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Showing 1 to 20 of 31 for “"Occupational Therapy (OT)"”.
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Art as Occupation: A Phenomenological Study of Art as a Means of Self-Expression for an Individual Recovering from Severe Physical, Sexual, and Ritual Abuse
… of using art over approximately ten years in Occupational Therapy (OT) intervention while recovering from severe abuse with a diagnosis of Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID). After an extensive literature review, the qualitative data was gathered during thorough semi-structured interviews …
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Handwriting & Metacognition: The Relationship Between Penmanship and Self-Reflection
<p>The majority of school-based occupational therapy (OT) referrals are for handwriting. In fact, fine motor and handwriting concerns affecting educational performance make up 80-85% of OT referrals in schools. Occupational therapists use an abundance of interventions for remediating handwriting …
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A Comparison of Modified Food Chaining and Simultaneous Presentation Plus Nonremoval of the Spoon to Treat Food Selectivity in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
… by taste or texture) to severe (e.g., total food refusal; Bachmeyer, 2009). If left untreated, feeding disorders can result in serious health ramifications, including malnutrition, growth delays, and developmental delays (Kern & Marder, 1996). Recent studies comparing commonly used …
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Assistive Technology and the Impact of Occupations
… of this research was to empirically examine the occupational impact of assistive technology - AT (with a specific focus on word prediction, text to speech and speech recognition) from the perspectives of the end user, family and school personnel (e.g. teachers, therapists & specialists) across …
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Measuring Outcomes of Occupational Therapy Facilitated in Natural Settings with Young Children
… limited evidence to support the effectiveness of Occupational Therapy (OT) services delivered outside in nature. This study explored the benefits of OT intervention in Natural Settings (NS) for children by examining development in the areas of self-regulation, social skills, sensory processing, …
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Using Occupational Therapy Practitioners' Trauma-Informed Experiences to Improve School-Based Practice
… Care (TIC) from the perspective of school-based occupational therapists (SB-OTs) to support students who may be negatively affected by adverse childhood experiences (ACEs). TIC focuses on creating an interpersonal culture of safety and respect and is becoming more well known in healthcare and …
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Rural poverty & social isolation: measuring the impact of a national initiative in Northern Ireland using binary logistic regression
… transport and fuel poverty. NI’s response is not limited to EU funded programmes. Indeed, the Maximizing Access in Rural Areas (MARA) initiative (2012-2014), a 100% nationally funded rural development programme, aimed to tackle such deprivations in rural NI through home heating improvements, …
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Perspectives of OT Students on Co-Curricular Resilience Activities and Resources
<p>Occupational Therapy (OT) students and healthcare workers face significant stress due to academic and professional demands. This stress, if prolonged, can lead to burnout and exhaustion. Resilience, the ability to adapt to challenging experiences, can mitigate the effects of stress and burnout. …
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Standardized Patients in Occupational Therapy Education
<p>The use of standardized patients (SPs) in occupational therapy (OT) education has greatly increased in recent years; however, there is limited research on the perceptions of student’s clinical readiness utilizing SPs and whether or not the utilization of SPs prepare students for fieldwork. The …
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The Experiences of Occupational Therapists Working on Interprofessional Primary Health Care Teams: A Case Study.
… was to provide evidence on the integration of occupational therapy (OT) intervention in primary care from the perspective of OTs. Typical services provided, experience with team members, and the identified value of OT in primary health care was explored. OT possesses the expertise and skill set …
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Translated Evidence-Based Mental Health Toolkit for Skilled Nursing Facilities
… with a SMI (Sullivan & Williams, 2017). Occupational therapy (OT) services provided in a SNF are often limited to therapeutic exercises, therapeutic activities, and activities of daily living skills (Rafeedie, Metzler, & Lamb, 2018). OT practitioners are not utilizing mental health …
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An Exploration of Experiences that Influence Occupational Therapy Students' Motivations to Pursue Occupational Therapy as a Career
<p>Occupational therapy (OT) is a client-centered healthcare profession that uses therapeutic activities to increase an individual’s, group’s, or population's participation in meaningful activities, otherwise known as occupations. The general underlying factors that motivate one’s decision to …
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The SensoryFun! Toolkit: A Bilingual Resource for Parents & Caregivers
<p>A sensory diet is an occupational therapy (OT) intervention strategy. Sensory diets are specifically designed to meet a child's sensory integration needs. Sensory diets are not standardized among practitioners and there are a limited number of resources available for individuals that do not have …
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Bridging the gap increasing awareness and understanding of the wounded warriors: a new and emerging client population
… last troops to leave in December of 2011. In total, approximately 2.4 million United States service members have deployed as part of OIF and OEF (Spelman et al., 2012). The nature of the enemy tactical engagement in the OIF and OEF wars has resulted in the largest proportion of identified TBIs …
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Occupational therapy in inclusive education for students with extensive support needs: A qualitative exploratory multiple case study
… explores the inclusive practices of school-based occupational therapy practitioners (SBOTs) who work with students with extensive support needs (ESN). Despite legal mandates and evidence of inclusive education’s academic and social benefits, students with ESN remain disproportionately placed …
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Competency Development In Community-Based Occupational Therapy
… a) to discover which strategies community-based occupational therapists (OTs) find most effective for developing the competencies that have been identified as unique to community-based occupational therapy (OT) practice, b) to examine respondents’ perceptions of the effectiveness of their …
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Using clickers in an isiXhosa Communication Course: A case study on implementation of Interactive Student Response Systems (clickers) for learning isiXhosa as an Additional Language in Higher Education clinical settings
… especially those with medical faculties, promote the learning of additional languages. Stellenbosch University's Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (SUFMHS) offers an isiXhosa Clinical Communication (XCC) course as part of some undergraduate courses. This study explores the use of …
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The reliability and validity of an admissions tool in predicting academic and fieldwork achievement in occupational therapy students
… the security of careers in health care, such as Occupational Therapy (OT). It is important that as admissions committees evaluate an increasing applicant pool they select students who will be successful in the programs and therefore maximize the number of graduates into the professions. Some …
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Helping Parents Navigate Occupational Therapy in the IEP Process
… Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) better understand Occupational Therapy (OT) in the school setting. The development of the resource guide consisted of three needs assessments to identify areas of occupational therapy in which parents required further clarification. After meeting with the director of …
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Changing by degrees: a study of the transition from diplomas to degrees in chiropody, occupational therapy and radiography
… of three para-professions in England; chiropody, occupational therapy (OT) and radiography. It focuses on the nature of and reasons for changes to their initial professional education and training and the potential impact of these changes on their professionalisation. The study adopted a multiple …
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