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Author(s):  
Pier-Luc Turcotte ◽  
Dave Holmes

Occupational therapy knowledge emerged in the 19th century as reformist movements responded to the industrialisation of society and capitalist expansion. In the Global North, it was institutionalised by State apparatuses during the First and Second World Wars. Although biomedicine contributed to the rapid expansion and establishment of occupational therapy as a health discipline, its domestication by the biomedical model led to an overly regulated profession that betrays its reformist ideals. Drawing on the work of Deleuze and Guattari, our aim in this article is to deconstruct the biomedicalisation of occupational therapy and demonstrate how resistance to this process is critical for the future of this discipline. The use of arts and crafts in occupational therapy may be conceptualised as a ‘nomad science’ aesthetically resisting the domination of industrialism and medical reductionism. Through the war efforts, a coalition of progressive nurses, social workers, teachers, artisans and activists metamorphosed into occupational therapists. As it did with nursing, biomedicine proceeded to domesticate occupational therapy through a form of ‘imperial’ patronage subsequently embodied in the evidence-based movement. ‘Occupational’ jargon is widely used today and may be viewed as the product of a profession trying to establish itself as an autonomous discipline that imposes its own regime of truth. Given the symbolic violence underlying this patronage, the future of occupational therapy should not mean behaving according to biomedicine’s terms. As a discipline, occupational therapy must resist the appropriation of its ‘war machine’ and craft its own terms through the release of new creative energy.


2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 36-39
Author(s):  
Nadya Putri Saylendra

Penyuluhan ini dilakukan untuk memberikan edukasi kepada masyarakat terkait protokol kesehatan di tengah pandemi covid 19 dan mengupayakan hidup sehat sehari-hari. Banyaknya warga yang lalai dengan menjaga diri dari penularan virus menambah jumlah pasien ODP (Orang Dalam Pantauan), khususnya wilayah Kecamatan Banyusari menjadi alasan rasional Desa Cicinde Utara dijadikan sebagai tempat pengabdian dan juga karena jarak yang cukup jauh dari pusat kota dan minimnya informasi terkait pandemi covid 19. Upaya yang telah dilakukan ialah sinegritas dosen dan mahasiswa dengan instansi petugas kesehatan Desa Cicinde Utara mengedukasi wajib pakai masker serta akibat yang ditimbulkan karena tidak memakai masker. Sanksi yang diberikan untuk memupuk kesadaran menggunakan masker adalah sanksi sosial, yaitu menyapu jalanan dan membersihkan lingkungan. Hasil yang terlihat adalah kedisiplinan warga untuk memakai masker mulai meningkat. Memakai masker yang baik (bukan scuba) adalah upaya dini dari kita untuk melindungi orang yang kita sayangi, mari mekakai masker dan mulai melakukan pola hidup sehat. Kata kunci—pengabdian, masker, kesehatan, kedisiplinan, covid19 This community service is carried out to provide education to the public regarding health protocols in the midst of the Covid 19 pandemic and strive for a healthy daily life. The number of residents who are negligent in protecting themselves from spreading the virus increases the number of ODP (People Under Monitoring) patients, especially the Banyusari District area, which is a rational reason for North Cicinde Village to be used as a place of service and also because it is quite far from the city center and the lack of information related to the Covid pandemic. 19. Efforts that have been made are the synergy of lecturers and students with the health officers of Cicinde Utara Village to educate on the compulsory use of masks and the consequences of not wearing masks. The sanctions given to cultivate awareness of wearing masks are social sanctions, namely sweeping the streets and cleaning the environment. The visible result is that citizens' discipline to wear masks has begun to increase. Wearing a good mask (not a scuba material) is an early effort from us to protect our loved ones, let's wear a mask and start living a healthy lifestyle. Keywords—community service, mask, health, discipline, covid 19


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shaira Limson Kee ◽  
John Patrick Garganera ◽  
Nicholle Mae Amor Maravilla ◽  
Wilbert Garganera ◽  
Jamie Ledesma Fermin ◽  
...  

