The Portrayal of Occupational Therapy and Occupational Science in Canadian Newspapers: A Content Analysis

Chai, Tsing-Yee; Wolbring, Gregor

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“…To answer the research questions, the University of Calgary's Proquest online database Canadian Newsstream was used as a source, a database consisting of n = 300 English Language Canadian newspapers, for its complete time range from 1980 to March 2018. Canadian newspapers were chosen because (a) existing and potential speech-related professionals are readers of newspapers, (b) the database comprises over 300 news sources including all regions of Canada, (c) over 75% of Canadians still read newspapers [52,53], and as such are influenced by what they read and (d) parents, teachers, and career counselors who often give advice on career ideas to young adults also are readers of newspapers [54].…”

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Role and Scope Coverage of Speech-Related Professionals Linked to Neuro-Advancements within the Academic Literature and Canadian Newspapers

Villamil

Wolbring

2019

Education Sciences

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Speech-related professionals such as speech language pathologists (SLPs) and audiologists make use of neuro-advancements including neurotechnologies such as cochlear implants (CIs), brain-computer interfaces, and deep brain stimulation. Speech-related professionals could occupy many roles in relation to their interaction with neuro-advancements reflecting the roles expected of them by their professional organizations. These roles include: service provider, promoter of neuro-products such as CIs, educator of others, neuro-related knowledge producer and researcher, advocates for their fields and their clients in relation to neuro-advancements, and influencers of neuro-policy, neuroethics and neuro-governance discussions. Lifelong learning, also known as professional development, is used as a mechanism to keep professionals up to date on knowledge needed to perform their work and could be used to support the fulfillment of all the roles in relation to neuro-advancements. Using 300 English language Canadian newspapers and academic articles from SCOPUS and the 70 databases of EBSCO-Host as sources, we found that the neuro-advancement content linked to speech-related professionals centered around CIs and brain computer interfaces, with other neuro-technologies being mentioned much less. Speech-related professionals were mostly mentioned in roles linked to clinical service provision, but rarely to not at all in other roles such as advocate, researcher or influencer of neuroethics and neuro-governance discussions. Furthermore, lifelong learning was not engaged with as a topic. The findings suggest that the mentioning of and engagement with roles of speech-related professionals linked to neuro-advancements falls short given the expectations of roles of speech-related professionals for example. We submit that these findings have implications for the education of speech-related professionals, how others perceive the role and identity of speech-related professionals, and how speech-related professionals perceive their own role.

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Role and Scope Coverage of Speech-Related Professionals Linked to Neuro-Advancements within the Academic Literature and Canadian Newspapers

Villamil

Wolbring

2019

Education Sciences

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“…For example, an Australian study on public perception of physiotherapy reported that while the public knew that physiotherapists work with musculoskeletal conditions, they had very little awareness that physiotherapists work with children or other services available within the discipline's scope of practice 16 . Though limited, studies on public awareness across speech pathology, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, audiology, podiatry and chiropractic all highlight the need for educational campaigns to promote the full range of services offered by these allied health professions 7‐25 …”

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“…The implication of these findings is that public awareness campaigns must be inclusive of those members of the community who do not have higher educational qualifications and have not previously had contact with the profession. One way to achieve this might be to specifically target medical practitioners as several of the studies on public perception on allied health professionals and communication disorders state that members of the public rely on doctors’ knowledge of their issues to make the appropriate referrals 8,10,16,17,22,31 …”

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“…Although studies on the public perception of physiotherapy report a high level of general awareness of the profession, all reported limited knowledge of the range of services that physiotherapists can provide 12‐16 . Studies assessing public awareness of occupational therapy, 17‐20 chiropractic care 21‐23 and audiology 24 all highlight the need to improve public awareness of the services these professions provide. Despite the study on podiatry reporting that the general public is familiar with podiatric services, it needs to be viewed with caution as it is the only published study on public awareness of podiatry 25 …”

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Community awareness of speech pathology: A regional perspective

