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Case studies for Social Transformation through Occupation
(European Network of Occupational Therapy in Higher Education, 2020-04-30) Van Bruggen, Hanneke; Craig, Claire; Kantartzis, Sarah; Laliberte Rudman, Debbie; Piskur, Barbara; Pollard, Nick; Schiller, Sandra; Simó, Salvador
Contextualizing Theory Use and Development in Occupational Therapy
(Routledge, 2025-03-31) Taff, Steven D.; Kantartzis, Sarah; Pollard, Nick; Ikiugu, Moses N.
n 2025, occupational therapy sits at a crossroads, an era of reckoning and reframing that the profession must face to survive and thrive. While we further ponder the future of theory in the profession in Chapter 57, it is clear we must revisit the critical role of theories, models, and frameworks in the possibility of occupational therapy addressing the contemporary occupational needs of people and populations across the globe. New paradigms are needed, informed by common values and human rights but responsive to local needs. The next revolution in occupational therapy is around the corner, and theories will need to provide the roadmap for the disruption and reconstitution of the profession as we know it today. Our hope is that this book offers readers both contemporary perspectives of established theories, but more importantly, introduces them to some of the theories, models, and concepts likely informing the next occupational therapy paradigm.
Contributing to social transformation through occupation: Experiences from a think tank
(Taylor & Francis, 2018-10-30) Laliberte Rudman, Deborah; Pollard, Nick; Craig, Claire; Kantartzis, Sarah; Piškur, Barbara; Algado Simó, Salvador; Van Bruggen, Hanneke; Schiller, Sandra
Occupational therapy is underpinned by the premise that engagement in occupation is fundamental to health and well-being. Through occupations, people are able to orchestrate their lives in ways that enable them not only to survive, but also to experience human flourishing. Through occupation, people can develop and maintain their families, neighbourhoods and communities as sources of belonging, opportunities and common action. Occupation, therefore, is not only important to each individual, but also, through collective occupation, people develop the kind of lives that they live together. Occupation is an essential factor in life quality, the experience of being human and the social transformation of individuals and of the societies of which people are a part. This article describes the formation of an International Think Tank for Occupation based social transformation. It begins with a brief overview of the conditions and context that underpinned the development of the group, and the milestones achieved to date in the establishment of a global network.
Educational materials on citizenship from an occupational perspective
(Universidade da Coruña, Servizo de Publicacións, 2021) Fransen-Jaïbi, Hetty; Kantartzis, Sarah; Pollard, Nick; Viana-Moldes, Inés; Viana-Moldes, Inés; Pollard, Nick; Kantartzis, Sarah; Fransen-Jaïbi, Hetty
This booklet presents educational materials for teachers or educators and students of occupational therapy in higher education programmes. The materials can also be applied in interprofessional programmes, to enable an occupation-based approach to citizenship to be negotiated in the inter-curricula context. In addition, they will be useful for the continuing professional development of people working in health and social fields and in community development programmes. The general aim is to facilitate and highlight addressing issues of citizenship in the contemporary education of occupational therapists. The purpose is to bring the co-creation of knowledge, skills and values of participatory citizenship together with strategic political, cultural and critical thinking into education, particularly at the Diploma/Bachelor or pre-registration levels. The booklet is written in three sections, which present: Section 1: An introduction to the concept of citizenship and particularly of participatory citizenship (Chapter 2). Section 2: A discussion of competences and learning outcomes, as well as of the theoretical approaches that underpin these educational materials (Chapters 3 and 4). Section 3: A range of educational materials, enabling flexible, contextualised, approaches, for the exploration, understanding and development of knowledge regarding participatory citizenship (Chapter 5).
The Future of Theory in Occupational Therapy
(Routledge, 2025-03-31) Pollard, Nick; Kantartzis, Sarah; Taff, Steven D.; Ikiugu, Moses N.
Occupational therapy is about to meet a slow explosion of possibilities. The nature of work and the nature of societies will change through the greater emphasis to be placed on artificial intelligence (AI), and the crisis of climate change and associated global health issues. These changes will not be overnight but will be seen over the coming years as, for example, we see further innovation and development in AI and the effects of climate change take hold. Old systems and technologies, together with patterns of everyday life, will co-exist with the new ones, for example, an increased emphasis on preventative health. Theoretical development will remain a challenge for occupational therapy in these changing contexts. The sociodemographic conditions that create the demand for the profession may make practice a priority over taking time to explore the consequences of social, technological, and environmental changes and expanding theory. However, the time to begin making occupational therapy theory forward-facing to address these anticipated seismic changes in how humans occupy time and remain healthy is now. We implore the profession’s scholars to embrace this challenge, begin updating theories, and creating new ones that will be effective tools to guide occupational therapy practice in this future world.