From a public health perspective, this opinion article discusses why it is necessary to integrate Artificial Intelligence (AI) into the mental health practices in the Philippines. The use of AI systems is an optimum solution to the rising demand for more accessible, cost-efficient, and inclusive healthcare. With the recent developments, the Philippines is deemed to have sufficient capacity to adopt this agendum. This article serves as a call for the introduction of advanced detection tools and predictive analytics in the medical field, especially in the mental health discipline.


2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 591-601
Author(s):  
Sumarlam ◽  
Dwi Purnanto ◽  
Dany Ardhian

This study aims to analyze the signs associated with social issues in school spaces by using the Linguistic Landscape approach. Data were obtained from 10 public and private schools in Great Malang, Indonesia through photography. The study reports several findings, namely (1) Indonesian schools are monolingual, bilingual, and multilingual with the dominant use of Bahasa, English, Arabic and Javanese, (2) phrases and clauses dominate the appearance of data in linguistic aspects, compared to words. Therefore, they are very effective in mediating messages conveyed in signs, (3) it comprises of eight themes, namely environment, juvenile delinquency, health, discipline, motivation, attitude and behavior, religion, and nationalism, (4) there are 9 out of 18 values of character education, namely hard work, creative, discipline, national spirit, religious, honest, environmental care, reading hobby, and love for peace. In conclusion, Bahasa Indonesia is associated with the symbol of nationalism and language policy, where English, Arabic and Javanese symbolize modernization, Islam, and the local culture, respectively. Furthermore, the themes and values of character education that emerge represent the conditions of the problems faced by students. This finding suggest education through signs, evoke perceptions and attitudes which is used to strengthen character education in schools to solve social problems.


2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 561-567
Author(s):  
Magda Rodrigues Leal ◽  
Marcelo Marreira ◽  
Patricia Cristina de Oliveira Garcia ◽  
Andreia Luciana dos Santos Silva ◽  
Serafim Garcia Junior ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Samantha King

Metadiscourse is the language writers use to guide their readers through their texts and organise their arguments. This can take the form of phrases, for example, ‘this essay will discuss’, or ‘in conclusion’, or individual words such as ‘firstly’ or ‘therefore’. This study aims to determine how undergraduate students develop their use of metadiscourse over their first two years of study at a UK university and to investigate whether use of metadiscourse is related to the grade that a text receives from subject tutors. To achieve this, a corpus of summative written assignments was collected from 67 undergraduates studying a health discipline. This is the writing that we as Learning Developers are most closely involved with: assignments written as part of a course of study. The assignments were analysed using software developed for the field of corpus linguistics to identify how students used metadiscourse. The results of this study suggest that including explicit instruction in Learning Development sessions in the use of some aspects of metadiscourse could be of value. This supports an ‘academic literacies’ (Lea and Street, 1998) approach in that it recognises the need to make clear the implied assumptions that surround academic writing and the inherent variation between disciplines.


Author(s):  
Rachel Sing Kiat Ting ◽  
Pei Lynn Foo

This chapter presents the experiences of Chinese in Malaysia (CIM), in the context of mental health services. As the second largest ethnic group in Malaysia, CIM is diverse in its dialectic subculture, education, generation, geography, and degree of assimilation to the mainstream culture. The chapter introduces the ecological characteristics of CIM and how they shape the unique psychological challenges. Though CIM are known for their multilingual ability, strong work ethics, emphasis on education, and family piety, the clashes between tradition and modern values, the marginalized position in the Malaysian political arena, the stereotype of overachiever in education, and the “brain drain” movement of young elite CIM, have all caused a strain in CIM families as well as individuals. Moreover, they face both external and internal barriers in getting quality mental health care. It is therefore imperative to promote a mental health discipline that is open to serve CIM, as well as being sensitive to its cultural and historical backdrop.


