Occupational Therapy and Arts Therapies
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Item Building Age-Inclusive Communities(Elsevier, 2024-01-01) Rudman, Debbie Laliberte; Perkinson, Margaret A.; Kantartzis, Sarah; McGrath, Colleen; Womack, Jenny; Barney, Karen Frank; Perkinson, Margaret A.; Rudman, Debbie LaliberteAge-inclusive communities are broadly defined as communities that enable the participation of all members across the age spectrum. Given the centrality of occupation within age-inclusive communities, it is vital that occupational therapists are part of ongoing intersectoral and interdisciplinary efforts to build such communities and do so in partnership with older adults. Two broad models that address key contextual elements central in building age-inclusive communities are presented in this chapter, including the widely used World Health Organization’s (WHO) Age-Friendly Cities and Communities Framework (WHO, 2007) and a more recent critically informed Model of Social Exclusion proposed by Walsh et al. (2017). In addition, the chapter draws on contributions from various occupational therapy scholars who provide examples of concepts and processes that can inform occupational therapy practice aimed at contributing to age-inclusive communities, pointing to diverse possibilities and the centrality of collaboration with older adults and community stakeholders. © 2025 Elsevier Inc., its licensors, and contributors. All rights are reserved, including those for text and data mining, AI training, and similar technologies.Item 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.Item Occupation and Social Transformation with Communities and Populations(Routledge, 2025-03-31) Pollard, Nick; Kantartzis, SarahHumans, 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.Item 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.Item 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, NickThis 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.Item Learn@Lunch: Developing a continuing professional development programme to raise knowledge and awareness of drinking alcohol as an occupation in later life(SAGE Publications, 2024-09-20) Maclean, Fiona; Breckenridge, Jenna P; Schrag, Anthony; Gray, Joanna; McCormack, Brendan; Kantartzis, SarahIntroduction: Occupational therapists in acute practice are increasingly likely to work routinely with people in later life who drink alcohol. Therefore, this knowledge translation study aimed to evaluate the development of a continuing professional development Learn@Lunch programme, designed to enhance awareness and understanding of occupational therapists who work in an acute hospital setting, of drinking alcohol as an occupation in later life. Method: Guided by the Promoting Action of Research Implementation in Health Sciences framework, the continuing professional development programme was developed, and a qualitative evaluation undertaken. This included pre- and post-focus groups with occupational therapists (n = 8) in an acute setting, where the programme was delivered, pre- and post-programme delivery interviews with the research champion recruited from the site, and one interview with the Allied Health Professions Service Lead. Findings: Findings indicate the Learn@Lunch continuing professional development programme enhanced therapist knowledge and understanding of the changing patterns of drinking alcohol in later life. However, practical barriers exist impacting how participants perceived the value and delivery of the programme. Conclusion: Learn@Lunch was an effective continuing professional development programme and supported enhanced knowledge and awareness of drinking alcohol as an occupation in later life, leading to changes in local acute occupational therapy practice.Item Making secret hiding places: An occupation of childhood(Informa UK Limited, 2023-08-31) Wenger, Ines; Kantartzis, Sarah; Lynch, Helen; Schulze, Christina; Jackson, JeannePlace-making refers to the emotional attachment people have to a place and has been adopted as a concept in occupational science. In this paper, Relph’s perspective on place-making is associated with how place-making has been discussed in occupational science. Relph’s viewpoint serves as a basis for understanding secret hiding places from children’s perspectives. During data collection for a study investigating children’s perceptions of inclusive playgrounds (Wenger et al., Citation2021), secret hiding places were a recurring topic. This paper aims to explore secret hiding places from the children’s perspective, with a special focus on place-making. To accomplish this, a literature review was undertaken and findings combined with data from two previously conducted studies using qualitative content analysis. From the analysis three categories were developed describing the making of secret hiding places, the purpose of secret hiding places, and play occupations that children do in secret hiding places. The findings suggest that place-making can be seen as an occupation of childhood, related to the physical construction of the secret hiding place itself and the formation of attachment to the place through occupations that are shaped by social interactions and result in meaningful experiences.Item Occupational alienation and the mental health of university students(FapUNIFESP (SciELO), 2022-06-08) Nañagas, Maria Lucia; Kantartzis, SarahAbstract Mental health, especially in the youth, has been a prevailing concern in recent years. University students are a particularly high-risk population for mental health problems. Changing perspectives in the field of mental health present the opportunity to explore this concept through an occupational justice lens – specifically that of occupational alienation. Through a brief review of relevant literature, this critical essay will explore the relationship among the concepts of alienation from both a sociology and occupational science perspective, and consider the insights that may be obtained through application of this concept to understanding the mental health of university students. The use of an occupational justice lens provides an opportunity for an alternative perspective when considering factors potentially contributing to the mental health problems in this population.Item “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, NickBackground: 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.Item 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, HettyThis 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).