“Making change by shared doing”: An examination of occupation in processes of social transformation in five case studies
(Taylor & Francis, 2022-03-09) Schiller, Sandra; van Bruggen, Hanneke; Kantartzis, Sarah; Laliberte Rudman, Debbie; Lavalley, Ryan; Pollard, Nick
Background: As social and health inequalities deepen around the world, scholarship in occupational therapy and occupational science has increasingly emphasised the role of occupation as a powerful tool in transformative processes. Objective: To explore how opportunities for everyday doing together may contribute to processes of social transformation by identifying ways occupation is being taken up in socially-transformative practice. Material and Methods: A generic descriptive qualitative case study design was utilized in order to describe current practice examples and identify ways occupation was being taken up in five initiatives working towards social transformation located in Canada, Germany, South Africa and the United Kingdom. Results: Focusing on the positioning of occupation within the initiatives, three themes were developed: The intentionality of the process, the nature of occupation within the initiatives, and the role of occupation within the processes of social transformation. Conclusions and Significance: Providing examples of agency on the micro level and of engagement with socioeconomic, political and cultural power structures at the societal level, this analysis raises important considerations in addressing how occupational therapy practice can move in socially responsive and transformative directions.
Occupation and Social Transformation with Communities and Populations
(Routledge, 2025-03-31) Pollard, Nick; Kantartzis, Sarah
Humans, as social animals, have always engaged in occupations together. The nature of these occupations creates the particular shape of the social world and the shape individual or collective opportunities may take.Although human societies have existed for millennia, the impact of human developments in the last few thousand years, particularly the industrial period, has led to a very rapid social change. Such change is also referred to as social transformation,which can be defined as “the restructuring of all aspects of life; from culture to social relations; from politics to economy; from the way we think to the way we live.” This restructuring can happen through natural disasters and social movements, processes of environmental degradation, political upheaval, innovations in technology, and changes in attitudes and values and vary as to the speed and extent of change. This chapter will begin by presenting how social transformation has been central to the origins and development of occupational therapy. We will then consider the role of social movements in explicit attempts to effect social transformation before exploring contemporary approaches around the contribution of occupation and occupational therapy to socially transformative work.
Occupation in a Greek Town: Flowing, Emergent, Flexible across Time and Space
(Wiley-Blackwell, 2012-03-29) Kantartzis, Sarah; Molineux, M.; Foster, S.; Pollard, Nick; Sakellariou, D.
Participatory citizenship: Critical perspectives on client-centred occupational therapy
(Informa Healthcare, 2015-05-04) Fransen-Jabi, Hetty; Pollard, Nick; Kantartzis, Sarah; Viana-Moldes, Inés
Background/aims: This article aims to discuss client-centred practice, the current dominant approach within occupational therapy, in relation to participatory citizenship. Occupational therapists work within structures and policies that set boundaries on their engagement with clients, while working with complex, multidimensional social realities. Methods: The authors present a critical discussion shaped by their research, including a survey, discussions at workshops at international conferences, and critical engagement with the literature on occupational therapy, occupation, and citizenship. Conclusion: A focus on citizenship suggests reframing professional development based on the participation in public life of people as citizens of their society. While occupational therapists often refer to clients in the context of communities, groups, families, and wider society, the term clientcentred practice typically represents a particular view of the individual and may sometimes be too limited in application for a more systemic and societal approach. Significance: The authors question the individual focus which has, until recently, been typical of client-centred occupational therapy. Placing citizenship at the core of intervention is a transformative process that assumes all people are citizens and conceives of health as a collective issue, influencing the way we educate, do research, and practise.
Routledge Companion to Occupational Therapy: Theories, Concepts and Models [Edited book]
(Routledge, 2025-03-31) Ikiugu, Moses N.; Taff, Steven D.; Kantartzis, Sarah; Pollard, Nick; Ikiugu, Moses N.; Taff, Steven D.; Kantartzis, Sarah; Pollard, Nick
This comprehensive and groundbreaking text provides an indispensable guide to the application of key theories, models, and concepts informing occupational therapy's professional practice. It includes contributions from a range of international scholars and addresses practice with individuals, groups, and communities. This book also features theories underpinning professional education. Each chapter includes the theoretical core as well as evidence supporting the validity, reliability, and clinical effectiveness of the particular theoretical approach or model, giving readers an insightful overview of the evidence available to determine the effect of interventions based on that theory. Chapters also include case examples that illustrate application as well as sections offering constructive critique and possible future directions for further development of the theories. This comprehensive, wide-ranging volume is the ideal resource for using theory as a tool for practice by occupational therapy practitioners, students, and educators.
The occupation of accessing healthcare and processes of (dis)citizenship in UK Somali migrants: Sheffield case study
(Informa UK Limited, 2018-03-04) Pollard, Nick; Kantartzis, Sarah; Ismail, Mubarak Musa; Fransen-Jaïbi, Hetty; Viana-Moldes, Ines
In the UK free access to healthcare is regarded as a fundamental right accorded to all citizens, but there are significant health inequities experienced by ethnic minority populations. Accessing healthcare is an everyday occupation which can be made complicated by language issues and the design of communication systems. The example of people of Somali origin living in Sheffield is used to explore the occupational dimensions of access to healthcare as part of the participatory process of citizenship. Occupational analysis of healthcare access could contribute to better service provision.