scholarly journals The national commission for allied and health care professions bill 2020: Implications for occupational therapists and the AIOTA

2020 ◽  
Vol 52 (3) ◽  
pp. 104
Author(s):  
Sureshkumar Kamalakannan ◽  
Manigandan Chockalingam
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Occupational Therapists ◽  
National Commission ◽  
Health Care Professions

Muriel Driver Memorial Lecture

1976 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
pp. 105-111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret R. Hood
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Continuing Education ◽  
Peer Review ◽  
Occupational Therapists ◽  
Memorial Lecture ◽  
Health Care Professions ◽  
Self Evaluation ◽  
Life Long Learning

The paper attempts to explore the implications of maintenance of competence for Canadian Occupational Therapists. It reviews the concepts of accountability, credentialing, peer review, self-evaluation and continuing education. Reference is made to other Health Care professions and their progress in maintenance of competence. Suggestions for some solutions are offered and a challenge is put to the educators to encourage the forthcoming graduates to recognize the need for life long learning.

Multicultural Awareness in the Health Care Professions (review)

1999 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 250-251
Author(s):  
Roberto E. Torres ◽  
Brenda McGadney ◽  
Richard L. Douglass
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Multicultural Awareness ◽  
Health Care Professions

scholarly journals Postcolonial theory and Canada’s health care professions: bridging the gap

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen Wilmot
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Indigenous People ◽  
Indigenous Peoples ◽  
Postcolonial Theory ◽  
Professional Knowledge ◽  
Healthcare Personnel ◽  
Positive Outcomes ◽  
Training Context ◽  
Explanatory Framework ◽  
Health Care Professions

AbstractIn recent years there have been several calls in professional and academic journals for healthcare personnel in Canada to raise the profile of postcolonial theory as a theoretical and explanatory framework for their practice with Indigenous people. In this paper I explore some of the challenges that are likely to confront those healthcare personnel in engaging with postcolonial theory in a training context. I consider these challenges in relation to three areas of conflict. First I consider conflicts around paradigms of knowledge, wherein postcolonial theory operates from a different base from most professional knowledge in health care. Second I consider conflicts of ideology, wherein postcolonial theory is largely at odds with Canada’s political and popular cultures. And finally I consider issues around the question of Canada’s legitimacy, which postcolonial theory puts in doubt. I suggest ways in which these conflicts might be addressed and managed in the training context, and also identify potential positive outcomes that would be enabling for healthcare personnel, and might also contribute to an improvement in Canada’s relationship with its indigenous peoples.

scholarly journals Understanding the occupational identity of care-givers for people with mental health problems

2021 ◽  
pp. 030802262110181
Author(s):  
Megan L Howes ◽  
Diane Ellison
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Mental Health Care ◽  
Occupational Therapists ◽  
Occupational Identity ◽  
Care Giver ◽  
Care Givers ◽  
Care Giving ◽  
Occupational Participation

Introduction There is recognition within the literature that the role of care-giving can have a negative impact on care-givers’ general well-being. Less is understood about the role of care-giving on an individual’s occupational participation and in turn occupational identity. Occupational therapists have a unique understanding of the interplay between occupational participation and health, though this is an area that has been under researched in relation to mental health care-givers. Therefore, the current research aims to understand how the role of care-giving for an individual with a mental illness impacts on occupational participation and identity. Method A qualitative semi-structured interview the Occupational Performance and History Interview–Version 2 was utilised to understand life experiences. Six mental health care-givers were interviewed, and these interviews were transcribed for thematic analysis. Findings Three main themes were identified: being me, roles and responsibilities associated with care-giving and services. Conclusion The findings suggest being a mental health care-giver does have a detrimental impact on occupational participation and therefore occupational identity. As care-givers gained more experience in their role, they used occupational adaption as a positive coping mechanism that helped them achieve occupational balance. Using their unique understanding of occupational participation and occupational identity, occupational therapists are well placed to utilise their knowledge and skills to work in a systemic way supporting both the person with mental illness and their care-giver.

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