- Title
- An exploratory study of the occupation-focused models included in occupational therapy professional education programmes
- Creator
- Ashby, Samantha; Chandler, Bronwyn
- Relation
- British Journal of Occupational Therapy Vol. 73, Issue 2, p. 616-624
- Relation
- http://www.cot.co.uk/british-journal-bjot/british-journal-occupational-therapy
- Publisher
- College of Occupational Therapists
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2010
- Description
- Introduction: Occupation-focused models are one method of integrating occupation into occupational therapy education programmes. They offer a theoretical basis for practice by providing explanations about the process and practice of the profession. Method: This exploratory study used a quantitative research framework to investigate which occupation-focused models are included in occupational therapy programmes, the rationale for their inclusion and how the models are integrated into curricula. A survey was sent to 193 occupational therapy programmes in Australia, Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States. Results: The response rate was 33.8% (n = 65). The data showed that each programme included between 3 and 10 occupation-focused models. The Canadian Model of Occupational Performance and Engagement and the Model of Human Occupation were included in 98.5% of all curricula surveyed. Conclusion: The educators used a multilayered decision-making process to determine which occupation-focused models to include in a curriculum. The instructional methods varied, but most programmes used practice placement education as a teaching strategy. Further research is required into how curriculum design influences a practitioner’s future use of occupation-focused models in practice. A better understanding is needed of how professional practice education affects students’ values and attitudes towards the use of occupation-focused models.
- Subject
- education; occupational therapy; theory
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/928797
- Identifier
- uon:10444
- Identifier
- ISSN:0308-0226
- Language
- eng
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