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    Transitional Care
    (Springer Cham, 2025-04-16) Gossens, Lucy; Hackett, Janine; Rajabally, Hanaa; Ammerlaan, Judy; Ciurtin, Coziana; Hackett, Janine
    Transitional care continues to be a neglected area of practice in both adult and children’s services, with persisting confusion between the concepts of transition and transfer, often leading to unsatisfactory experiences and poorer long-term outcomes for adolescents and young adults (AYA). Unlike transfer, which is a one-off event, transitional care is a gradual, coordinated and developmentally appropriate, holistic approach, that not only prepares the young person for the eventual transfer to adult services, but attends to wider psychosocial aspects of their life, and other co-occurring transitions related to education, work, home life and other personal and culturally relevant transitions. Importantly, transitional care is person centred and responsive to the unique needs of the AYA which requires effective interpersonal skills, leadership, and flexibility on the part of the health provider, as well as robust policy and protocols. With permission, it also involves the young person’s care givers and supports them to develop their skills and knowledge in supporting AYA during this period. In practice, transitional care requires excellent multidisciplinary and multiagency teamwork, communication, and coordination, which should be planned and documented to ensure consistency with continued AYA support and skill development. In this chapter we briefly outline key components of transitional care and how this might be implemented in a practice setting.
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    Adolescent and Young Adult Rheumatology In Clinical Practice
    (Springer Cham, 2025-04-16) Ciurtin, Coziana; Hackett, Janine; Ciurtin, Coziana; Hackett, Janine
    This concise guide takes a practical approach to adolescent and young adult (AYA) rheumatology, encompassing the needs of any healthcare professional working with young people aged 10-24 years. Each chapter contains key management points for readers to readily access disease-specific management, as well as highlighting specific AYA issues and approaches which differ from paediatric and adult practice. Adolescent and Young Adult Rheumatology In Clinical Practice, 2nd Edition has been fully revised with the latest research and clinical findings in the field. The coverage in the book is comprehensive but concise and devised to act as a primary reference tool for AYA practice across the field of rheumatology. The book is designed for paediatric/adult rheumatologists, primary care physicians, nurses and allied health professionals to increase understanding of AYA related topics and enhance the delivery of developmentally appropriate rheumatology health care.
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    Beyond the textbook: capturing diverse student voices to envisage future possibilities through creative education
    (Royal College of Occupational Therapists, 2024-08) Hackett, Janine; Rushforth, Molly; Kinsella, Niamh
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    The transformative power of occupation
    (Royal College of Occupational Therapists, 2021) Hackett, Janine; Murphy, J; O'Reilly, O
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    P55 Work ready champions for young people: the role of occupational therapy in addressing the pre-vocational and early-employment needs of young people with long term health conditions [poster]
    (Oxford University Press (OUP), 2022-09-28) Pidgeon, Claire; Hackett, Janine; Lunt, Laura; Farre, Albert; McDonagh, Janet
    Abstract Introduction/Background Developing a vocational identity is an important part of adolescent development and vocational morbidities have been recognized in young people with long term health conditions including rheumatic disease. Challenges in educational settings and/or workplaces have been reported by young people. Young people have also identified this area to be a research priority. Occupational Therapy (OT) is well placed to assume a lead role in this area, as it is the only health profession that has occupation at the core of its philosophy and practice. Description/Method The aim of this study was to explore the pre-vocational and early-employment needs of adolescents and young adults with long term health conditions from the perspectives of OTs and to examine their current and potential role in addressing these needs. Methods A questionnaire was developed using Qualtrics software and piloted with two OTs and amended accordingly. A snowballing recruitment method via email and Twitter was employed. Initial contact was made via colleagues of the project team and cascaded to OT networks. Data included demographic, involvement in health care planning with education, perceived importance of addressing pre-vocational issues for young people, respondents’ knowledge and confidence, and the role of OT. Discussion/Results The survey received 130 responses, of which 76 responses had complete data available (59%). A complete case analysis approach was taken. The majority of respondents were in clinical roles, primarily working in hospital or community settings and duration in practice ranged from 10 months to 40+ years. The perceived importance of addressing a wide range of vocational issues was consistently greater than the perceived knowledge and confidence of the professionals to address these. The majority of respondents (75%) perceived a need to address vocational issues for young people in their setting although only 22% reported that there was a designated member of their multidisciplinary team who would address these. The majority of such personnel identified by respondents were OTs but also included youth workers, education officer in the youth justice service, social worker. 63% routinely assessed productive/vocational occupations such as employment/education. Half of respondents (51%) did not know where to signpost/refer young people for vocational/employment advice. The majority (92%) reported not having any training in addressing vocational/employment issues specifically for young people aged 10-24 years and only 20% reported training in this area with adults. The majority (70%) however did perceive a difference in providing such advice to young people compared to adults. The main perceived barrier to addressing this area in practice was limited clinical time. Key learning points/Conclusion This study echoes previous calls for vocational issues to be addressed with young people with long-term health conditions and highlights the need for this to be addressed in both training and service provision.