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Showing 1 to 20 of 35 for “"occupational science"”.
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The Lived Experience of Non-traditional Students in the Occupational Science Program at Eastern Kentucky University
<p>The purpose of this study was to discover the lived experience of non-traditional students in the OS program at EKU. The findings of this research will allow faculty, staff, and other students to gain an understanding of this population of students and their perspective and experience. </p> …
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The First Ten Years: a Descriptive Analysis of Presentation Abstracts of the SSO: USA, 2002 to 2011
… important information about the development of occupational science as a disciplinary body of knowledge. A descriptive, quantitative analysis of the abstracts of peer-reviewed presentations at the first ten annual meetings of the SSO:USA was separately and then collaboratively completed by a …
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Exploring the Occupational Transition of Leaving a Cult
… cult groups has introduced a new population for occupational therapists to understand and support through the unique challenges they face after transitioning out of these organizations. While research within the field of psychology is robust, little is known about the occupational transition of …
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Individuals who self identify as artists but work in a different career: A cross case analysis
… study included: exploring the possible sense of occupational imbalance in an individual’s self-identity, exploring the personal identity of individuals who perceive themselves as artists but work at a different career, and explaining the relationships between art and self-identity including life …
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An Exploration of Religious Practice as a Valued Occupation
… practice or religious ‘doing’ daily, but occupational science has not explored this common occupation widely, and occupational therapists continue to struggle to consider religious practice within the occupational needs of their clients. Within increasingly multi-cultural and multi-faith …
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Exploring the lived experiences of transgender individuals in Ireland from an occupational perspective
… in the lives of humans is of great interest to occupational science. The aim of this thesis was to explore the lived experiences of transgender individuals in Ireland from an occupational perspective. A scoping review revealed that gender was traditionally viewed as a binary concept within …
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Batok: The Exploration of Indigenous Filipino Tattooing as a Collective Occupation
… Previous research on tattooing has explored an occupational science perspective on Western tattooing and its engagement and implication on the individual - recognizing its practice to be considered as an occupation (Kay & Brewis, 2017). Framed in theories of Collective Occupation (Ramugondo & …
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A Critical Exploration of Social Transformation Through Occupation
Background: In occupational therapy and occupational science, scholars and practitioners advocate for a stronger focus on social transformation. However, there is limited evidence on how occupation-based interventions contribute to addressing inequalities and fostering change for marginalised …
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Occupation and Resilience: An Interdisciplinary Critical Interpretive Synthesis
… of more socially transformative praxis in both occupational therapy and occupational science. As theory and theorisation are the foundation of praxis, for resilience to be useful in the development of socially transformative praxis the theoretical relationship between resilience and occupation …
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Impact of Disability on Celebration of Wedding Anniversaries
… the onset of disability. This study will add to occupational science /occupational therapy literature as well as across the social sciences as it will determine if disability to one partner has any effect on how the married couple celebrates their wedding anniversaries. </p>
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Occupation, identity and belonging within community: experiences of mental health disability
… and understanding within the discipline of Occupational Science and within the practice of Occupational Therapy. Methodology: Purposive sampling was employed to recruit three participants, from one national mental health support organisation. A phenomenological and narrative framework was …
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A case study of professional role transition for occupational therapists in specialised education in post-apartheid South Africa : a critical narrative perspective
… role transition process experienced by occupational therapists working in specialised education in post-apartheid South Africa. The study posed the research question: How do occupational therapists experience the process of professional role transition within specialised education in the …
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Everyday enactments of humanity affirmations in post 1994 apartheid South Africa: a phronetic case study of being human as occupation and health
… the ill-positionedness and ill-preparedness of occupational science accompanied occupational therapy to do something about it. Appropriate concepts to imagine and generate potentially humanizing and healing responses to violent-divided-wounded human relations were found to be lacking in both …
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Elements of a subject-centered education model in occupational therapy education
For two decades, scholars have urged the occupational therapy profession to prioritize placing occupation at the center of curricular designs and educational activities in order to advance occupational science and therapy (e.g., Yerxa, 1998; Whiteford & Wilcock, 2001). Subject-centered education …
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Occupation in occupational therapy, a political perspective
Occupational therapy is broadly about the experience of ‘doing’ as the basis of human participation. This requires access to the means of participation: space, facilities and resources for different forms of human action. People who have experienced disability are frequently prevented from engaging …
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A case study exploring the application of the Occupation-based Community Development Framework: co-constructing humanising praxis
… Development (ObCD) framework draws on critical occupational science concepts in working with marginalized communities to bring about transformative change (Galvaan & Peters, 2017a). However, little research has been conducted on this to date, specifically within community development practice …
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Pathways, through opportunity, towards social inclusion: a multiple case study of young womxn in marginalising contexts in post-apartheid South Africa
… on key concepts and related studies in occupational science, and other aligned disciplines, revealed the fragmented and static understanding that existed at the inception of this study about opportunity as a phenomenon that contributes to just and equitable outcomes. As such, critical …
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Time use, daily activities, and health-related quality of life of school-going late adolescents in Cork city and county: A cross-sectional study
… thesis examines a question posed by founding occupational scientist Dr. Elizabeth Yerxa (1993) – “what is the relationship between human engagement in a daily round of activity (such as work, play, rest and sleep) and the quality of life people experience including their healthfulness” (p. 3). …
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Exploring the processes of parenting in the context of multidimensional poverty when children demonstrate behavioural problems: a single case study in post-1994 Apartheid South Africa
… parenting increasingly becoming the focus of occupational therapy intervention for children's behavioural problems. However, emerging literature from the South suggests pervasive structural and situational challenges in which parenting unfolds and must be navigated. Current conceptualisations …
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Transition in Occupations of Refugees During Resettlement
… on a broad array of occupations. Adding to occupational science literature regarding the occupational impact of the refugee experience, as well as aiding in addressing issues of occupational justice (Townsend, & Wilcock, 2004).</p> <p><strong>Methods</strong>: This research was a …
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