Mental Health: An Endangered Occupational Therapy Specialty?

Paul, Stanley

doi:10.5014/ajot.50.1.65

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“…Atwater and Davis (1990) and their families citing dealing with anger, grief and depression. Supporting the opinion of Paul (1996) 84.5% agreed that mental health fieldwork should be mandatory. However, as the number of occupational therapists in mental health reduced, Kautzmann (1995) noted that here was increased difficulty in finding placements.…”

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confidence: 65%

Occupational Therapy in Mental Health: A Review of the Literature

Craik¹

1998

British Journal of Occupational Therapy

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This review of the literature was conducted as part of the development of a position paper on the way ahead for research, education and practice in occupational therapy in mental health. It included publications over the past decade and concentrated on the British Journal of Occupational Therapy. Recognising experience from other countries would be beneficial, aspects of the literature from the National Journals in American, Canada and Australia which were most relevant to practice in the UK were included. The shortage of articles on mental health was conspicuous and their diverse topics and descriptive nature were notable. In the UK literature, the clinical subjects featured most often were dementia, work rehabilitation, community mental health and forensic psychiatry, with other subjects either appearing infrequently or not being included. The literature from the other countries also explored new roles for occupational therapy, reflecting the changes in the delivery of mental health services.In the American Journal of Occupational Therapy there was concern about the declining number of occupational therapists working in mental health. The review identified major themes in the literature and posed questions for education, research and practice in occupational therapy and formed the foundation for the position paper.

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Section: Student Perspectivementioning

confidence: 65%

Occupational Therapy in Mental Health: A Review of the Literature

Craik¹

1998

British Journal of Occupational Therapy

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“…Although the tendency for health care students to avoid mental health as a career specialty is not limited to occupational therapy, it is of particular concern to a holistic profession with a long and proud tradition in mental health care. Some authors have suggested that negative attitudes toward mental illness may be one factor in students' decisions not to enter mental health practice [28] [29] [30].…”

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Attitudes of Nursing Students towards Individuals with Mental Illness before Doing the Mental Health Nursing Course

Pusey-Murray¹

2017

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The aim of this study was to examine the undergraduate nursing students' attitudes toward individuals with mental illness. Furthermore, it was important to study the perception, attitude, of our students regarding mental illness, which will help in improving the care given to the mentally ill in the hospitals or in the community. A total of 110 undergraduate students were selected using the stratified random method. Data for the study were collected through the use of a questionnaire. The data were coded and entered into SPSS version 20. The findings of this study indicated that 30% of the nursing students agreed that "the best way to treat the mentally ill is to keep them at the hospital for years", 59% disagreed with the statement "Whenever a person starts showing signs of mental illness they should be taken to the health facility for treatment", and (34%) reported that the mentally ill should not be spoken to about their sexual practices. It is noteworthy to report that 61% of the respondents from this study would not be comfortable working with a mentally ill co-worker who is maintaining their treatment regimen. Reducing the stigmatization of mental illness continues to be an important goal for mental health professionals. Every student nurse needs to be grounded in the basic principles of communicating with the mentally ill patients and provide patient-centered care in a culturally sensitive way. Considering the results of the present study, it seems that revision of the teaching strategies and modification of mental health educational programs of nursing schools are necessary.

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“…(Meeson, 1998 a, b) From the literature it appeared that occupational therapists concentrated on four clinical areas dementia; work rehabilitation; community mental health and forensic psychiatry. (Craik, 1998) There has been concern in the USA about the position of occupational therapy in mental health, with declining numbers of therapists noted (Bonder, 1987, Kleinman 1992, Paul, 1996. In 1986, Barris and Kielhofner surveyed educators who suggested the major problems in mental health were deficiencies in role definition, unifying theory and research validating the profession.…”

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A Survey of Occupational Therapy Practitioners in Mental Health

Craik¹,

Chacksfield²,

Richards³

1998

British Journal of Occupational Therapy

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As part of the College of Occupational Therapists' Mental Health Project, a survey of occupational therapists practising in mental health in the United Kingdom was conducted. A questionnaire was sent to 200 members of the Association of Occupational Therapists in Mental Health and achieved a 68.5% response rate. The majority of the 137 respondents were female, with Senior I staff between 20 and 30 years of age, who were unlikely to have worked in another area, forming the largest group. Although most had received additional training, they identified the need for more training, especially in aspects of occupational therapy. Most were managed by an occupational therapist and 96% received supervision. Community mental health was the most frequently reported area of work, with leisure, counselling, anxiety management and creative activities the most frequently used interventions. The respondents were committed to the core principles of occupational therapy and the need to develop outcome measures and evidence-based practice, and were concerned about moves to generic working. This study has provided data not only for the position paper on the way ahead for occupational therapy in mental health but also for individual occupational therapists and managers.

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Mental Health: An Endangered Occupational Therapy Specialty?

Cited by 28 publications

References 5 publications

Occupational Therapy in Mental Health: A Review of the Literature

Occupational Therapy in Mental Health: A Review of the Literature

Attitudes of Nursing Students towards Individuals with Mental Illness before Doing the Mental Health Nursing Course

A Survey of Occupational Therapy Practitioners in Mental Health

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