diversity, temporality, and situatedness in which normative ideas of occupation as paid work can be challenged. Since occupation is of primary concern to occupational therapy and occupational science, the authors reflect on postmodernism and its influence on a renaissance of occupation in these two fields. These reflections consider what such a renaissance means for occupational therapists and occupational scientists in the 21st century.

scholarly journals Keeping PACE With 21st Century Healthcare: A Framework for Telehealth Research, Practice, and Program Evaluation in Occupational Therapy

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lauren M. Little ◽  
Kristen A. Pickett ◽  
Rachel Proffitt ◽  
Jana Cason
Keyword(s):  
Program Evaluation ◽  
Cost Effectiveness ◽  
Occupational Therapy ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
21St Century ◽  
Outcome Measure ◽  
Research Practice ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Telehealth Service ◽  
Therapy Services

The use of telehealth to deliver occupational therapy services rapidly expanded during the COVID-19 pandemic. There are frameworks to evaluate services delivered through telehealth; however, none are specific to occupational therapy. Therefore, occupational therapy would benefit from a framework to systematically evaluate components of telehealth service delivery and build evidence to demonstrate the distinct value of occupational therapy.  The PACE Framework outlines four priority domains to address areas of need: (1) Population and Health Outcomes; (2) Access for All Clients; (3) Costs and Cost Effectiveness; and (4) Experiences of Clients and Occupational Therapy Practitioners. This article describes the development and expert reviewer evaluation of the PACE Framework. In addition, the PACE Framework’s domains, subdomains, and outcome measure examples are described along with future directions for implementation in occupational therapy research, practice, and program evaluation. 

scholarly journals Occupational therapy in the 21st century

2003 ◽  
Vol 4 (5) ◽  
pp. 146-148
Author(s):  
Fiona Allan
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Therapy ◽  
21St Century

     

Doing Occupational Justice: A Central Dimension of Everyday Occupational Therapy Practice

2020 ◽  
Vol 87 (2) ◽  
pp. 144-152
Author(s):  
Antoine L. Bailliard ◽  
Aaron R. Dallman ◽  
Amanda Carroll ◽  
Ben D. Lee ◽  
Susan Szendrey
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Therapy ◽  
Occupational Therapists ◽  
Everyday Practice ◽  
Science Literature ◽  
Occupational Science ◽  
Canadian Association ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
Occupational Justice

Background. The Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists (CAOT) and the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) state that occupational justice is part of the domain of occupational therapy and that occupational justice is “an aspect of contexts and environments and an outcome of intervention” (AOTA, 2014, p. S9). Key Issues. Despite the increasing focus on justice in the occupational therapy and the occupational science literature, many practitioners in traditional settings do not see its relevance to their everyday practice (Galvin, Wilding, & Whiteford, 2011) or have difficulty envisioning how to enact a justice-informed practice. Purpose. This paper demonstrates how occupational justice is germane to all settings of occupational therapy, and how it can be enacted at micro, meso, and macro levels of occupational therapy practice. Implications. We argue that occupational therapy is a justice-oriented profession at its core and will discuss how occupational justice can be enacted at all levels of practice.

The Making of Ritual Specialists: What Cultural Anthropologists can Contribute to Educating Funeral Service Practitioners

2008 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sherlyn Briller ◽  
Allison Kabel
Keyword(s):  
Occupational Therapy ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Collaborative Teaching ◽  
Social Scientists ◽  
Occupational Science ◽  
The Past ◽  
Health Practitioners ◽  
Funeral Service ◽  
Health Related

For the past five decades, anthropologists have taught health practitioners about how our discipline studies and addresses health-related issues. Important curricular reforms in the education of health professionals in the late 1960's and early 1970's greatly expanded such teaching roles for social scientists (Chrisman and Johnson, 1996). While anthropological teaching of certain types of health practitioners such as physicians and nurses are well-known, anthropologists' growing roles in teaching other kinds of practitioners are also being documented today. For example, the burgeoning intellectual, collaborative teaching and practice relationships between anthropology, occupational therapy and occupational science have been discussed by Frank (2007) and Frank & Zemke (2005).

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