Mental health education in occupational therapy professional preparation programs: Alignment between clinician priorities and coverage in university curricula

Scanlan, Justin Newton; Meredith, Pamela; Haracz, Kirsti; Ennals, Priscilla; Pépin, Geneviève; Webster, Jayne; Arblaster, Karen; Wright, Shelley

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“…Participants appeared to value the professional practice knowledge of occupations and participation, and a therapy focus on understanding and addressing difficulties in performing occupations and the practical supports necessary to re-engage in occupations. This appears to match with a strong emphasis on occupation-focused therapy by occupational therapists, educators and researchers (D’Amico et al., 2018; Hitch and Lhuede, 2015; Kannenberg, 2010; Scanlan et al., 2015, 2017; Wimpenny et al., 2014). This issue warrants further research and greater attention in pre-registration education.…”

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confidence: 89%

“…There is limited alignment between these lived experience-informed capabilities and professionally defined curriculum priorities (Scanlan et al., 2015, 2017). Participants in this study identified five important types of knowledge, but most importantly emphasised the critical importance of holding these in balance and integrating knowledge frameworks.…”

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“…This knowledge was seen as equipping therapists to inform people of their rights within a coercive treatment environment in which human rights violations have been called a ‘global emergency’ (Mann et al., 2016). This topic, however, features neither in therapists’ essential curriculum priorities (Scanlan et al., 2015) nor topics receiving high levels of coverage in occupational therapy programmes (Scanlan et al., 2017).…”

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“…Occupational therapists also emphasise the need for these issues to be covered in the curriculum. However, educators appear to emphasise reflective practice but not professional self-care and supervision (Scanlan et al., 2017). Given the importance of supervision in building professional resilience in mental health that occupational therapists identified in previous research (Ashby et al., 2013), consideration should be given to increasing the emphasis on this topic in pre-registration education.…”

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Capabilities for recovery-oriented practice in mental health occupational therapy: A thematic analysis of lived experience perspectives

Arblaster

Mackenzie

Gill

et al. 2019

British Journal of Occupational Therapy

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Introduction: Recovery in mental health is both a policy imperative and a contested concept with individual and systemic elements. Occupational therapy research and pre-registration education have not engaged in a substantial way with these ideas, raising questions about how well graduates are equipped for real world practice. We aimed to address this gap by developing lived experience informed recovery-oriented capabilities to inform occupational therapy practice and pre-registration curricula. Method: A participatory qualitative approach guided by a consumer reference group was adopted. In-depth interviews were conducted with 16 mental health consumers, wherever possible with a lived experience co-interviewer. Interviews were audio recorded, transcribed verbatim and analysed using thematic analysis. Findings: Three core capabilities were developed: knowing, comprising five types of knowledge; doing, focused on three key areas of action in practice; and being/becoming, emphasising the lifelong learning journey of becoming a recovery-oriented practitioner who can 'be' in authentic partnerships with consumers to support recovery. Conclusion: These lived experience-informed capabilities offer new areas of focus for pre-registration education, practice and research. A need to engage with systemic factors, build students' capacity for critical thinking about power and structural inequality, and integration of knowledge frameworks through participatory research is suggested.

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Capabilities for recovery-oriented practice in mental health occupational therapy: A thematic analysis of lived experience perspectives

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Gill

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British Journal of Occupational Therapy

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“…This is in line with what other authors have stated about the importance of exploring in the curriculum. Based on the strategies that students adopt for correct performance in professional practice, along with the strategies that allow them to develop their resilience in the professional context (Scanlan et al, 2017 ). In accordance with the above mentioned, the aim of the present study was to determine whether there is an improvement in the resilience of students of occupational therapy after their first exposure to practice placement education.…”

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Changes in Resilience in Students of Occupational Therapy After Their First Exposure to Practice Placement Education

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Introduction: Resilience is a multidimensional and dynamic construct associated with positive growth and the capacity to transform stressful and negative factors into opportunities of personal development and self-improvement when faced with difficult experiences. The resilience process of each individual integrates multiple analysis levels, which range from genetic-environmental interactions to a complex process of adaptation between the individual and his/her family, friends, co-workers, society, and culture.Objective: To determine whether resilience improves in students of occupational therapy when exposed for the first time to practice placement education.Methodology: Quasi-experimental, prospective, observational, multi-center study with a sample composed of students from the Degree of Occupational Therapy of the public universities of Málaga (UMA) and Castilla-La Mancha (UCLM) (Spain). Two weeks prior to the beginning of the practice education period, the participants completed a questionnaire that included sociodemographic data and the area of their internships. They were also given the Spanish version of the Connor-Davidson's resilience scale (CD-RISC). All these instruments were also completed 1 week after the end of the clinical practice.Results: There were statistically significant differences between the variables that make up resilience and the different internship areas. On the other hand, there was a significant improvement of global resilience after the clinical practice period, in both women (13.85 points; p < 0.001) and men (7.72 points; p < 0.035), when the internship area was not considered.Conclusions: The results show that resilient students are more optimistic and work to improve a situation beyond doing simply what is expected of them, knowing how to control their feelings. This is beneficial for students in practice education, since, during these, they face difficult situations that require a resilient pattern, which helps reduce stress and the burnout syndrome.

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Occupational Therapy in Psychiatric Short-Term Hospitalization Units: Scoping Review

García-Gestal,

Talavera-Valverde,

Souto-Gómez

2024

Community Ment Health J

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Given the context, the overarching aim is to identify scientific publications on occupational therapy in Psychiatric-Short-Term-Hospitalization-Units. Specific objectives include: (a) Analyzing the historical development of this research area; (b) Synthesizing existing evidence on the nature of documentary sources on occupational therapy in in Psychiatric-Short-Term-Hospitalization-Units; (c) Detailing the volume of scientific literature on occupational therapy in these units; (e) Evaluating available evidence on occupational therapy interventions to improve functionality, quality of life, and recovery in individuals admitted to in Psychiatric-Short-Term-Hospitalization-Units. A scoping review method was employed to conduct a historical mapping of research on in Psychiatric-Short-Term-Hospitalization-Units. The review proceeded in five stages following PRISMA guidelines. After applying selection criteria, the search identified 446 references. Findings are presented under three headings: (a) Historical trends in the scientific literature on occupational therapy and in Psychiatric-Short-Term-Hospitalization-Units; (b) Nature and volume of articles included in the occupational therapy synthesis in Psychiatric Short-Term Hospitalization Units; (c) Data extraction on methodological variables in the research of occupational therapy articles in in Psychiatric-Short-Term-Hospitalization-Units; and (d) Data extraction on research outcome variables of occupational therapy articles in Psychiatric Short-Term Hospitalization Units. The growth of occupational therapy in in Psychiatric-Short-Term-Hospitalization-Units is emphasized, with an increase in qualitative studies. Occupational therapy is underscored as an integral part of care, supporting the diversity and effectiveness of interventions. Common diagnoses include schizophrenia and depressive disorders. Group interventions and the spiritual dimension positively influence the quality of care and meaningful routines for recovery in in Psychiatric-Short-Term-Hospitalization-Units.

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Mental health education in occupational therapy professional preparation programs: Alignment between clinician priorities and coverage in university curricula

Cited by 9 publications

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Capabilities for recovery-oriented practice in mental health occupational therapy: A thematic analysis of lived experience perspectives

Capabilities for recovery-oriented practice in mental health occupational therapy: A thematic analysis of lived experience perspectives

Changes in Resilience in Students of Occupational Therapy After Their First Exposure to Practice Placement Education

Occupational Therapy in Psychiatric Short-Term Hospitalization Units: Scoping Review

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