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Occupational Therapy and Public Safety Personnel: Return to Work Practices and Experiences

“…Assessments used by occupational therapists ideally reflect the focus of the profession and maintain a person-centered, evidence-based, and occupation-focused approach to guide the treatment approach ( Brown et al, 2019 ; Egan & Restall, 2022 ). This study found that occupational therapists providing RTW services for PSP with work-related psychological injuries used both symptom-based and occupational assessment approaches.…”

“…Specifically, we anticipated finding evidence of the use of empirically supported occupational therapy practices such as psychoeducation, occupational engagement, supported employment, time-use interventions, and skill development training ( Kirsh et al, 2019 ). Other common intervention approaches for trauma and stressor-related disorders include trauma-informed care, therapeutic writing/creative media, mindfulness, and developing coping strategies ( Brown et al, 2019 ). Unexpected differences were observed between the survey data and clinical records with survey respondents reporting psychological, occupation-based, and coping skills approaches evenly, while the practices documented in the clinical data focused primarily on psychological and coping skill treatments.…”

“…Since its inception, occupational therapy's distinct value in supporting mental health has been its use of activity and meaningful occupation as a therapeutic medium ( AOTA, 2016 ; Brown et al, 2019 ; Freeman et al, 2022 ). This vital contribution is also highlighted in The Canadian Model of Occupational Participation (CanMOP) which explicitly states that occupation is the profession's primary concern ( Egan & Restall, 2022 ).…”

“…While many other healthcare professionals provide services exclusively in controlled clinical settings, occupational therapists work in environments such as the client's home, place of work, or community. Providing clinical services in natural and realistic settings allows the therapist to observe nuances elicited by the environment and to tailor interventions more effectively to a client's needs ( Brown et al, 2019 ). The current study revealed that occupational therapists working with psychologically injured PSP frequently provided community-based services to their clients, with a recent study confirming this as an advantage of occupational therapy for PSP ( Edgelow et al, 2023b ).…”

“Metacognitive Reflection and Insight Therapy” (MERIT) for the Occupational Therapy Practitioner

“…In occupational therapy literature, Brown et al (2019) define metacognitive reasoning as “the ability to reflect on and evaluate one's own thinking” and metacognition as “an awareness of what you know and what you do not know. It includes anticipating your abilities to cognitively manage situations and recognize errors as they occur” (p. 967).…”