Soul Searching Occupations: Critical Reflections on Occupational Therapy’s Commitment to Social Justice, Disability Rights, and Participation

Mirza, Mansha; Magasi, Susan; Hammel, Joy

doi:10.1007/978-94-017-9984-3_11

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“…In addition to including occupational therapy as part of the intervention team, there is a need for future studies to measure and address participation more clearly. This is not a new challenge as there is extensive literature regarding the difficulties in measuring participation (e.g., Mirza et al, 2016). Participation was not necessarily the primary outcome of the studies reviewed, but rather each study was included in this review as they used at least one assessment tool that had a participation outcome component.…”

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Effective interventions within the scope of occupational therapy practice to address participation for adults with aphasia: A systematic review

Escher

McKinnon

Berger

2021

British Journal of Occupational Therapy

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Introduction Occupational therapists work with clients with impaired communication to re-engage in valued occupations. This systematic review seeks to answer the question: What are effective interventions within the scope of occupational therapy practice to address participation for adults with aphasia? Method A systematic review of the literature was completed using PubMed, PsychInfo, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), Embase, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, and OT Seeker databases. Intervention studies within the scope of occupational therapy practice with a participation outcome, and published in peer reviewed journals from 2000 to 2019, were included. The quality of each study was assessed using the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool. Findings Thirteen articles fit the inclusion criteria. Categories of interventions that emerged from the data include community-based groups, individually tailored programs, adaptation/presentation of materials, interprofessional interventions, and psychoeducation. Conclusion There is evidence to support the use of interventions within the scope of occupational therapy practice to increase participation for people with aphasia. Specifically, the use of community-based groups and adaptation of materials are effective to facilitate participation. Most of the studies were pre-post one group design; however, they demonstrated positive results for participation outcomes. More research is needed on people with aphasia that focuses on participation in meaningful occupations.

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Effective interventions within the scope of occupational therapy practice to address participation for adults with aphasia: A systematic review

Escher

McKinnon

Berger

2021

British Journal of Occupational Therapy

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“…mi rol como terapeuta ocupacional, y de un enfoque crítico respecto de los desafíos en participación e inclusión social a los que los niños y las niñas se enfrentan cada día (Mirza et al, 2016).…”

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La emoción del aprendizaje: experiencias de terapia ocupacional desde una escuela autónoma primaria en Filadelfia, Estados Unidos de América

Talero Cabrejo

2023

Terapia Ocupacional Y Educación. Prácticas Y Discursos

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“…For example, occupational justice is a key term in professional discourses around marginalisation and social participation. As commentators within the profession and occupational science have found, powerful and reductive positivist constructs around practice can obscure the need for social transformation (Farias, Rudman, & Magalhães, 2016;Gordon, Lapointe, MacLachlan, & Craik, 2016;Kinsella & Durocher, 2016;Mirza, Magasi, & Hammel, 2016).…”

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Occupational therapy on the margins

Pollard

Sakellariou

2017

World Federation of Occupational Therapists Bulletin

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This article discusses occupational therapy’s pursuit of social concerns through practice with marginalised groups or engaging with diversity. In this article we understand the term marginalisation as referring to people who are socially excluded from the rest of the society in which they live because of some economic, cultural, or social difference. We take the perspective that the experiences of marginalised people offer one means of assessing public health and social cohesion. We also explore the profession’s recent literature on social transformation. Occupational therapy’s narrow demographic profile and dominance of a Northern discourse are critically discussed in terms of engagement with how the problems of marginalisation, such as health inequality and poverty, impact on occupation. We address some of the problems which arise through professional and organisational power when working with marginalised people. The article concludes with an overview of the complexity of challenges in developing actions to meet diverse needs from a profession that is still growing

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Soul Searching Occupations: Critical Reflections on Occupational Therapy’s Commitment to Social Justice, Disability Rights, and Participation

Cited by 9 publications

References 45 publications

Effective interventions within the scope of occupational therapy practice to address participation for adults with aphasia: A systematic review

Effective interventions within the scope of occupational therapy practice to address participation for adults with aphasia: A systematic review

La emoción del aprendizaje: experiencias de terapia ocupacional desde una escuela autónoma primaria en Filadelfia, Estados Unidos de América

Occupational therapy on the margins

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