Janes

Zupan

Signal

2020

Australian J Rural Health

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Objective Speech pathology has a history of low public awareness and in the absence of current research it is unclear if community awareness has changed in recent years. This study sought to explore a regional community’s awareness of speech pathology as the impetus for considering future directions pertaining to awareness and understanding of the scope of practice of this profession. Design An anonymous online survey was created using questions from previously validated surveys on this topic, and then distributed via snowball sampling using social media. Setting Data are from residents of the Central Queensland community in Australia. Participants Two hundred and seven adults who live in Central Queensland completed the survey. Main outcome measures Comparisons were drawn between the responses from this survey to those from earlier studies. Results The majority of respondents had heard of speech pathology mostly due to personal contact, but they indicated that they did not know ‘a lot’ about speech pathology. Knowledgeable individuals had higher levels of education and were better able to identify speech pathologists’ scope of practice. Personal contact with a speech pathologist also significantly contributed to self‐rated knowledge and accurate identification of scope of practice of speech pathologists. Conclusion While regional Central Queensland community members have heard of speech pathology, their self‐reported knowledge of the profession continues to be low. In order to optimise service access and consumer outcomes it is recommended that the profession aims to improve community awareness of speech pathology.

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“…Canadian newspapers were chosen because (a) existing and potential nurses are readers of newspapers, (b) the database covers over 300 news sources covering all regions of Canada, (c) over 75% of Canadians still read newspapers [92,93] and as such, are influenced by what they read and (d) Parents, teachers, and career counselors who often give advice on career ideas to young adults are also readers of newspapers [94].…”

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Neuro-Advancements and the Role of Nurses as Stated in Academic Literature and Canadian Newspapers

Deloria

Wolbring

2019

Societies

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Neurosciences and neurotechnologies (from now on called neuro-advancements) constantly evolve and influence all facets of society. Neuroethics and neuro-governance discourses focus on the impact of neuro-advancements on individuals and society, and stakeholder involvement is identified as an important aspect of being able to deal with such an impact. Nurses engage with neuro-advancements within their occupation, including neuro-linked assistive technologies, such as brain-computer interfaces, cochlear implants, and virtual reality. The role of nurses is multifaceted and includes being providers of clinical and other health services, educators, advocates for their field and their clients, including disabled people, researchers, and influencers of policy discourses. Nurses have a stake in how neuro-advancements are governed, therefore, being influencers of neuroethics and neuro-governance discourses should be one of these roles. Lifelong learning and professional development could be one mechanism to increase the knowledge of nurses about ethical, social, and legal issues linked to neuro-advancements, which in turn, would allow nurses to provide meaningful input towards neuro-advancement discussions. Disabled people are often the recipients of neuro-advancements and are clients of nurses, therefore, they have a stake in the way nurses interact with neuro-advancements and influence the sociotechnical context of neuro-advancements, which include neuro-linked assistive devices. We performed a scoping review to investigate the role of narrative around nurses in relation to neuro-advancements within academic literature and newspapers. We found minimal engagement with the role of nurses outside of clinical services. No article raised the issue of nurses having to be involved in neuro-ethics and neuro-governance discussions or how lifelong learning could be used to gain that competency. Few articles used the term assistive technology or assistive device and no article covered the engagement of nurses with disabled people within a socio-technical context. We submit that the role narrative falls short of what is expected from nurses and shows shortcomings at the intersection of nurses, socio-technical approaches to neuro-assistive technologies and other neuro-advancements and people with disabilities. Neuro-governance and neuroethic discourses could be a useful way for nurses and disabled people to co-shape the socio-technical context of neuro-advancements, including neuro-assistive technologies. Lifelong learning initiatives should be put in place to provide the knowledge necessary for nurses to take part in the neuroethics and neuro-governance discussion.

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The Portrayal of Occupational Therapy and Occupational Science in Canadian Newspapers: A Content Analysis

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Cited by 8 publications

References 71 publications

Role and Scope Coverage of Speech-Related Professionals Linked to Neuro-Advancements within the Academic Literature and Canadian Newspapers

Role and Scope Coverage of Speech-Related Professionals Linked to Neuro-Advancements within the Academic Literature and Canadian Newspapers

Community awareness of speech pathology: A regional perspective

Neuro-Advancements and the Role of Nurses as Stated in Academic Literature and Canadian Newspapers

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