A decade of creative occupation: The production of a youth arts archive in a hospital site

Denshire, Sally-Anne

doi:10.1080/14427591.1996.9686412

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“…Yet these social forces exist in all societies. Our literature is beginning to contain examples of inquiry that address these culturally and socially organized forces of influence on everyday occupation (homelessness, incarceration, community health, health service utilization, street kids, hospitalization, disability, unemployment) both at home and abroad (Benedict & Farel, 2003;Crepeau, 1994;Cutchin, 2000;Denshire, 1996;Farnworth, 2000;Finlayson, Baker, Rodman, & Herzberg, 2002;Henry & Lucca, 2002;McColl, 2005;Molineux & Whiteford, 1999;Snyder, Clark, Masunaka-Noriega, & Young, 1998;Suarez-Balcazar, 2005).…”

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The World of Everyday Occupation: Real People, Real Lives

Hasselkus

2006

The American Journal of Occupational Therapy

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Everyday occupation is a primary means by which we organize the worlds in which we live. The phenomenological experiences of day-today life build meaning and community in our lives; yet everyday occupation is often "seen but unnoticed." Cultural tendencies and invisible social forces contribute to the obscurity of the everyday and, in severe situations, to occupational deprivation. The purpose of this Slagle lecture is to raise awareness of the complexity and "delicate layerings" of everyday occupation, its theoretical and conceptual underpinnings, the consequences of severe occupational constraints to health and well-being, and the essential relevance of everyday occupation to occupational therapy and occupational science. Everyday occupation related to food is probed in depth to illustrate the richness of day-today living. Occupational therapy personnel are encouraged to gain deeper understandings of the importance and meaning of everyday occupation in the lives of clients and the general public, thereby helping people find value in their everyday practices.

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The World of Everyday Occupation: Real People, Real Lives

Hasselkus

2006

The American Journal of Occupational Therapy

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“…The work of Maslow (1974) and Zinker strongly argues that creativity and therapy are interconnected at the fundamental levels of transformation, metamorphosis and change. As yet there is little specific occupational therapy literature (Finlay, 1993;Breines, 1995;Denshire, 1996 being the exceptions) on the use of choosing a creative approach to facilitate a client's creative process nor on the concurrent experience of therapists and clients undergoing a creative process.…”

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“…Dickerson and Kaplan pointed out that the profession as a whole has been divided on the use of crafts as a therapeutic tool. Nevertheless, the use of creative activities as therapeutic tools (Denshire, 1996; Thompson & Blair) continues to the present mostly in mental health settings. The use of creative activities within occupational therapy practice raises the question: What meanings do occupational therapists give to creativity?…”

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Meanings of creativity within occupational therapy practice

Schmid

2004

Aus Occup Therapy J

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Since the early days of the occupational therapy profession, creativity has been intrinsic to the beliefs and practice of occupational therapists. However, notions of creativity have been rarely explicated in occupational therapy research. The aim of this exploratory research was to study the phenomenon of creativity through the subjective perceptions of three occupational therapy clinicians. This qualitative research used a methodology in the spirit of phenomenology and took a descriptive, critical approach. Five themes of meaning were derived from the data: creativity is part of everyday practice; the use of creativity as a conscious approach; creativity involves risk-taking; creativity needs a supportive environment; and creativity is the use of expressive arts in therapy. This study illustrated that creativity, as a phenomenon, has a multifaceted structure and appears to manifest in practice in a much richer way than is being revealed by occupational therapy literature. K E Y W O R D S creativity, meaning, occupational therapy, qualitative research.

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“…The main data for analysis were nine pieces of the primary author' s writings from 1983-2000. This data set is a sequence of life writing about her personal and professional life, comprising pre-motherhood writings (Denshire 1984, 1985a, 1985b, Denshire and Bennett 1985 and writings since becoming a mother (Denshire 1989, 1996, Denshire and Fortune, unpublished transcript, 1998, Denshire and Ryan 2001.…”

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‘Named in the Lexicon’: Meanings Ascribed to Occupation in Personal and Professional Life Spaces

Denshire¹,

Mullavey‐O'Byrne²

2003

British Journal of Occupational Therapy

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The research undertaken by the primary author into the phenomenon of reflection in occupational therapy focused on the relation of personal and professional life spaces. A combination of lexicography-based analysis and metaphor analysis was used to explicate the autobiographical knowing within her published writings.The main method reported in this paper is a lexicography-based analysis derived from the style of dictionary making based on historical principles, as epitomised by the Oxford English Dictionary (OED). A broader rather than a narrower meaning was found to be ascribed to the key word `occupation' in the literature of occupational therapy and, more recently, in that of occupational science. However, the present OED entry for `occupation' does not adequately track these changes in meaning.The combination of language-based methods used offers a new strategy for exploring implicit knowledge in the human-related professions. By integrating personal and professional life through the concept of occupation, the research has produced a deeper understanding of reflective practice. It contributes to the literature that suggests that congruent use of the term `occupation' (and related terms) may interpret a person's life experiences in a more coherent way than the use of language with clinical connotations. Future research into language for practice is proposed.

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A decade of creative occupation: The production of a youth arts archive in a hospital site

Cited by 7 publications

References 6 publications

The World of Everyday Occupation: Real People, Real Lives

The World of Everyday Occupation: Real People, Real Lives

Meanings of creativity within occupational therapy practice

‘Named in the Lexicon’: Meanings Ascribed to Occupation in Personal and Professional Life Spaces

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