2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Johnson ◽  
Liz Thyer ◽  
Paul Simpson

PurposeThe proliferation of undergraduate paramedicine programs has led to a surge in demand for work integrated learning (WIL), placing pressure on domestic ambulance service placement capacity. The objective of this study was to establish a baseline understanding of international WIL in paramedicine university programs.Design/methodology/approachA cross-sectional study design was utilized to gather data from Australasian universities offering undergraduate paramedicine. A telephone survey was used to gather quantitative and qualitative data using a tailored questionnaire.FindingsOf 15 eligible paramedicine programs, seven program leads participated. All offered international WIL, predominantly short-duration format in locations including United Kingdom, USA, Israel, Nepal, Indonesia, Timor-Leste, New Zealand, South Africa, Finland, Canada and Vanuatu. Two distinct models were identified: academic-accompanied, group “study tours” and unaccompanied individual placements. International WIL is common in paramedicine but placement models, rationale and expected learning experiences are diverse.Originality/valueInternational WIL is an increasing component of paramedicine and other health discipline degrees, yet the pedagogical rationale for their inclusion and typology is not always clear. This paper provides an insight into the variance in international WIL typology in a single health discipline highlighting the heterogeneity and need for future research linking into the structure, support and assessment of international WIL.


Rev Rene ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 21 ◽  
pp. e44514
Author(s):  
Eveline Pinheiro Beserra ◽  
Lana Barroso Melo Camelo ◽  
Liana Mara Rocha Teles ◽  
Jessyca Elaine Chagas Barbosa ◽  
Viviane Mamede Vasconcelos Cavalcante ◽  
...  

Objective: to analyze satisfaction, self-confidence and performance of nursing students in realistic immunization simulation. Methods: quasi-experimental study, using the Immunization Checklist and Student Satisfaction and Self-confidence in Learning Scale, with 72 students, divided into Group 1 (38 seventh semester students who have not yet been in the field of practice in the Child Health discipline) and Group 2 (34 ninth semester students). Results: there was no difference between groups in terms of immunization performance (t-test: 1.701; p=0.096), as well as in terms of the degree of performance (Likelihood Ratio: 1.939; p=0.164). There was a significant difference when assessing satisfaction and self-confidence in learning (t-test: 2.346; p=0.023). Conclusion: the previous practice of immunization in the field of practice did not influence the performance of nursing students during the realistic simulation, but it did interfere with satisfaction and self-confidence in learning.


2020 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Mo’ath F Bataineh ◽  
Amita Attlee

Abstract Objective: The current study evaluated the reliability and validity of the Arabic version of the revised general nutrition knowledge questionnaire (GNKQ-R) for adults. Design: The eighty-eight-item English GNKQ-R was adapted into an eighty-six-item Arabic version. Four validation studies were conducted for internal (n 805) and external (n 106) reliability, construct validity between participants with (n 84) and without (n 88) nutrition background, convergent validity for associations between nutrition knowledge and demographic characteristics (n 750) and responsiveness to online nutrition information (n 55). Setting: United Arab Emirates University in United Arab Emirates and Hashemite University in Jordan. Participants: Undergraduate students aged 18 years and above, enrolled in any programme at the two universities, were recruited. Results: Overall, internal reliability (Cronbach’s α = 0·91) and external reliability (P = 0·350; intra-class correlation coefficient = 0·84) were high. Significantly higher GNKQ-R scores of students with (66·0 (10·6)) v. without (38·0 (10·7), P < 0·001; d = 2·6) nutrition background indicated high construct validity. Significantly higher GNKQ-R scores among females v. males, older and senior students v. younger and junior students and students in health discipline v. non-health discipline reflected good convergent validity. Significant differences in GNKQ-R scores with nutrition information (time 1 = 37·8 (10·5) and time 2 = 47·7 (9·1), P < 0·001; d = 1·0) indicated high responsiveness to nutrition intervention. Conclusions: The Arabic GNKQ-R showed high reliability and validity in the young adult Arab population. Besides the reliability of the overall questionnaire, each section demonstrated adequate reliability. Further studies are warranted to establish the generalisability and applicability of the Arabic GNKQ-R in older adults and in different middle-eastern Arab countries.


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